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Front Page: June 8, 2026

June 8, 2026

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Class of 2026 takes flight

June 8, 2026

THE WMHS CLASS OF 2026 celebrates by tossing their caps in the air at the close of Saturday’s graduation ceremonies at Landrigan Field. (Mark Sardella Photo)

WAKEFIELD — From Jenna Marie Abkarian to Yongyi Zhao, over 200 seniors said goodbye to Wakefield Memorial High during the 2026 commencement exercises Saturday morning.

Cloud cover kept the temperature down as…

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Front Page: June 5, 2026

June 5, 2026

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WMHS Class of 2026 graduates tomorrow

June 5, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 5, 2026

THE CLASS OF 2026 graduates from Wakefield Memorial High on Saturday. The people here will key roles at the ceremony. In the front row from the left are Principal Amy McLeod; Class Vice President Emanuelle Dias; Class President Cara Carangelo; Class Salutatorian Elizabeth Pritchard; Class

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Car wash accident reported to police

June 5, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 5, 2026

WAKEFIELD — A minor accident inside a Main Street car wash and an unwanted man using the swimming pool at The Basin development on Quannapowitt Parkway were among the calls police handled yesterday and early today.

At about 4:05 yesterday afternoon someone from The Basin…

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‘Movie Night on the Diamond’ at Walsh

June 5, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 5, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Tonight, the WMHS Class of 2029 is bringing a baseball classic to the ballpark with their ‘Movie Night On The Diamond.’ They will be playing the hit movie “The Sandlot” on Walsh Field, by Wakefield Memorial High School. Admission is free.

The night out will…

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Looking Backward

June 5, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 5, 2026

JUNE 5, 1986

Forty years ago, June 5th was a Thursday. There was sunshine giving way to clouds, with a chance of showers. The temperatures ranged from 75 to 80 degrees. The Item’s 30 pages cost 30 cents. This edition had six more pages than…

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Northeast’s Mandy Lin is a U.S. Presidential Scholars Program semifinalist

June 5, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 5, 2026

SENIOR MANDY LIN works on a design in the Design and Visual Communications studio at Northeast Metro Tech. Lin is one of just 627 students nationwide to be selected as a semifinalist in the 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. (Photo Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech)

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EDITORIAL: Time for Class of 2026 to shine

June 5, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 5, 2026

Wakefield Memorial High’s Class of 2026 graduates tomorrow morning at Landrigan Field. The commencement ceremony is the culmination of a lot of hard work, something seniors should be very proud of.

It has been a complicated time for class members as they navigate their way…

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Tour Jay Leno’s awesome Big Dog Garage

June 5, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 5, 2026

A CHANCE TO meet with comedian Jay Leno and tour his famous garage in Burbank, California, is up for auction to support UMass Lowell’s Professor Joseph Dorsey Memorial Scholarship, which benefits the university’s physical therapy students. Leno hails from Andover. (Courtesy image)

LOWELL – Comedian…

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Wakefield represented by two students in WPI’s capstone research projects

June 5, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 5, 2026

WORCESTER — Worcester Polytechnic Institute students completed a capstone thesis called the Major Qualifying Project (MQP), a research-driven, professional-level project that challenges students to solve the kinds of problems they would typically encounter in their professional discipline. This project is required of all graduating seniors…

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Meet PAWS’ young cats this Saturday, June 6

June 4, 2026