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Wakefield firefighters graduate from state academy

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 15, 2026

CONGRATULATIONS to Timothy Coggswell (left) and Brian Dougherty on their graduation from the Mass. Firefighting Academy.

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Fire Chief Thomas M. Purcell announces the graduation of Timothy Coggswell and Brian Dougherty from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program with…

 

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Looking Backward

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 15, 2026

The column is being reprinted today.

MAY 17, 1965

Sixty one years ago, May 17th was a Monday. It was cloudy and warm, with scattered thunder showers. The Item’s twelve pages cost eight cents. 

It was a busy weekend for the Wakefield Police Department:…

 

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Rob Flax Boom Chick Trio brings swing to Temple Emmanuel

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 15, 2026

THE ROB FLAX Boom Chick Trio is bringing their signature swing, harmonies and even pyrotechnics to Temple Emmanuel on May 17.

WAKEFIELD — On Sunday, May 17, Linden Tree Concerts presents Rob Flax’s Boom Chick Trio at Temple Emmanuel in Wakefield, from 2 – 4…

 

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Keep Wakefield Beautiful hosts annual Spring Clean-Up this Saturday

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 15, 2026

REGISTER FOR Keep Wakefield Beautiful’s Spring Clean-Up by using their QR code, sending an email, or visiting their website.

WAKEFIELD — On Saturday, May 16, join Keep Wakefield Beautiful’s Warrior Clean Up Crew and community volunteers for their annual Spring Clean-Up as they work together…

 

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Community Calendar

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 15, 2026

FRIDAY, MAY 15

• Friends of Beebe Library Annual Book Sale, Hurd School on Cordis Street, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• The Wakefield Memorial High School Advanced Placement (AP) Art Gallery Show, Albion Cultural Exchange at 9 Albion St., 6-8 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 16

• Friends of Beebe Library Annual…

 

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Woodville community honored at WEF’s Celebration of Learning

EIGHT 4TH GRADE students at the Woodville School were recognized at WEF’s Celebration of Learning. Pictured above: WEF President Jamee Paolillo, Woodville Principal Matthew Carter and Superintendent Doug Lyons, with 4th grade students honorees: Heloísa Rodrigues, Matthew Mejia, Albena Pavlova, June Huskey, Anna Catherine Stella, Ethan Nickerson, Westley Chase, and James Nadworny.

WAKEFIELD — The…

 

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Artemis II recovery team member Chief Vladimir Link visits SJS first graders

SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL’S First Grade students welcomed Chief Vladimir Link into their classroom. Pictured: Back Row: Lola Romano, Noah Beato, Jack Kelly, Chief Vladimir Link, Mackenzie Lyon, Domniki Alves. Second Row: Minh Dang, Lilly Jagiello, Ryann George, James Dunn, Jack Laughlin, Charlie Litterio, Isabella Capasso, Louis Calamonici. Front Row: Irene Shin, Charlotte Kelly, Dominick Bova,

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‘Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER’ at Beebe Library May 18

WAKEFIELD — On Monday, May 18, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Beebe Library will host a screening of “Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Addressing Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age”. The film will be followed by a Q&A facilitated by Brian Robertson, Guidance Counselor from Wakefield Public Schools.

“Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER” is a film that examines…

 

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Albion Cultural Exchange

‘Weekend of Art’ May 29-31 at ACE

Albion Cultural Exchange
WAKEFIELD — InVoke Art will be presenting “A Weekend of Art” from May 29 to 31 at the Albion Cultural Exchange, 9 Albion St. in Wakefield.

InVoke has been creating art under the leadership of teacher and fellow artist Karen Keough for 15 years.

Please join them as they share the watercolor, pastel and sketch…

 

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Annual Floral Way Festival is Saturday at the Hartshorne House

MEMBERS OF THE Wakefield Garden Club have contributed many perennials to the Floral Way Festival.

The Annual Floral Way Festival will be held this Saturday, May 16, at the historic Hartshorne House located at 41 Church Street from 9am to 12pm and is sponsored by the Wakefield Garden Club (WGC).

Calling all gardeners! Some of…

 

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Front Page: May 14, 2026

 

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Throwback Thursday, Wakefield 1930

A FEW WEEKS AGO, we shared a 1925 photo of Charles Winship’s West Side mansion, which later became part of Our Lady of Nazareth Academy before it fell into disrepair and was razed in 2020. Today’s 1930 photo depicts the homestead of Winship’s business partner, Elizabeth Eaton Boit. The partners formed the Winship-Boit Company in…

 

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