Wakefield News

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on July 3, 2026

Local businesses team up for annual event to promote shopping local

READING — Where’s Waldo? In Reading, of course! Celebrating its fourteenth…

WAKEFIELD — The West Side Social Club Fourth of July Committee is proud to honor a lifelong local resident who has made an impact on the Town of Wakefield in many ways. This year’s honoree is in the Memory of West Side Social Club Life Member and Past President Bob Hubbard.

Bob was born on…

You only turn 250 once, America, so enjoy your day! Seriously, you look great for your age. You don’t look a day over 200. Despite the slings and arrows of your enemies, foreign and domestic, you’re aging gracefully.

Remember, age is just a number, and you’re only as old as you feel. Life begins at 250.

We hope you enjoy…

FRIDAY, JULY 3
Crafty Crochet & Knitting Club, Beebe Memorial Library, 11 a.m.

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…

Everyone will be much safer now that legislators and Gov. Maura Healey have created law designed to help those with autism.

State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong joined their colleagues in the Legislature to establish a permanent, statewide “blue envelope” program, giving drivers with autism spectrum disorder a simple…

By DEAN RIDINGS, CEO
America’s Newspapers

Two hundred fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence was adopted in Philadelphia. But America did not become a country only in that room. It became a country as the news moved from community to community. Most colonists did not witness the debates of the Continental Congress. They learned…

WAKEFIELD — A potentially catastrophic fire was narrowly averted in Greenwood last night, thanks to the close proximity of the Greenwood Fire Station and the quick work of responding firefighters.

At about 7 p.m., police transferred a 911 call to the Fire Department reporting smoke coming from a structure on Madison Avenue in Greenwood.

On…

COMIC HOBO CLOWNS have long been a feature of Wakefield’s July 4th Parade, as seen in this 1940 photo. Back then, the West Side Social Club ran the parade and all of the day’s festivities. The parade marched north on Main Street to Church Street, before it crossed North Avenue and wound its way…

WAKEFIELD — One individual was taken to MelroseWakefield Hospital and at least one summons will be issued in connection with a fight at an apartment complex on Preston Street last night.

The initial call reporting a disturbance in the courtyard/pool area at 68 Preston St. came in at about 7:30 p.m. That was followed by multiple…

By SAM DRYSDALE
State House News Service

BOSTON — Legislative negotiators on Tuesday unveiled a $63.4 billion fiscal year 2027 budget that leans into bolstering municipal finances while launching a broader reexamination of how Massachusetts funds cities, towns and public schools, pairing immediate aid increases with new commissions aimed at reshaping long-term formulas.

Lawmakers are…

BILLERICA — Law enforcement members from across Middlesex County recently visited the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) for an opportunity to meet with incarcerated individuals and learn about innovative treatment programs and services being offered at the jail and house of correction.

The June 4 gathering was organized by Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian as part…