Local Headline News

The following release was submitted to the Daily Item by John Deaton, who is running for U.S. Senate.

Last week, the Washington Post highlighted a troubling trend that many young couples in Massachusetts already feel deeply. America’s fertility rate hit a historic low in 2025. CDC data shows roughly 3.6 million babies were born nationwide…

WAKEFIELD — A Lexington man faces charges of misdemeanor breaking and entering after he allegedly entered a woman’s apartment on Hopkins Street yesterday. The woman called police around noon yesterday to report that the man had entered her apartment and then left.

According to police, the man had previously been staying with the woman but…

People realize that too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. The result is dangerous and often tragic.

Local police departments and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration realize this too. That why they host programs where thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets and turn in…

(Please note: We will no longer include the lengthy Zoom URLs in our list of meetings. If you want to join a meeting remotely, go to the town’s new website — wakefieldma.gov)

TUESDAY, APRIL 14
Veterans Advisory Board, remote meeting, 6:30 p.m. Planning Board, remote meeting, 7 p.m. A public hearing/presentation on a Stormwater Bylaw…