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We care a lot

April 6, 2023

By MARK SARDELLA

COVID may be over, but we still face an even more dangerous epidemic: complacency.

We saw it a few weeks ago, when a whopping 18 percent of Wakefield’s eligible voters supported building a new $274 million high school. It passed anyway because 75 percent of the town’s registered voters either didn’t know…

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Girls’ lacrosse team off to a 2-0 start

April 6, 2023

KAITLYN SUPPLE passes the ball up the field after a save against Shawsheen Tech in North Reading’s season-opening win on March 31. Supple made 11 saves against the Rams and 11 against Triton in a win on Monday, surpassing the 100-save mark in her career with the Hornets. (Eric Evans Photo)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

NORTH…

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Initial FY24 School Dept. budget up 5.8%

April 6, 2023

By NEIL ZOLOT

NORTH READING — The initial estimate for the Fiscal Year 2024 School Department budget is $37,768,204, an increase of $2,058,874 (5.8%) from the FY23 budget of $35,709,330.

A preliminary budget presentation made to the committee recently by Superintendent Dr. Patrick Daly and Michael Connelly, the Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations, termed…

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April 6, 2023

THE EASTER BUNNY arrived to the children’s Carl Cutlip Memorial Easter Egg Hunt in style aboard Engine 3, with assistance from Firefighter/Paramedic Jimmie Casaletto on Sunday at the Batchelder School. The UCC-sponsored event attracted hundreds of youngsters. (Shelley Gullotti Photo)

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Candidates air views in TV debate

April 5, 2023

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — One stark difference emerged among the three candidates running for School Committee during this week’s debate at WCAT. Incumbent Kevin Piskadlo and candidate Pete Davis said they favored limiting parental involvement in educational decisions, while candidate Alexandra Makarewicz called for parents to have more say in how their children are…

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Size of Broadway project reduced

April 4, 2023

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Based on feedback from the Zoning Board of Appeals, the developer of a proposed apartment building on Broadway (the current site of MG Fitness) has reduced the number of units from 124 down to 106. The development team also reduced the size of the building and incorporated a number…