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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then 8-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many a parent has been asked before: whether Santa Claus really exists. O’Hanlon deferred. He suggested Virginia wrote asking the question to one of New York’s most prominent newspapers at the time…

 

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Holiday hours at town hall, library and senior center

NORTH READING — Town of North Reading non-emergency services including Town Hall, Flint Memorial Library, and Edith O’Leary Senior Center, will close at 12 noon on Thursday, December 23 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Non-emergency services will remain closed on Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24. Flint Memorial Library will also be closed on Christmas Day, Saturday…

 

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Openings in adult booster clinic at Hillview Jan. 6

NORTH READING — The town of North Reading has added an Adult Booster Clinic on Thursday, January 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hillview Country Club, 149 North St.

Participants must pre-register via the following link:

https://www.appointmentquest.com/scheduler/2250024227?schedule=northreadingbooster

There were at least 40 openings at press time. After registering you will receive an…

 

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Armed bank robber nabbed by police

MELROSE — A 32-year-old Beverly man was arrested Monday morning for robbing the Main Street Bank of America branch.

Richard Valenti was charged with an armed robbery with a firearm, a subsequent offense, after police tracked him down at the MelroseWakefield Hospital.

On Monday at 10:17 a.m., police responded to Bank of America at 690…

 

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Oak St. fire quickly doused

WAKEFIELD — A Greenwood family was very fortunate that a basement fire in their Oak Street home yesterday morning resulted only in relatively minor damage and no injuries.

The Fire Department received a call at about 9 a.m. from a resident reporting an upholstered chair on fire in the basement of her home at 185…

 

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PHOTO: Migration is for the birds

THESE THREE SWANS plan to have a white Christmas on Lake Quannapowitt, despite the lack of snow cover. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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MassDPH winter advisory on face coverings updated

WAKEFIELD — According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MassDPH), COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine boosters are highly effective at protecting against serious illness, hospitalization and death; therefore, every individual who is eligible and works, studies or resides in Massachusetts is strongly urged to get vaccinated and boosted.

MassDPH urges all eligible residents to get vaccinated…

 

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Front Page: December 22, 2021

 

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Tech savvy students build computer for LHS

LHS STUDENT HELPDESK members, from left, junior Colin McCormick, junior Gavin Fair, sophomore Ryan Michalski and sophomore Charlie Kane proudly display a new computer they built for the Maker Space. Missing from photo is freshman Walter Radulski. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Five tech savvy Lynnfield High students built a computer…

 

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LCWD detects ‘elevated’ PFAS levels

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Center Water District is developing an action plan in order to address potentially-harmful PFAS6 that has been detected in water samples, Superintendent John Scenna said during a Dec. 16 meeting.

Scenna said the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) implemented new drinking water regulations in October that regulate…

 

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