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Dean’s List – UMass Amherst Fall 2025

March 23, 2026

AMHERST — The following Wakefield students were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst:

Kevyn Arantes Batista

Caroline Nicole Benedetto

Samantha Bordonaro

Finnoula Kathryn Bray

Morgan Elizabeth Brennan

Tymothy Matthew Brown

Ashley Elizabeth Carter

Marcello Caruso

Kyle Christopher Clair

Allison Connor

Brianna Nicole Cribbie

Kevin Raymond DeGray

Claire M…

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WCAT is now on the ROKU app

March 23, 2026

WAKEFIELD — WCAT is now on the ROKU service making local content more available. Now you can watch on your ROKU enabled TV and through the ROKU phone app for iPhone and android.

To add the WCAT Roku app to your TV: log in to your ROKU account online. Go to the streaming store in…

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MCAS testing begins at WMHS

March 23, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The following was sent to Wakefield Memorial High families by Principal Amy McLeod. Some editing of internet links may be necessary.

This upcoming week is the start of MCAS testing, with ELA testing this Tuesday and Wednesday. Please read the information about testing days contained in this update so you know the arrival…

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New E-alert notification system for residents

March 23, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 19, 2026

NORTH READING — The town of North Reading and the Police and Fire Departments are now using Motorola’s Rave Alert System to administer emergency alerts.

The town decommissioned CodeRED this past November after being notified of a nationwide cyber attack against the OnSolve CodeRED emergency…

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Praying for weather change

March 23, 2026

DESPITE THIS MORNING’S snow, this statue is hoping for a good spring. (Rob MacDonald Photo)

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Six All-Stars named for girls’ indoor track team

March 23, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High indoor girls’ track and field team had six All-Stars this season: seniors Kyler Dennison and Liza Bangtson, junior Quin Wilcox and sophomores Ella Ferrell, Talia Galante and Guerly Joseph.

Wilcox, an All-Star in the mile, was also named the Middlesex League Freedom Division MVP. Wilcox set a new school…

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Median home sales price is $870K

March 23, 2026

WAKEFIELD — During the first two storm-filled months of 2026, 16 single-family houses sold in town for a median price of $870,000, according to a new report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

During the same time last year, 23 single-families sold in Wakefield for a median…

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Jones: Seniors should check eligibility for Circuit Breaker tax credit

March 23, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 19, 2026

NORTH READING — Now that tax filing season is underway, House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) is encouraging Massachusetts residents who are age 65 or older to check their eligibility for the Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit when filing their 2025 state…

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Elizabeth J. Scranton, 85

March 23, 2026

Raised her family in Wakefield

STONEHAM — Elizabeth Jane Scranton, age 85, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on March 20, 2026, at Winchester Hospital. Born on October 24, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Julia (McMahon) Downie.

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Melrose resident running for Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team

March 23, 2026

BOSTON – On April 20, Kristina McCarthy from Melrose is running to defy cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, along with more than 500 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the country and around the world.

Together they will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston to collectively raise more than $8.75 million for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.