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Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

What a difference five decades make.

Those who were around in 1976 remember that the nation’s Bicentennial was a big, big deal. Everywhere you looked, there was something to remind you of our nation’s 200th birthday. Bicentennial logos appeared on everything from cereal boxes to beverage bottles and cans. Everything…

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to remove outdated and offensive terminology from state law.

The bill strikes the “r-word,” a derogatory slur for people with disabilities, along with other outdated terms and phrases…

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item

JUNE 18, 1986

Forty years ago, June 18th was a Wednesday. There was bright sunshine with a cool breeze. The high temperature was around 70 degrees. The Item’s 20 pages cost 30 cents.

The flags will be flying in the downtown business district on both Friday, July 4, and during…

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The First Baptist Church, 561 Main Street, welcomes everyone to their Sunday services that begin at 10 a.m. each week. A children’s class meets during the worship service and continues throughout the summer. Their morning adult class meets at 9 a.m. and continues…

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

Tax foes suffered a big legal blow today. Most state lawmakers, on the other hand, must be overcome with joy.

The state’s highest court ruled that a ballot question that would cut the state income tax in Massachusetts cannot proceed to the November ballot…

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

By ELLYN BRIGGS

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Since the World Cup began, fans from all over the world have landed in the U.S. with a bang. Brazil fans flooded the…

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

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Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 18, 2026

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery.

On June 19, 1865 Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas in 1865 with 2,000 Union troops to proclaim that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were…