🌱 Patch AM: 'Spacious 3-BR Ranch' Hits The Market In Wakefield

Morning Wakefield! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Three-bedroom Albion Street ranch offers bright one-level living
• See where Wakefield's own Joe Covelluzzi ranks among '09 standouts
• Wakefield PCB firm's founder to lead major AI-focused industry panel

Also on today's calendar: Austin Prep: Summer Preview and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: Peeks of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Spacious 3-BR Ranch' Hits The Market In Wakefield (patch.com) — Wakefield homebuyers can check out a three-bedroom, two-bath ranch now on the market at 370 Albion Street, listed for $749,900. The 2,568-square-foot house offers one-level living, a bright oversized living room, and an inviting three-season sunroom on a large corner lot.
   

• The '09s: Top 50 boys in New England entering 2026-27 season (hockeyjournal.com) — A Wakefield, Mass., native, forward Joe Covelluzzi, lands at No. 12 in updated rankings of the top 50 New England boys hockey players born in 2009. The list tracks how prospects' stock has risen or fallen after Select 17 Camp, QMJHL moves, and prep-school performances heading into the 2026-27 season.
   

• PCB West 2026 Panel to Examine AI, Interposers and Optical Interconnects in PCB Design (pcbdirectory.com) — A Wakefield-based engineering firm, Newgrange Design, is in the spotlight as its founder Matt Leary moderates a high-profile panel on AI, interposers, and optical interconnects at PCB West 2026 in Santa Clara. The session will explore how fast-changing technologies will reshape PCB design over the next few years and what engineers should do now to prepare.
   

📸 Around Wakefield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wakefield

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Wakefield Porchfest 2026 →
  60 locations around Wakefield,
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• KINGS Holiday Showcase
  Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce Kings Dining and Entertainment 510 Market St. Lynnfield, MA.
  5:00 pm
• Plaza Jazz: Rubin Brothers
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Front Plaza Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 018
  6:00 pm
• Beebe Board Game Club
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Program Room Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Author Talk: David O. Stewart
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library ONLINE
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Lecture Hall Beebe Library, 345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Breakfast Club
  Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce LOCATION VARIES
  8:00 am
• Get Labor Day Ready! Grazing Board Arranging Workshop →
  Life Love Cheese, 184 Water St, Wakefield
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• The Walk of Hope →
  , Wakefield
  9:00 am
• Class of 1966 60th Reunion →
  West Side Social Club, 4 Harrington Ct, Wakefield
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sen. Lewis, Rep. Lipper-Garabedian, & Legislature Protect Free Expression & Guard Against Political Book Bans —Jason Lewis Read on Patch

• Looking for a reliable, trustworthy, and professional house cleaner to keep my home clean and organized while I'm away.
  If you're interested, please send me a message or email kristiemma7@gmail.com. (Nextdoor Wakefield Lakefront)

• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Porter - Front End - 0039 in Stoneham. Apply here.
• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Cashier - Pay: $17/hr - $19.50/hr Lynnfield, MA in Lynnfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wakefield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stoneham

• From the Wall to the Floor: My Tufts Sports Experience · Jumbo Talk (tufts.edu)
• Obituary: Rory Kelleher, GCM (thegoodnewsroom.org)

Reading

• Reading Scout To Create Mini-Food Pantry at Public Library (thereadingpost.com)
• Reading Police Department to Wear and Offer Patches in Support of Reading Coalition for Prevention and Support (thereadingpost.com)
• Wildlife Artist Steve Greco To Present Demonstration In Reading (thereadingpost.com)

Melrose

• Melrose Early Voting Schedule For Primary Election (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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