Local Headline News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home 2025 MHS SPORTS UPDATES post publication 5/8 PIONEER SPORTS UPDATES post publication 5/6 HORNET SPORTS UPDATES post publication 5/7 Wakefield Daily Item 5.8.2026 Match Day Front Page: May 8, 2026 Sports: May 8, 2026 Drainage, haz mats funds approved Floral Way then and now Several vehicle crashes reported Looking Backward Reading Community Singers spring concert Saturday Public Meetings Second call for marchers in Memorial Day Parade Community Calendar North Parish Quilt Guild hosting “Fabric Frenzy” Johnson reaches 100 career goals as Warriors cruise past Wilmington, 14-4 Paul S. Concessi, 75 Melanie Jo Hamilton Performing Arts spring showcases NR Democrats to meet Tuesday Friends of NRCOA container gardening May 11 Moody’s Ratings upgrades North Reading to Aa1 “Dark Tide” author Stephen Puleo to speak at book signing Help The Bread Shop return to baking What’s happening on MMTV in May Project Bread’s 58th Walk for Hunger to raise $1M Beebe Friends’ book sale coming May 9 UPDATE: Netmen fall to Newburyport after topping Rockport for first win of the season Softball goes for season sweeps over Triton and Gloucester UPDATE: Laxmen beat Essex Tech after thrilling win over Pioneers UPDATE: Girls’ lacrosse beats Essex Tech following Pentucket loss in OT Girls’ tennis team blanks Rockport, falls to Newburyport twice Local nine officially punches ticket to tournament with 8-2 win over Amesbury Third-place finish for boys’ track team at state relays Girls’ track teams earns 10th consecutive state relay title UPDATE: Baseball comes up short against Warriors following comeback win over Arlington Tennis boys are making a racket in Freedom League Lacrosse boys topple Watertown in league clash A record-breaking day for outdoor track girls Outdoor track boys keep on winning Arlington too much for Melrose softball Melrose tennis girls could take league UPDATE: Lacrosse girls fall short to Lexington following three straight wins Class of ’81 takes a final walk through WHS Boys’ track competes well at state relays UPDATE: Boys’ Lacrosse falls to Ipswich after Senior Night loss to Hornets Netmen earn victories over Swampscott, Manchester-Essex Pioneer of the Week featured May 6, 2026