Archive for November, 2007
Hundreds attend local Veterans’ Day observance
“Being a veteran and being a patriot are not the same thing,” keynote speaker John Carney told the audience at yesterday’s local Veterans’ Day observance. “You need not be a veteran to be a patriot.”
In one of the best attended Veterans’ Day ceremonies in recent memory, hundreds of Wakefield citizens [...]
Filed under: Community, Feature stories, News, Wakefield | 2 Comments
Tags: American Legion, Daily Item, selectman, selectmen, veterans, Veterans' Day, Wakefield, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield Item, Wakefield MA, Wakefield Massachusetts, Wakefield news, Wakefield newspaper, Wakefield newspapers
Then and now…
I have several boxes of old family photos, from both sides of the family. A few date to the late 19th century, but most of the photos that interest me now are from the first half of the 20th century.
In a sense, we all think that the world began around the time when we became [...]
Filed under: Columns & Essays, Community, Family, History, Wakefield | 0 Comments
Tags: 1930s, 1937, Chestnut Street, Daily Item, Italian-Americans, Italians, Joe Laurino, Steve Sardella, Wakefield, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield Item, Wakefield MA, Wakefield Massachusetts, Wakefield news, Wakefield newspaper, Wakefield newspapers
November 11 is Veterans’ Day, an opportunity for Americans who support our troops, past and present, to gather together and champion the men and women in uniform who serve and defend the United States.
Wakefield’s 2007 Veterans’ Day ceremonies will take place on Sunday, November 11 at 11 a.m. in the Galvin Middle School Auditorium.
Attendance at [...]
Filed under: Columns & Essays, Community, Opinion, Politics, Wakefield | 0 Comments
Tags: armed forces, Armistice Day, Daily Item, Galvin Middle School, Mark Sardella, military, November 11, patriotism, soldiers, veterans, Veterans' Day, Wakefield, Wakefield Choral Society, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield Item, Wakefield MA, Wakefield Massachusetts, Wakefield news, Wakefield newspaper, Wakefield newspapers









