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The Wakefield Daily Item is an American independent weekday daily newspaper published in Wakefield, Massachusetts, with issues published Mondays to Fridays.

History

Fred W. Young printed the first Item on May 7, 1894, running the paper until selling to printer Alstead W. Browne in March 1900; he sold out to Harris M. Dolbeare, who established the Wakefield Item Company April 1, 1900.

The Item is famous for the "Looking Backward" column, detailing events that took place in Wakefield and around the country 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago from the date of the newspaper.

The Item's presidents have all been Dolbeare's heirs—his widow Emma Dolbeare, sons Cyrus and Richard Dolbeare, and now grandson Glenn Dolbeare. The paper has had seven editors: Harris Dolbeare (1900–his death in 1938), Gardner Campbell (1938–1953), Robert C. Reed (1953–1966), Kendall Dolbeare (1966–1986), Janet Constantakes (1986–1988) and Peter Rossi (since 1988).

The newspaper competes for readers in Wakefield with a local edition of the Daily Times Chronicle, based in nearby Woburn and Reading; and with the Wakefield Observer, a weekly newspaper published at the Beverly office of Community Newspaper Company.

On January 27, 2009, the Item changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid.

The Item is located at 26 Albion Street in the town center.

See also

• Item Building (Wakefield, Massachusetts)

References

1. Wakefield Daily Item – daily newspaper in Wakefield, Massachusetts USA with local news and events, accessed March 26, 2012.
2. ^ WakefieldItem.com: About, accessed January 26, 2007. Archived January 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• The Wakefield Daily Item Website

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Incorporated in 1812 Based in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Population 27,090
General information	Wakefield photos History Crimes Massacre Standoff Geography Climate Demographics 2010 Census 2000 Census Government Education Neighborhoods Transportation Media Points of Interest Annual events Sports Notable residents Suggested reading Government Board of Selectmen (BOS)/Town Council Finance Committee (FinCom) School Committee/Wakefield Public Schools (WPS) Board of Health (BOH) Board of Appeals (ZBA) Fence Viewers WWII Memorial Committee Full list of governmental positions
Institutions	Camp Curtis Guild Center for Applied Special Technology Daily Item Daily Times Chronicle Hockey East (headquartered in Wakefield) Lucius Beebe Memorial Library MBTA bus routes MBTA stations Wakefield Greenwood Nazareth Academy Our Lady of Nazareth Academy Paul K. Guillow, Inc. Wakefield High School (WHS) Wakefield Savings Bank Xura, Inc.
Attractions	Pleasure Island (defunct) Lake Quannapowitt Saugus River
Notable residents	Russell Banks Lucius Beebe Elizabeth Boit Bruce Brown Jr. Scott Brown Joe Cannata Rich Ceisler Carleton S. Coon David Dellinger Anthony Fabiano Ernie Gahan Kayla Harrison Israel Horovitz Mark Kumpel Dave Lapham John Lilley Rachel Levine A. David Mazzone Marcia Pankratz Jimmy Pedro Quonopohit Buffy Sainte-Marie Louis Sullivan Richard Tisei Ernest Tyzzer John Anthony Volpe Cyrus Wakefield (namesake) Burrage Yale
National Historic Places (Houses)	18A & 20 Aborn Av. 6 Adams St. 380 Albion St. Avon St. 23 25 5 Bennett St. E. Boardman House Elizabeth Boit House Chestnut St. 15 21 95 39 Converse St. 28 Cordis St. Cowdry Houses Jonas Nathaniel 40 Crescent St. Emerson-Franklin Poole House 26 Francis Av. Captain Goodwin-James Eustis House Samuel Gould House Capt. William Green House Deacon Daniel Green House 118 Greenwood St. 20 Hancock Rd. 42 Hopkins St. Dr. Charles Jordan House Deacon Thomas Kendall House 15 Lawrence St. Lawrence St. 20 23 556 Lowell St. Main St. 190 196 1 Morrison Av. Morrison Rd. 20 32 2 Nichols St. 509 North Av. 52 Oak St. Oliver House Park St. 8 18 22 Parker Rd. Prospect St. 88 90 Richardson Avenue Rowhouses 35–37 38–48 Dr. S. O. Richardson House Salem St. 7 19–21 38 113 Sheffield Rd. 13 30 Dr. Thomas Simpson House 54 Spring St. William Stimpson House Sweetser Houses Daniel Michael D. Horace Tilton House 193 Vernon St. 12 W. Water St. Wave Av. 11 15 9 White Av. 28 Wiley St. Suell Winn House Charles Winship House 1 Woodcrest Dr.
National Historic Places (Buildings and Districts)	Beacon Street Tomb Beebe Homestead Center (or Centre) Depot Church–Lafayette Sts. Hist. Dist. Common District Flanley's Block Greenwood Union Church Col. James Hartshorne House Item Building Lakeside Cemetery Chapel Lynnwood Massachusetts State Armory South Reading Academy St. Joseph School Temple Israel Cemetery Main Post Office Wakefield Park Wakefield Rattan Company Wakefield Trust Company Wakefield Upper Depot H. M. Warren School West Ward School Woodville School Woodward Homestead Yale Avenue Historic District
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