LAST WEEK, we told you of big changes in Wakefield Square in early 1940, especially on the east side of Main Street. Two new supermarkets — an A&P and a First National Store — opened on side-by-side blocks on the same day. The A&P was located at 370 Main St., in the space later occupied by CVS and currently…
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LAST FRIDAY, February 27, the Melrose Public Library hosted the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) legislative breakfast. Speakers included Mayor Jen Grigoraitis; Library Director Linda Gardener; Melrose state legislators Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Sen. Jason Lewis; Melrose community members Jane Healey, Katie Welch and Roan DeMeis Dullea; and Massachusetts Library Commissioner Jessica Vilas Novas.
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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 4, 2026
THE HISTORIC FIRE BELL on the Town Common stands stall while being engulfed by an endless amount of snow on Feb. 26. The bell, which was built by Naylor Vickers & Co., dates back to 1859. The bell was originally installed on the Meeting House, where
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Photo published in the Wakefield Daily Item, March 2, 2026
THE 14TH-ranked Wakefield High boys’ hockey team fell to No. 3 Medfield 5-2 on Saturday at Pirelli Rink in Franklin in the Sweet 16 of the Div. 3 state tournament. The Warriors made the trip after defeating No. 19 East Longmeadow 5-1 in the
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The following comes from Historical Society member Nancy Bertrand, curator of the Wakefield History Museum.
WAKEFIELD — Sometimes the most amazing things come in the mail. On Friday, there was a manuscript. It was bundled together in a baggie and contained two typescripts of old documents. The first of them was…
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THE STATUE IN front of the Melrose Public Library was buried in snow at the end of January. We can only imagine what it looks like now. (Photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)
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LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL’S recent production of “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” that was performed in the LMS auditorium included, from left, Nora Hutter as Jonathan/Charles, Patrick Malone as Dennis/Perkins and Lee Malone as Robert/Thomas. (Jamie Hayman Photo)
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