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Title for Lamb highlights top five finish for wrestlers at D2 North Sectionals

AYDIN LAMB celebrates his Div. 2 North title at Woburn High on Saturday. Lamb went 4-0 to win the 144 bracket. (Courtesy Photo)

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WOBURN — The Wakefield High wrestling team traveled to Woburn on Saturday for the Div. 2 North Sectional Tournament. Moving up a division this season, the Warriors made their mark…

 

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January home sales in Wakefield down, but median price is up

WAKEFIELD — The first month of the new year saw a significant drop in single-family home buying in town, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

In January, 10 single-families sold in Wakefield, compared to 17 sold in January 2025. This represents a…

 

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Essex Tech lottery, enrollment changes outlined

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Essex Tech School Committee member Gary Hathaway gave an overview of the new blind lottery system and its new enrollment changes during the Lynnfield School Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting.

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved several new policies pertaining…

 

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Select Board rededicates new Joe Maney Room

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

 

H. JOSEPH MANEY (center) smiles from ear-to-ear while being surrounded by his family and the Select Board while celebrating the rededication of the H. Joseph Maney Room at Town Hall during a Feb. 9 meeting. (Rob Dolan Photo)

 

LYNNFIELD — The…

 

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Cuts would result in schools ‘moving backwards’

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department will have budget cuts once again if the district does not receive a 4 percent spending plan increase for fiscal year 2027, Superintendent Tom Geary said during the School Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting.

After initially recommending a 4.9…

 

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Hayman airs concerns about schools losing students

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — With only two meetings remaining in his tenure, School Committee member Jamie Hayman on Feb. 10 encouraged his four colleagues and Superintendent Tom Geary to examine why an increasing number of students are looking to leave the district.

After Geary informed Hayman…

 

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No candidates pull papers for Board of Assessors

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The question of who wants to serve a three-year term on the Board of Assessors remains a mystery.

With the Tuesday, Feb. 24 deadline for candidates to return nomination papers to the Town Clerk’s Office quickly approaching, Town Clerk Stephanie Jarosz…

 

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Old Town Hall sign now on display at Maney Room

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

 

THE ORIGINAL TOWN HALL sign is now on display at the new H. Joseph Maney Room located at the renovated and expanded Town Hall. (Mary Cova Photo)

LYNNFIELD — The sign for Lynnfield’s original Town Hall is now on display at the…

 

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Three-game win streak equals strong finish to regular season for girls’ basketball

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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

THE LHS girls’ basketball team finished their regular season on Tuesday against Wakefield after press time. The Pioneers are currently ranked No. 16 in Div. 3 and will find out their seeding in the…

 

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Multiple wrestlers shine for LNR co-op at D3N Sectionals

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

JASON KOUYOUMDJIAN went 3-1 at 120 lbs. in the D3N sectional tournament and qualified for States which will take place this Friday and Saturday at Gloucester High. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

 

DRACUT — On Feb. 14, the Lynnfield-North Reading High co-op wresting…

 

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URI fall dean’s list

Published in the North Reading Transcript on February 12, 2026

KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island has named seven North Reading students to its fall 2025 dean’s list. They are: Bella Conte, Ryan Kay, Julia Kelley, Anabelle Mahoney, Izzy Milone, Sami Mutti and Marina Spinale.
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Pastoral scene

Photo published in the North Reading Transcript on February 19, 2026

 

NARY A SINGLE footstep has disturbed the snow-covered grounds of the 1720 Rev. Daniel Putnam House on Bow Street. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

 

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