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Almost showtime!

Photo published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 15, 2026

 

CLOSE FRIENDS get ready before heading off to Lynnfield High School’s Junior Prom at Rockafellas on April 10. Front row, from left, Gianna Veiga, Gianluca Bottaro, Ella Price, Ben Clancy, Shea Moore, Rowan Bayer, Serena Long, Dahryel Motto, Maeve Wertz, Jason Tran, Kaylee Ngo

 

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Jim Rabbitt named new head coach of Wakefield football

The following is a press release from Wakefield Memorial High School Director of Athletics, Mike Murphy. A full story will appear at a later date.

Wakefield Athletics is excited to announce that Jim Rabbitt will be our next Varsity head football coach.

Coach Rabbitt will be joining Wakefield after 10 successful seasons at KIPP Academy…

 

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Carnival returning for April vacation


WAKEFIELD — The carnival raising money for the town’s Fourth of July parade starts Wednesday, April 22 at the Galvin Middle School parking lot, in alignment with April vacation for Wakefield Public Schools. The event runs through Saturday, April 25.

Revenue for the carnival contributes a significant amount towards the Wakefield Independence Day Committee (WIDC…

 

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Warrior boys continue their winning ways in track

JACKSON CONLEY was 1st in the 100 meters (11.77) and the 200 meters (23.96) against Melrose last week. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca File Photo)

LEXINGTON — The Wakefield boys’ track and field team extended their winning streak from last year by beating Melrose on April 7 at Lexington High School, 86–50.

In the 400 hurdles, Evan Buonopane-Cohen

 

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What’s the Buzz?

Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 16, 2026

NORTH READING — Have you heard the latest buzz? Sharing your North Reading event or virtual meeting with our readers is easy. Email the details to: [email protected]. Deadline: Mondays at 5 p.m. (noon on Fridays preceding holiday weeks).

Public meetings: Agendas of public boards must…

 

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UPDATE: Netmen top Pentucket after falling to Mystic Valley

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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 15, 2026

Netmen top Pentucket, Swampscott and Ipswich, fall to Mystic Valley

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

BRADY TRIPPE and Ritvik Mahajan won at second doubles, 6-1, 6-0 against Mystic Valley. Trippe went on to win two matches at third

 

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Road construction season begins

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 15, 2026

LYNNFIELD — Roadway construction is underway in town.

Last week, D&R Inc. began constructing and repairing sidewalk ramps at intersections and performing some curb work on Walnut Street and Summer Street. They will be in Lynnfield for at least four weeks completing the work.

This work will…

 

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Looking Back in the pages of the Lynnfield Villager

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 15, 2026

 

APRIL 14, 1976

Town election results: Mother Nature did her best to cooperate, but only 39 percent (2,531) of the town’s more than 6,400 voters bothered to go to the polls in the annual Town Election on Monday. There were newcomers elected to the Board…

 

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Enjoy live music at Community Coffeehouse Saturday night

Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 16, 2026

NORTH READING — The April Showcase of the North Reading Community Coffeehouse is Saturday, April 18 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Come enjoy live and local music featuring Diane Battistello, Mary Ann McAllister, Karen Silver and Jerry Sancinito. “Each performer will do about a 30-minute set. They will provide…

 

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School Committee backs $54M spending plan

MELROSE — Described as “flexible, nimble and very student-directed,” the School Committee Tuesday passed a $54 million spending plan for the 2026-27 academic year.

The budget proposal — buoyed by the generosity of taxpayers who approved a landmark override of Proposition 2 1/2 in November — is about 12 percent more than what was approved…

 

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