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Janet Riester, 91

Accomplished pianist who enjoyed skiing and boating

LYNNFIELD — Janet Evans Riester, age 91 of Lynnfield, passed away on December 10. Born in Winchester, Janet was the daughter of the late Harvey Bolles Evans and Arlene (Woodman) Evans. She grew up in Wakefield and often spent her summers at Crow Island on Little Sebago Lake…

 

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FRIENDS Olivia Bruno (left) and Chloe Lavino show off their dance moves on the Town Common stage during Lynnfield Recreation’s Tree Lighting: A Whobilation Celebration on the Town Common on Dec. 6. Olivia dressed up as Max and Chloe dressed up as Cindy Lou Who during the holiday celebration.  (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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Women’s Guild hosts great sax group Dec. 16

WAKEFIELD — All women of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Incarnation parishes are warmly invited to join in on Tuesday, December 16 for the monthly Women’s Guild meeting.

The evening will begin with Mass at 6:30 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting and light refreshments at 7 p.m. in the church hall. Organizers said…

 

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Girls’ soccer team celebrates strong season at banquet

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH READING — North Reading High girls’ soccer coach Sean Killeen handed out seven awards at the team’s end-of-season banquet.

The MVP Award went to striker Allie Lanciani. The senior captain was an All-New England, All-State and Eastern Mass. All-Star along with being the CAL Kinney Division co-MVP. She had 24 goals…

 

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MHS boys soccer teams celebrate season’s end at banquet

MELROSE—The Melrose High boys soccer teams (Varsity, JVA and JVB) and their families gathered at the Knights of Columbus on Sunday, November 23, to celebrate the end of their fall season.

It was a great opportunity to celebrate their playoff-bound season and honor their outgoing seniors, Henry Rahilly, Max Rosnov, Owen Brown, Pat Buggy, Luke…

 

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Holiday Market at Y Sunday

MELROSE — The Melrose Farmers’ Market will celebrate the season with its annual Holiday Market this Sunday, December 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its new indoor location inside the Melrose Family YMCA. With more than 30 local vendors offering seasonal produce, specialty foods, handmade crafts and festive treats, the market is a…

 

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NR Hornets D8 Large Level 2 cheerleaders are National Champions

THE NORTH READING HORNETS D8 Large Level 2 cheerleaders perfected their skills throughout the season to earn the title of National Champions at the American Youth Cheerleading League competition in Kissimmee, Florida last week. (Courtesy Photo)

 

KISSIMMEE, Florida — What a season. What a journey. What. A. TEAM!

This year, the North Reading Youth…

 

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Celebrate Christmas Around the World with IRCC

 

ANDOVER — Celebrate the magic of the season with the Ipswich River Community Chorus at “Christmas in Harmony: Songs from Around the World.” The concert will be held at South Church in Andover on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4 p.m.

Over 80 singers—representing 30 communities across the…

 

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Welcome to Wakefield

LAST SATURDAY, the Wakefield Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a tour of the town by Santa Claus. On hand to greet him were, from the left, State Rep. Donald Wong, John Smolinsky of the Chamber and Police Chief Steven Skory. (Photo by Ann Hadley JC Marketing, Inc.)

 

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Front Page: December 12, 2025

 

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Flying of Pride, Juneteenth and Americal flags made permanent

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council voted this week to make permanent the flying of the Pride flag, the Juneteenth flag and the Americal Division flag from the second flag pole at the Americal Civic Center, in accordance with the town’s recent practice.

Councilor Jonathan Chines made a proposal to amend the town’s…

 

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Game Day

DYLAN MCDERMOTT and the Wakefield boys’ basketball team start their season tonight, 7 p.m. at Woburn. Wakefield’s home-opener is Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. against Belmont. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca File Photo)

 

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