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THE WAKEFIELD Mite 3 Red team recently held their holiday party at Prince Pizza. Pictured are members of the team, Sean Dineen, DJ Foley, Luca LoConte, Leo Byrnes, TJ Ruggiero, Trevor Carroll, Austin Secor, Reid Dikan, John Madden, Morgan Rowe and Julien Calm. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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Robert Cann, 78

Lived by deep love and devotion 

WAKEFIELD — Robert “Roby” A. Cann, age 78, of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, December 2. He lived a life defined by integrity, devotion and a deep love for family and friends.

He was born in Stoneham on July 26, 1947 and was the son of the late

 

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Sixth annual Give a Gobble event provides Thanksgiving meal kits

COLLECTION TEAM at Milano Center pictured centered front row: Kris Rodolico of Follow Your Art and pictured from the left back row: Meredith Shaw of Melrose Alliance Against Violence; Stephanie Nelson of the Melrose Chamber of Commerce, Melrose Kind and the Melrose Rotary Club; Jana Gimenez of The Food Drive, “Give a Gobble” Founder Linda

 

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Swap your holiday decor and trimmings Sunday

 

MELROSE — Looking to downsize or refresh your winter holiday decorations? Come to Melrose’s third annual winter holiday décor and trimmings swap on Sunday, December 7.

The free event will be held at the Milano Center, 201 W Foster St., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Zero Waste Melrose (ZWM) and The Toyary are…

 

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Updates from City Hall

MELROSE — The city of Melrose is sharing the following updates for the upcoming week:

Annual Tree Lighting & Home for the Holidays

In partnership with the Melrose Chamber of Commerce, the City of Melrose will light the holiday tree at City Hall as part of the annual Home for the Holidays festivities on Friday…

 

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Faulkner’s Green Dry Cleaning says good bye

OWNER ERNIE BARBATO closed up shop on October 27.

 

By MICHELLE VISCO

MELROSE — Faulkner’s Green Dry Cleaning, located at 437 Franklin St.t, closed its doors on Monday, October 27. Owner of the dry cleaner’s for 12 years, Ernie Barbato, from Stoneham, will greatly miss the camaraderie at his shop.

The cleaners was established…

 

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Sons & Daughters of Italy have much to be thankful for

MEMBERS OF THE local lodge of the Sons & Daughters of Italy served brunch to local veterans at the Wakefield Senior Center.

 

WAKEFIELD — November may be darker and grayer, but there are many things to be grateful for at the Wakefield Sons & Daughters of Italy.

Here are the Top 5 on their…

 

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How the city is using opioid settlement funds

MELROSE — As a party to the statewide opioid settlements secured in the last five years by the Massachusetts Attorney General, the City of Melrose receives annual funding from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to help mitigate and address the impact of the opioid addiction crisis with local programs and initiatives. These settlements include…

 

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Marianne Leone dives headfirst into fiction

By MICHELLE VISCO

MARIANNE LEONE

MELROSE — On Tuesday, December 2, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Marianne Leone returned to the Author’s Corner at the Melrose Public Library, located at 69 W. Emerson Street, to promote her new novel, “Christina the Astonishing.”

Leone is an actress, screenwriter and author who grew up in Newton…

 

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Celebrate the holidays with Polymnia Saturday

MELROSE — For over 70 years, Polymnia Choral Society has been delivering great performances to acknowledge and honor the important times in our lives. Every year people in our area look forward to starting off their holiday season with the Polymnia winter concert. The group can promise a fun, festive, and surprising choral concert for…

 

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Sharla Sieve cornhole tournament fundraiser Jan. 10

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board presented the 2025 Daniel Townsend Award for Excellence to former Finance Committee member Jack Moynihan during a Nov. 24 meeting. 

Select Board Chair Phil Crawford recalled that the Townsend Award recognizes residents’ volunteerism. He said the award is named after Daniel Townsend, who perished on April 19,

 

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Scenes from Lynnfield High School’s ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’

LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL’s production of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” last weekend included, from left, Belle Maccini, Heavenly Claypool, Sabrina Hayman, Lindsay Squadrito, Patrick Malone as Lawrence, Mia Martins, Siri Tudi, Chase Lynds as Andre, Nora Hutter, Abby Harris and Lillian Spillane. In this scene, the cast sings the song “Overture.”

 

SONIA KUMAR (left) starred as

 

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