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Lottery sales dip, lower scratch payouts lift January profit

February 20, 2026

By COLIN A. YOUNG
State House News Service

BOSTON — Sales were down at the Massachusetts Lottery last month, but an almost-equal drop in scratch ticket prize claims helped the agency offset the decline and finish January with a greater profit than a year before.

January sales of $543.8 million were down $23.4 million or…

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Dig safe

February 20, 2026

CLEARING THE STEPS is mandatory labor after a big storm. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

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Local talent in Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit, ‘The Mousetrap’

February 20, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript on February 19, 2026

THE CAST of “The Mousetrap,” Agatha Christie’s classic whodunnit to be performed by the Colonial Chorus Players March 6 15, includes (from left): Saeed Maseeh, Colin Lamusta, Sorchae McMeel, Paul D’Onofrio, Andrew Haber, Madeleine Herrick, Sharyn Taitz (of North Reading), Michaelyn St. Pierre, and

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UPDATE: Co-op girls’ hockey falls 4-2 to North Andover in season finale

February 20, 2026

View the latest post-publication updates here.

Published in the North Reading Transcript on February 19, 2026

Co-op girls’ hockey looking to finish season strong

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

THE SENIORS on the PLNR girls’ hockey team Julia Guzzo, Ella Donovan, Mikaela O’Driscoll and Eleni Spack were honored before a game against Masconomet. (Courtesy

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Girls’ track competes well at D5 State Meet

February 20, 2026

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

THE 4×400 relay team of Lauren Mattia, Aislin McCormack, Maddie Minniear and Sophia Morgese ran a season-best time 4:32.00 to place 14th overall at the D5 State Championship Meet on Feb. 14 at The Track at New Balance. (Courtesy Photo)

BOSTON…

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Looking Back in the the pages of the Villager

February 19, 2026

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

FEBRUARY 18, 1976

Tax hikes loom: The Long-Range Budget Study Committee outlined a report during a Tuesday meeting that featured 30 residents in attendance, including representatives from the Finance Committee, School Committee, Fire Department and Police Department.

The report, which outlined the town’s fiscal…

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Getting off easy for system rigging

February 19, 2026

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

We believe white collar criminals tend to get off easy. This was pounded home when we recently read about settlements reached with two pharmaceutical companies that allegedly inflated and manipulated the prices of generic prescription drugs.

Times are tough enough out there. We don’t…

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Tia Maggiore builds the Valley of the Kings at Austin Prep

February 19, 2026

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

LYNNFIELD SIXTH GRADER Tia Maggiore proudly displays her group’s Valley of the Kings model that was created for the Austin Prep Egyptian Museum project. (Tyler Fleming Photo)

READING — Learning history does not always happen behind a desk at Austin Prep. Sometimes, it takes…

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Fire Dept. Log published February 18, 2026

February 19, 2026

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

Sunday, February 8

2:07 a.m., 758 Salem St., malfunctioning alarm; 3:08 a.m., 758 Salem St., malfunctioning alarm; 5:19 a.m., 17 Wildewood Dr., medical; 5:19 a.m., 16 Partridge Ln., medical; 7:17 a.m., 758 Salem St., false alarm; 11:56 a.m., 510 Ross Dr., citizen arrest; 10:24…

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Village Happenings

February 19, 2026

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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

Terrific Tuesdays with North Suburban Child and Family Resource Network, 4-4:45 p.m., Lynnfield Library.

Deadline to submit nomination papers, 5 p.m., Town Clerk’s Office.

The Last Tuesday Book Club, 6-7:30 p.m., Lynnfield Library.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Story Time, 10-10:30 a.m., Lynnfield…

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Talented thespians

February 19, 2026

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

COLIN MORRISON starred as Drew and Kylie Geary portrayed Sherrie during Lynnfield Middle School’s production of “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition” last weekend. (Alyssa Morrison Photo)

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Slavery in Massachusetts presentation Tuesday

February 19, 2026

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

LYNNFIELD — “History of the Enslaved in Massachusetts” will be the subject of the Lynnfield Historical Society’s next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24, taking place at 7 p.m. in the Centre Congregational Church.