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10/15/2025

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10/14/2025

WAKEFIELD — Two 18-year-old men were injured, one seriously, after they were found stabbed in a car on Spring Street in Wakefield early Sunday morning. According to the Stoneham Police Department, the stabbing occurred in Stoneham. Officers were first called to the area of Spring Street in Wakefie...

10/10/2025

What’s closed Monday

Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, recognized Monday, is a federal holiday. Many town, state and federal offices will be closed.
Town Hall will be closed, and kids will have a day off from school.
There will be no trash pickup Monday; collection will be delayed one day next week.
You may not want to waste a trip to the bank; many of them will be closed Monday.
The MBTA will run buses, commuter trains and the subway on a regular weekday schedule.
There will be no mail delivery.
Retail stores are open.
And the Daily Item will publish a Monday, October 13, 2025 newspaper.

10/10/2025

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10/10/2025

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10/09/2025

This week's Throwback Thursday photo in the Wakefield Daily Item.
LAST WEEK, we showed you what the northeast corner of Main and Centre streets looked like in 1938, before the construction of the now familiar alano building. Today’s image is of the southeast corner of Main and Centre streets, which also looked much different when this photo was taken in October 1939 than it does today. On the corner is Nagle’s Drug Store. The store sign also advertises Hood’s Ice Cream. (Many drug stores at the time also had lunch counters or soda fountains.) The awning on the storefront to the right of Nagle’s advertises “Electricians.” In the center of the photo is the “Bellevue Shoppe.” The left side of the Bellevue sign advertises hats and gowns, while the right side promotes a beauty salon. Note the clothes lines above the store with sheets and other items air drying in the sun. Further to the right, an unnamed store advertises lunch, ci**rs, Coca Cola, soda and candy. There appears to be a dentist office above. The Lincoln School stands on the hill in the left background. The Fire Station tower is visible on the right.

10/03/2025

WMHS expands Senior Internship Program, invites community participation

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Memorial High School (WMHS) is proud to announce the expansion of its Senior Internship Program, following a successful pilot in the spring of 2025. This initiative is part of the school’s ongoing commitment to provide students with meaningful, real-world learning opportunities that support both college and career readiness.
The expanded program will launch during the fourth quarter of the 2025–2026 school year, providing eligible seniors with hands-on experience in professional settings that align with their interests and career aspirations.
As part of this expansion, Wakefield Memorial High School is actively seeking partnerships with local businesses and organizations interested in mentoring students through internship placements. These internships are expected to be 25–30 hours per week, though schedules can be adjusted to accommodate academic requirements. Students will apply for internship positions and may propose their own opportunities or select from a list of community-partnered roles curated by the school.
Throughout the program, students will reflect on their experiences through weekly journal entries and conclude the internship with a formal presentation. Internship placements may be paid or unpaid at the employer's discretion, and site visits may be coordinated by school staff at a mutually convenient time.
“We’re excited to build on last year’s pilot and connect our students with the incredible talent and expertise that exists within the Wakefield community,” said Patrick Brennan, Senior Internship Coordinator. “This is a chance for our students to step into professional environments, learn directly from mentors and gain skills that will serve them far beyond graduation.”
How to get involved: Local businesses and organizations interested in hosting a Wakefield Memorial High School intern are encouraged to reach out no later than December 1. To express interest, please email the following information: business name; contact information with name, phone number and email address; work field, ie. architecture, education, physical therapy, floristry, etc.; potential job role(s) or internship titles; and a brief description of what the internship may entail.
To submit or request more information, please contact Patrick Brennan and Jackie Simmonds, Senior Internship Coordinators by emailing [email protected] or you can call 781-246-6440.

10/02/2025

This week's Throwback Thursday photo in the Wakefield Daily Item.
DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE, the northeast corner of Main and Centre streets has always been home to alano, Kline’s or Parke Snow department stores. But when this photo was taken in 1938, it was known as the Gould Block. The building, which would be razed the following year, housed a Western Union office, Jeffrey’s Package Store and McCarthy’s Market. When the Gould Building was taken down in 1939, Jeffrey’s moved a few doors down on Main Street to the current location of Andy’s Liquors. The Parke Snow chain opened a department store on the 364 Main St. site in 1948. Klines took over the lease in 1972. After Kline’s moved out in 1991, alano moved its operation from the Taylor Building at the corner of Main and Lincoln streets into the former Kline’s space. Joseph and Rose Palano founded alano Ltd. In 1968, selling name brands along with as their own line of locally manufactured clothing at the downtown Wakefield store as well as five other locations in Melrose, Malden, Salem, Kennebunkport, Maine and York Beach, Maine. After Joseph Palano retired, his son, Jack, and daughter, Grace, continued to run the business. Joseph died in 2014 at age 94. Jack Palano still owns the 364 Main St. Building, where the alano store continues to do business.