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Girls’ lacrosse team kicks off promising new season tomorrow

March 26, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High girls’ lacrosse team will begin their 2026 regular season tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. with a trip to Manchester-by-the-Sea to take on Manchester-Essex.

The Warriors and Hornets also met for game one last season. Manchester-Essex came away with a 20-8 victory.

Wakefield made the Div. 3 state tournament last year as a…

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Throwback Thursday, 1976

March 26, 2026

AS AMERICANS prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Constitution, we look back 50 years to the Bicentennial celebration, when this flag flew from the flagpole on the Bandstand during the 1976 July 4th celebration. Back then, the West Side Social Club ran all of the local July 4th events, including the…

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$2M capital budget headed for Town Meeting

March 26, 2026

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week approved nearly $2 million in capital spending from the tax levy for FY2027, along with $755,600 in combined requests from the self-funded Water and Sewer enterprise divisions.

The capital budget will appear on the Annual Town Meeting warrant in May.

Capital Planning chairman Phil Renzi…

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DECA Chapter sends 21 elite qualifiers to state competition

March 26, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 26, 2026

ELITE BUSINESS STUDENTS representing North Reading High School’s DECA chapter at the Massachusetts State Career Development Conference in Boston March 12 14 were (front row, l-r): Allie Simard, Katie Zimmerman, Madison Forbush, Roma Upadhyay, Julia Guzzo, Giuliana Auciello, Sydney Palmer; (back row, l-r): Sofia

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Barbara E. Shea

March 26, 2026

Her life was rooted in compassion

WAKEFIELD — Barbara Ellen Shea — “’Tis herself” — was an only child born and raised in Peabody, Massachusetts, the beloved daughter of Raymond and Kathryn Poor. Surrounded by the constant love of her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, she grew up cherishing the deep family bonds that would…

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Irene Curran, 1942-2026

March 26, 2026

Former Wakefield resident was an educator

DANVERS — Irene Curran, formerly of Wakefield, passed away in Danvers on March 21 following a long illness.

Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of Grace (Galligan) and Thomas Curran, and resided on Lovers Leap Avenue. She attended Sewell-Anderson and St. Mary’s elementary schools, graduating from Saint Mary’s…

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Contract offer draws ire of educators

March 26, 2026

MELROSE — Several of the city’s teachers and paraprofessionals unloaded their frustration on the School Committee this week, saying it was time for educators to be much better compensated for what they do.

Those speaking during the public comment segment of the Tuesday school board meeting were incensed at the latest contract offer presented to…

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House gives district much in supplemental budget

March 26, 2026

BOSTON – State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D-Melrose) joined the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week to pass a $1.8 billion supplemental budget that invests $885 million in public transportation and $417 million in public education, and funds several Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) deficiencies. The bill passed today also includes the tax conformity legislation…

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Officials begin work on School Facilities Master Plan

March 26, 2026

Will assess, plan for eight educational buildings

MELROSE — The City of Melrose and the Melrose Public Schools are developing a School Facilities Master Plan to evaluate and plan for the long-term needs of the community’s educational properties.

The City Council appropriated funds to conduct the Master Plan study in FY 23. After a thorough…

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Promoting cultures of respect and equality

March 26, 2026

MALCOLM ASTLEY speaks to the audience at Tuesday’s event co-sponsored by the Alliances Against Violence in Wakefield, Melrose and Stoneham at the Beebe Library in Wakefield. His daughter Lauren was killed by a former boyfriend. She was a victim of breakup violence. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

WAKEFIELD — The Alliances Against Violence in Wakefield…

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School Com. updated on substance use survey goals and new vocational school

March 26, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 26, 2026

By NEIL ZOLOT

NORTH READING — Increased student participation in the annual Core Measurement Survey and Report on substance use and abuse is a goal of the School Department, Drug Free Communities Grant Director Amy Luckiewicz and the Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition.

As…