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Winners of July 4th parades and races in Wakefield

WEST SIDE SOCIAL CLUB Past President Roger Curran would sure be happy to see his great grandchildren move on to win the Ken Giles Award for Best Presentation of Theme “250 Years of Democracy” during the July 4th children’s parades Saturday. Here are Darcy Pond, 4; Paige Pond, 2, and Charlie Pond. (Photo courtesy of

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Town celebrates USA’s 250th birthday

Fourth of July 2026
COL. BAILEY’s 2nd Massachusetts Regiment fires a round in the air. (Mark Sardella Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Thousands turned out to honor America’s 250th birthday on Saturday and were treated to quite a celebration. While early evening rain forced the postponement of the annual fireworks display over Lake Quannapowitt, nothing could dampen the spirit of the Fourth of July.

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Three cheers for the red, white and blue

RED BEGONIAS, white petunias and blue ageratum planted by the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association lend a patriotic air to the Rockery for America’s 250th. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Let’s get the 250th celebration underway!

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Day-long activities are planned tomorrow as we celebrate America’s birthday. From morning kids’ parades and races, to a great late afternoon parade, an early evening concert on the common and a fireworks extravaganza after dark above Lake Quannapowitt, there will be plenty for…

 

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Commander Shelby Nikitin will lead Independence Day Parade

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

SHELBY NIKITIN (left) with her daughter and husband.

WAKEFIELD — On America’s 250th birthday, the Grand Marshal for Saturday’s July 4th Independence Day Parade in Wakefield will be retired Naval Commander Shelby Nikitin.

She is a 2000 graduate of Wakefield Memorial High and a 2004…

 

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Hit-and-run driver charged

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

WAKEFIELD — An East Boston man will be summonsed to court after fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle accident on North Avenue yesterday morning.

Police said they received a call around 8:25 a.m. from a woman who said she had just been involved in…

 

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Looking Backward

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

THE CROWDS SWELLED in the Square to watch Wakefield’s Fourth of July parade.

JULY 6, 1965

Sixty years ago, July 6th was a Tuesday. It was fair and cool. The Item’s ten pages cost eight cents.

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RCB welcomes Kerri Borges as VP, Commercial Lender

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

KERRI BORGES

READING – Reading Cooperative Bank (RCB) announceS the hiring of Kerri Borges as its new Vice President, Commercial Lender. Borges joins RCB from Rockland Trust, formerly Enterprise Bank, and has more than 20 years of experience in the industry, having worked in retail…

 

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Many vendors remain open through Farmers Market’s holiday break

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

WHILE THE award-winning Wakefield Farmers Market at Hall Park is taking tomorrow off, a lot of its regular vendors will be open elsewhere. You can visit the vendors’ directory on the Wakefield Farmers Market website or contact the vendors directly. (Frank Conte Photo)

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Community Calendar

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

SATURDAY, JULY 4

A full day of celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday. From 7 a.m. to well after dark, there will be a fishing derby, kids’ parades, races, the annual Fourth of July parade, a concert and a fireworks extravaganza, among many other festivities.

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EDITORIAL: Have a great, and safe, Fourth

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

We hope everyone has a great Fourth of July tomorrow.

The West Side Social Club and the Wakefield Independence Day Committee will be doing their part, as always, to make sure we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday in grand style, with pageants and races and…

 

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