SEVERAL MAJOR FIRES plagued the town at the turn of the 20th century, including the “Old Rink Building fire” on July 21, 1900. Today’s Throwback photo shows the ruins of that fire. Built during the rollerskating craze of the mid to late 19th century, the old rink stood near the corner of Main and Crescent…
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Local officials across 5th Middlesex back Lipper-Garabedian
MELROSE – State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian’s campaign for the 5th Middlesex District State Senate seat has earned the support of 35 local elected officials across the District, including members of Select Boards, City and…
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Animal welfare bill differs from Senate on pet shop sale restrictions
By ALISON KUZNITZ
State House News Service
BOSTON — House Democrats teed up an animal safety and pet ownership bill Tuesday that omits a hallmark provision the Senate embraced to ban certain sales at pet shops, meaning Beacon Hill leaders will likely need to…
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Despite regularly denouncing the rising socialist menace, President Trump has been pursuing a policy arguably just as, if not more, dangerous to liberty and prosperity as anything proposed by Zohran Mamdani or Bernie Sanders: using government funds to purchase partial ownership of private companies.
The Trump administration has obtained ownership interests of…
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BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is launching two new revolving loan programs meant to help municipalities kick-start building projects from planning to completion.
The new infrastructure lending program, dubbed Build for Mass, would provide cities and towns with flexible, low-interest financing to address funding gaps, advance priority projects…
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BOSTON — When Gov. Maura Healey signed the Legislature’s $63.4 billion fiscal 2027 budget on July 9, she did not amend or veto any items because she “thought it was a good budget.”
“It was consistent with my priorities and the investments that I want to see made…
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WAKEFIELD — Yesterday at about 10 a.m., a Bartley Street resident reported a case of identity theft. He told police that an unknown person had opened a student loan in his name.
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At about 2:15 yesterday afternoon, police took a report of a gathering on the Hopkins Street Bridge with a sign haanging over…
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• Plaza Jazz featuring Phil Sargent, Beebe Memorial Library, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Movies by the Lake, “Tangled,” Lower Common, 7:30 p.m. Movies by the Lake is a free summer outdoor film series held on the Common by the shores of Lake Quannapowitt. Hosted by Wakefield Community Access TV (WCAT…
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SEVERAL MAJOR FIRES plagued the town at the turn of the 20th century, including the “Old Rink Building fire” on July 21, 1900. Today’s Throwback photo shows the ruins of that fire. Built during the rollerskating craze of the mid to late 19th century, the old rink stood near the corner of Main and Crescent…
