THE MELROSE HIGH Unified Basketball team competed at the highest level and at the best location when they took part in the 2026 Lawson Foundation Invitational on January 18 at TD Garden in Boston. The team battled Middlesex League rival Lexington among many local high school teams taking part to honor the late Andrew James
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THE CITY SAW its first significant snow of the new year over the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. This is the stature in front of Melrose Public Library. There was much more to come. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)
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JANUARY OF 1945 was a snowy month in the town of Wakefield, with significant snowstorms coming at a rate of about one a week. The trend continued into February of that year. This Feb. 7, 1945 scene of the Upper Common inspired the following words in the Daily Item: “Elms and other trees and shrubs…
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THE HORNETS swapped sticks for shovels this weekend to help clear walkways and driveways in North Reading for those in need. The team had a great weekend on the ice too, defeating Triton 5-1 on Saturday. (Peter Day Photo)
INSTEAD OF lounging around on a snow day, members of the NRHS boys’ ice
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THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE has many important decisions to make every year and 2026 will be no different. From the left are Margaret Driscoll, Melissa Holleran, Sheri Leo, Mayor Jen Grigoraitis, Chair Seamus Kelley, Vice Chair Matthew Hartman and Jen Razi-Thomas. (Cari Roche Photography/Provided by the City of Melrose)
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Post publication: North Reading defeats Pentucket for win number 8, by a final of 71-46 (Jan. 23)
Photo posted on January 22, 2026
THE NRHS boys’ basketball team improved to 7-4 on the season with a 63-40 victory over Rockport on the road Monday afternoon. The Hornets, ranked No. 33 in Div.
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THE BITTER COLD temperatures did not deter Colton from having a great time snow tubing on the Town Common late Tuesday afternoon. (Maureen Doherty Photo)
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