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Around the Schoolyard with North Reading Public Schools: My Career and Academic Plan update

Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 16, 2026

 

By Michael Rosa, Coordinator of School Counseling Services

Previous editions of this column have highlighted the middle and high school’s participation in the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (MA DESE) My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) grant. As we approach the end…

 

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Sports: April 21, 2026

 

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JACK, A HANDSOME and smart tuxedo cat who lives with the family of Marianne Stabile Merawi, stays on top of the news by reading the Wakefield Daily Item.

 

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Wakefield Boston Marathon 2026

Wakefield residents conquer 130th Boston Marathon

Wakefield Boston Marathon 2026
THE 130th Boston Marathon featured 29 Wakefield residents. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

BOSTON — The 130th Boston Marathon took place yesterday. The entry list included 29 Wakefield residents according to baa.org. All 29 residents crossed the historic finish line on Boylston Street.

The top time belonged to Ajay Haridasse, a 2022 graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School…

 

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Town Council hopefuls stake their positions

Twon Election 2026
TWO SEATS ARE up for election on April 28. Contenders are, from the left, James T. Cerone, incumbent Brian Fox, Rada Frohlichstein and Ami Ruehrwein Wall. (Screenshot from WCAT)

Issues include affordability, override, downtown revitalization, vulnerability of seniors

WAKEFIELD — The four people running

for two seats on the Town Council talked about the high…

 

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LHS Class of 2027 thanks community for incredible support

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 15, 2026

Dear Editor:

On Friday, April 10, the Lynnfield High School Class of 2027 held its Junior Prom at Colonial Hall at Rockafellas in Salem, followed by a parent-organized Post-Prom party held at Lynnfield High School, which provided students with a safe, fun and memorable way to…

 

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Why I Don’t Have My Book Report

Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 16, 2026

 

By VIRGINIA MCNEIL SLEP

 

I don’t have my book report today, Mrs. Slep.

I left it home

on my desk

in my desk

on my bed

on the kitchen table

beside my computer.

I don’t have my book report today, Mrs. Slep.

My…

 

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Senior news and activities

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 15, 2026

LYNNFIELD — The Senior Center is ready for spring.

Seniors are invited to come to the center to enjoy seasonal programs, activities and community gatherings designed especially for adults 60-years and older. To view the Senior Center’s full newsletter and monthly lunch menu, visit Lynnfield.gov/235/Council-On-Aging.

For…

 

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Editorial: Hunger is on the rise

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 15, 2026

There are a lot of local food pantries in the area such as Good Hope, Inc. at Calvary Christian Church in Lynnfield, Citizens Inn/Haven from Hunger in Peabody, the Wakefield Food Pantry and the North Reading Food Pantry that are providing great resources as, unfortunately, more…

 

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Editorial: Find your joy at the Beebe

Call us homers, but we think the Beebe Memorial Library is one of the best around. It provides quiet spaces, plenty of resources and offers a ton of programs. We’re proud to call it a Wakefield institution.

We highlight the good deeds done by those who run the Beebe because this is National Library Week.

 

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Markey: Trump abuses energy powers

SETH MOULTON

The following items were submitted by the candidates’ campaigns.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, yesterday introduced his No Big Fossil Bailouts on Your Power Bill Act. The bill responds to the Trump administration’s alarming abuse of energy emergency powers to force…

 

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