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Long distance call?

Frank Conte
A MESSAGE OF kindness graces the side of a North Avenue building while an unusable phone stands by. (Frank Conte Photo)

 

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Four Warrior wrestlers named to All-Star team

JADEN FULLERTON

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s wrestling coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2026 season.

Wakefield had four All-Stars selected: seniors Michael Barry (126), Ulysses Cullen (190) and Aydin Lamb (144) and junior Jaden Fullerton (175).

Cullen and Lamb also made the Middlesex League’s 14-man All-Conference team, which recognizes the top…

 

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Council OKs TM articles

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The annual municipal budget process always includes a number of Town Meeting articles to fund or address items like trash removal and other needs that fall outside of departmental budgets.

This year’s Annual Town Meeting will include a dozen such articles. After being briefed on them last night, the Town Council voted to approve the articles for the Town

 

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How the STEM Council is building North Reading’s future

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 19, 2026

By: Michelle Caulfield, K-12 STEM Coordinator

 

In previous updates, we explored the “why” behind STEM—the critical need for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in a rapidly changing world. Today, the conversation has shifted. Under the leadership of the North Reading STEM Council, the focus…

 

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Bridgewell honoring residents Joseph and Melaney Fodera

Published in the March 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

 

CORNERSTONE CONSTRUCTION Chief Operating Officer Melaney Fodera and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Fodera will be receiving the Excellence in Service Award at Bridgewell’s Imagine the Possibilities Gala and fundraiser on Friday, April 17.

 

 

LYNNFIELD – Bridgewell, a nonprofit social and human…

 

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Keeping their memories alive: A WWII European tour April 1

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 19, 2026

NORTH READING — The public is invited to attend a special multimedia historical presentation led by Vernon Chandler entitled “Keeping their memories alive: A WWII European tour” on Wednesday, April 1 from 1-3 p.m. at the Edith O’Leary Senior Center, 157 Park St.

Chandler will…

 

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Call to artists for the ACW Spring Exhibition ‘Past Tense’ April 2026

WAKEFIELD — In honor of the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield’s fifteenth anniversary, organizers invite artists to join the spring art exhibition, Past Tense.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Katherine Anne Porter once noted, “The past is never where you think you left it.” Similarly, writer John Banville stated, “The past beats inside me like a second heart…

 

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Dean’s List – UMass Amherst Fall 2025

AMHERST — The following Wakefield students were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst:

Kevyn Arantes Batista

Caroline Nicole Benedetto

Samantha Bordonaro

Finnoula Kathryn Bray

Morgan Elizabeth Brennan

Tymothy Matthew Brown

Ashley Elizabeth Carter

Marcello Caruso

Kyle Christopher Clair

Allison Connor

Brianna Nicole Cribbie

Kevin Raymond DeGray

Claire M…

 

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WCAT is now on the ROKU app

WAKEFIELD — WCAT is now on the ROKU service making local content more available. Now you can watch on your ROKU enabled TV and through the ROKU phone app for iPhone and android.

To add the WCAT Roku app to your TV: log in to your ROKU account online. Go to the streaming store in…

 

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MCAS testing begins at WMHS

WAKEFIELD — The following was sent to Wakefield Memorial High families by Principal Amy McLeod. Some editing of internet links may be necessary.

This upcoming week is the start of MCAS testing, with ELA testing this Tuesday and Wednesday. Please read the information about testing days contained in this update so you know the arrival…

 

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New E-alert notification system for residents

Published in the North Reading Transcript on March 19, 2026

NORTH READING — The town of North Reading and the Police and Fire Departments are now using Motorola’s Rave Alert System to administer emergency alerts.

The town decommissioned CodeRED this past November after being notified of a nationwide cyber attack against the OnSolve CodeRED emergency…

 

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