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Tree Lighting at Whoville

Christmas 2025
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Rob Dolan welcomed 300 residents to Lynnfield Recreation’s Tree Lighting: A Whobilation Celebration on the Town Common while dressed as the Mayor of Whoville on Dec. 6. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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Holiday greetings!

THREE-YEAR-OLD Gabriella Cerqueira lets The Grinch style her hair during Lynnfield Recreation’s Tree Lighting: A Whobilation Celebration on the Town Common on Dec. 6.

 

 

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Front Page: December 11, 2025

 

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Sports: December 11, 2025

 

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Throwback Thursday, 1996

By the time Item photographer Joe Hakey took this photo in 1996, the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association’s annual Lighting of the Lights was a well-established local Christmas tradition, as was the annual appearance of Frosty the Snowman. In early 1980, the fledgling WCNA launched a fundraising campaign to bring Christmas lighting to Wakefield Square. By the fall of that year, strings of outdoor lighting…

 

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Thomas Purcell is new Fire Chief

FIRE CHIEF THOMAS PURCELL

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – As expected, Thomas Purcell is Wakefield’s new Fire Chief following a process that culminated in his appointment by Town Administrator Denise Casey.  

Purcell served as Deputy Fire Chief under Michael Sullivan, who retired recently after 41 years with the Fire Department, the last 17 years as Chief. 

Casey discussed the process and the…

 

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Girls Swim 2025

Wakefield girls’ swim team had a postseason to remember

Girls Swim 2025
THE WAKEFIELD girls’ swim team had a terrific season including multiple impressive performances at the league meet, sectionals and states. (Courtesy Photo)

CAMBRIDGE — The Wakefield girls’ swim team had a very eventful and successful October and November. This small but mighty team finished the season strong with tremendous performances at the Middlesex League Meet, the MIAA…

 

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Miriam Casazza, 92

Nothing more important than family 

WAKEFIELD — Miriam Roberta (Grieve) Casazza, age 92, a longtime Wakefield resident passed away peacefully on December 6 surrounded by her family. 

Mimi was born in Dorchester on September 30, 1933. She was the daughter of the late Allan and Miriam Grieve and lived in Stoughton before moving…

 

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Timothy Stanislawzyk, 58

Approached life with dedication and exuberance

WAKEFIELD — Timothy J. Stanislawzyk, formerly longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 6 at the age of 58.

Born in Melrose, Tim was one of twin boys born on August 17, 1967 to the late Joseph J. and Marie T. (Noonan) Stanislawzyk. Raised at 64…

 

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36th annual Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund for CCS

By: MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The season of giving has arrived and the North Reading Transcript is honored to host its 36th consecutive Christmas appeal known as the Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund (NHNF).

Now it its second week, the fund has already collected nearly $3,200.

As always 100 percent of all donations collected by…

 

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Conant advocates for restoration of adjustment counselors, floating nurse

By NEIL ZOLOT

NORTH READING — Director of Student Services Cynthia Conant asked for adjustment counselors for each elementary school and a full-time floating school nurse be considered in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget at the School Committee meeting Dec. 8

“I bring this up to you as we consider the budget,” she told the…

 

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Early deadlines for the holidays

The Transcript will have early deadlines for the next few weeks to accommodate holiday schedules for Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day, which fall on Wednesdays and Thursdays this year.

Content to be published in our Thursday, Dec. 18 edition is due by 9 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14. The only exception…

 

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