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Local man arrested after chase
WAKEFIELD — Police arrested a 35-year-old Wakefield man early this morning for operating to endanger and and leaving the scene of an accident after he led police on a chase before ditching his car in Montrose and taking off on foot. According to preliminary reports, police received a report of a hit-and-run accident on Route……
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Red Cross: Urgent call for donors to keep supplies stable
BOSTON — The American Red Cross has an urgent need for donors and is counting on people to act now and book a time to give blood or platelets. Donors of all blood types and those giving platelets are needed to keep a strong supply of lifesaving blood products on hospital shelves into the summer. As summer heat ramps up, so do people’s plans, which……
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Lewis office hours Monday
BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis will be holding Virtual Office Hours on Monday, June 15, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Any constituent of Senator Lewis is welcome to attend Office Hours, with no appointment necessary, to discuss any personal issue or legislative feedback with the Senator and his staff. Virtual Office Hours are……
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TSF announces 2026 merit winners
WAKEFIELD — The Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, Inc. (TSF) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2026 merit awards. Bill Spaulding Merit Award The Bill Spaulding Merit Award honors an esteemed member of TSF’s Board of Directors. For almost forty years, Bill Spaulding provided outstanding financial guidance and generous support to the organization. These……
Sports
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Warrior volleyball clinics return to WMHS this summer
The Warrior volleyball summer clinics will return to the Charbonneau Field House at Wakefield Memorial High School this summer. The clinics are for girls and boys from grades 4-9. There will be two weeks each available for grades 4-6 and grades 7-9. The first session will be from July 20-23 and the second session will……
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Sports: June 9, 2026
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Warrior softball reaches Final Four with 2-1 win over Marshfield
PAIGE ERIKSEN brought home what ended up being the winning run with an RBI single in the 6th inning of Wakefield’s 2-1 win over Marshfield yesterday. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca File Photo) By DAN PAWLOWSKI MARSHFIELD — The Wakefield High softball team punched their ticket to the Div. 2 Final Four with an exciting 2-1 win on……
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Game Day
Photo published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 8, 2026 THE NO. 7 Wakefield softball team (17-5) travels to No. 2 Marshfield (20-2) today at 4 p.m. for a Div. 2 Elite Eight matchup. The winner will advance to the Final Four where they will play No. 3 Somerset-Berkley (17-6) on Wednesday, 4……
Obituaries
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Olive M. Hecht
Legal secretary proud of Irish heritage, longstanding America roots READING — Olive Mitchell (Burke) Hecht, of Reading and Wakefield, Massachusetts, died peacefully in her home on June 2, 2026, after a six-year struggle with dementia. She was born, alongside her twin sister, Alice, in Boston, on March 12, 1936, to the late J. William Burke……
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Corey L. Fanjoy Sr.
Screenshot Motorcycle enthusiast, avid boxer WAKEFIELD — Corey L. Fanjoy Sr., a lifelong resident of Wakefield passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack on Tuesday, June 2. Born in Melrose, April 1, 1969, he was the son of Jane M. (DiPaolo) Fanjoy and the late Neil Fanjoy Sr., he carried their love throughout his life……
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Beverly Oliphant, 88
Technical writer loved swimming and the arts WAKEFIELD — Beverly J. Oliphant, age 88, of Wakefield passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on May 28, 2026. She was born in Quincy on March 28, 1938 and was a longtime Wakefield resident and longtime member of the First Parish Congregational Church……