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January 6, 2026

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Sports: January 6, 2026

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Registration now open! 34th Annual Wakefield TSF Trivia Team Challenge set for January 31

January 6, 2026

WAKEFIELD – Put your knowledge to the test! The Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, Inc. (TSF) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 34th Annual Trivia Team Challenge (TTC), taking place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the Wakefield Lodge of Elks.

Check-in begins at 5 p.m., with the event kicking off…

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Boys’ hockey beats Melrose for fourth win

January 6, 2026

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

STONEHAM — The Wakefield High boys’ hockey team defeated Melrose 3-1 on Saturday night at the Stoneham Arena. The Warriors improved to 4-2 on the…

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Co-op boys’ swim team tops North Reading/Wilmington in first meet

January 6, 2026

By JAMES COOK

READING — The Wakefield/Lynnfield High cooperative boys’ swim team opened its season in dominant fashion on Dec. 27 at the Burbank YMCA, defeating the North Reading/Wilmington cooperative team, 101–51, in its first official meet of the winter.

Led by veteran head coach Jeff Boyd and first-year assistant coach Antonio Anastasiades, the Warriors/Pioneers wasted…

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Early Town Election ground rules

January 6, 2026

WAKEFIELD — With nomination papers now available for positions to be decided at the April 28 Town Election, we want to get out front with our offer to candidates to let our readers know about them. The Daily Item has always provided space for office hopefuls to publicize themselves and their campaigns. It will be…

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Patricia Todd, 73

January 6, 2026

Family was her greatest pride

WAKEFIELD — Patricia “Patty” Jane Todd, age 73 of Wakefield, formally of Malden, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends on January 4, 2026 after a long battle with cancer.

She was born in Stoneham on June 11, 1952 and was the loving daughter of the late Esther…