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78-Year-Old Man ID'd As Pedestrian Killed In Wakefield Crash 78-Year-Old Man ID'd As Pedestrian Killed In Wakefield Crash
78-Year-Old Man ID'd As Pedestrian Killed In Wakefield Crash Police have identified the 78-year-old man who was hit and killed by a car pulling out of a driveway in Wakefield earlier this week.  Joseph Dow, 78, of Wakefield, was hit on Wednesday, Aug. 21, by a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E along Water Street, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Paramedics rushed Dow to  Melrose/Wakefield Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.  The driver, a 38-year-old woman, remained at the scene.  The crash remains under investigation. 

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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Wakefield $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Wakefield
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Wakefield It's going to be a Summer of Fun for one Bay Stater after they won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The winner picked up the major win by playing the "Lifetime Millions" game, a $50 scratch-off.  The Summer of Fun 2024 Trust of Chelmsford collected the check on Wednesday, July 24. They selected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. The winner bought the ticket at a Mobil gas station at 950 Main St. in Wakefield. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale. 

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Militia Members Guilty Of Armed I-95 Hours-Long Standoff With Police In Wakefield Militia Members Guilty Of Armed I-95 Hours-Long Standoff With Police In Wakefield
Militia Members Guilty Of Armed I-95 Hours-Long Standoff With Police In Wakefield Two men were found guilty on Friday, June 21, for their role in an eight-and-a-half-hour armed stand-off with police that shut down a portion of I-95 on one of the busiest travel days of the year, authorities said.  Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer was found guilty of unlawful possession of a large capacity weapon, unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a shotgun or rifle, improper storage of a rifle or shotgun near a minor, use or wearing body armor during a felony, and unlawful possession of ammunition, the Mid…

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$4M Lottery Ticket Sold In Stoneham $4M Lottery Ticket Sold In Stoneham
$4M Lottery Ticket Sold In Stoneham A $10 scratch-off lottery ticket paid off massively for one Bay Stater when they collected a $4 million jackpot this week.  The seven-figure winning ticket was claimed on Thursday, May 30. It was the last $4 million ticket in the "$4,000,000 Money Bags" scratch-off game.  Bell Nominee Trust of Wakefield claimed the ticket. The winner's name was not released.  They chose to take the lump sum payment of $2.6 million (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  They bought the winning ticket at the Mobil at 96 Montvale Ave. in Stoneham. The store will get a $40,000 bonus for …

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by Josh Lanier