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March 27, 1986

Forty years ago, March 27th was a Thursday. It was mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Temperatures ranged from 60-65 degrees. The Item’s 20 pages cost 30 cents.

Consumer prices felt the largest drop since a 0.4 percent decline in November, 1963, according to a report prepared by the Bureau of Labor statistics…

(Please note: We will no longer include the lengthy Zoom URLs in our list of meetings. If you want to join a meeting remotely, go to the town’s new website — wakefieldma.gov)

MONDAY, MARCH 30

School Committee’s Finance and Facilities Subcommittee, Superintendent’s Office Conference Room at Wakefield Memorial High, 8 a.m.

School Committee’s Policy and…

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

Opera Club of Wakefield, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, 2 p.m. Listen, share, enjoy and explore the wonderful world of opera through performances both past and present. Please visit the website for more information about the Opera Club: speakingopera.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

• Garden Supply Swap, Albion Cultural Exchange at 9 Albion St…

WAKEFIELD — Just before 5 p.m. yesterday, police responded to the area of the Galvin Middle School on Main Street after receiving multiple reports of youths doing donuts and wheelies on mopeds in the parking lot and in the street while causing a disturbance.

Arriving officers encountered a group of boys age 15-17 dressed all…