Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 23, 2026
By: VIRGINIA MCNEIL SLEP
It’s fascinating to walk through the fruit and vegetable section of any supermarket today. The displays are crowded with such a variety of produce: avocados, artichokes and asparagus; kiwi, collards and kale. Recipes in food magazines now suggest that you add…
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KAYLA SHAW pitched a great game against Newton North on Saturday, allowing just 1 hit and 2 earned runs in 4.1 innings against the No. 13 ranked team in the state. (File Photo)
BURLINGTON — The Wakefield High softball team moved to 6-2 last week with a pair of Middlesex League victories and a close loss…
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WAKEFIELD — Tomorrow is the 2026 Town Election in the Galvin Middle School gym. Voting takes place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Four people are running for two positions on the Town Council. Four hopefuls seek one of three seats up for election on the Beebe Library Board of Trustees. Other than that, all…
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LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Art Guild’s (LAG) Spring Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Town Common.
In addition to a Judged Arts Show and Sale of all original art in the Meeting House, the festival will feature dozens of crafters and artisan vendors on…
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Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 23, 2026
By Michael Connelly, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations
The North Reading School Committee held its annual public budget hearing on April 13, 2026. At this meeting the School Administration presented the latest revisions and plan to reconcile and balance the budget to put…
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The First Congregational Church is hosting the year’s largest, one-day, indoor yard sale in Melrose on Saturday, May 2
MELROSE — The First Congregational Church in Melrose is holding its Annual Indoor Yard Sale and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. This event is the largest, one-day, indoor yard…
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CHARLESTON, SC — Arcadia Publishing announces the publication of “Walls, Rock, and Rum: Colonial History and the Founding of Middlesex Fells,” a new history of the area by Alison C. Simcox and Douglas L. Heath of Wakefield.
About the book
Middlesex Fells, located north of Boston, is one of the most storied state parks in…
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WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High boys’ lacrosse team continued their impressive season with two more wins this week. The Warriors beat Macnhester-Essex, 13-7 on the road Monday and Lynnfield, 16-3 at home on Wednesday. The Lynnfield game came right after the Warriors finished up their April 7 matchup with Melrose. That one was a continuation of…
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WAKEFIELD – There are four candidates running for two Town Council seats in Tuesday’s Town Election: James T. Cerone, Brian Fox, Rada Frohlichstein and Ami Ruehrwein Wall. The Daily Item posed two questions to the candidates. Today, we publish their responses to the second question. Their answers to the first question appeared in yesterday’s newspaper.
QUESTION:In recent years, the Town used monies from an opioid…
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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 22, 2026
LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield High School girls’ tennis team is holding a Tennis Skills and and Drills Fundraiser for students in grades K-8 on Saturday, May 2, taking place at the high school’s tennis courts.
Lynnfield head coach Craig Stone and the Pioneers will be teaching…
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WAKEFIELD – There are four candidates running for two Town Council seats in Tuesday’s Town Election: James T. Cerone, Brian Fox, Rada Frohlichstein and Ami Ruehrwein Wall. The Daily Item posed two questions to the candidates. Today, we publish their responses to the second question. Their answers to the first question appeared in yesterday’s newspaper.