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Wakefield Town Meeting Fall 2025

TM makes quick work of fall business

Wakefield Town Meeting Fall 2025
THE BYLAW REVIEW COMMITTEE did the heavy lifting and all the sparse crowd at Town Meeting Saturday had to do was approve the committee’s work. (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – Town Meeting passed a series of articles amending the zoning bylaws in a short Fall Town Meeting Saturday morning, November 8 at…

 

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Girls XC 2025

Wakefield girls’ XC takes 1st at Coaches invitational

WRENTHAM — The Wakefield High girls’ cross country team took the top spot at the Frank Mooney Coaches Invitational on Nov. 1 at the Wrentham Developmental Center. 

The Warriors took 1st as a team with 78 points in the Junior/Senior Small School Division. Bromfield finished with the same number of points but were short of…

 

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Voters face 12 articles at Saturday’s Town Meeting

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Voters will be dealing with a dozen articles when the 2025 Regular Town Meeting gets underway at 8 a.m. tomorrow in the Galvin Middle School auditorium.

Under Article 1, voters will be asked to hear and accept the final report closing out last year’s (FY2025) budget. 

Article 2 will…

 

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Light and color

THE SUN illuminates the fall foliage behind the gates at Chestnut St. and Park Ave. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Warrior football travels to Canton for first round matchup tonight

JUNIOR RB Jaden Fullerton has rushed for 844 yards and 15 TD’s while also playing as an inside linebacker for Wakefield this season. The Warriors travel to Canton for a D4 first round matchup tonight at 7 p.m. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca File Photo)

CANTON — The Wakefield High football team earned the No. 14 seed in…

 

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Alicia Reddin among speakers at Veterans Town Hall Monday

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Seth Moulton announced that Alicia Reddin, director of Veterans Services for Wakefield, Saugus and Melrose, will be among the veteran speakers for the 11th Annual Veterans Town Hall, taking place on Monday, November 10, 2025, at  Abbot Hall, 188 Washington St., Marblehead.

This non‑partisan, community‑centered gathering provides veterans with a platform to share how their service shaped their lives…

 

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Veterans Day Ceremony Tuesday

NORTH READING — All are invited to the town of North Reading’s Veterans’ Day ceremony on Tuesday, November 11 at 11 a.m. to honor the town’s.

The ceremony will take place at the top of the Town Common near the veterans memorials.

In the event of rain, the ceremony will move inside to the Edith…

 

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Highlands Fall Fair promises fun, flavor and finds for all ages

LOADS OF FUN and community happens at the Highlands Fall Fair.

MELROSE — Mark your calendar for one of Melrose’s most beloved community traditions, the Highlands Fall Fair at Melrose Highlands Congregational Church (MHCC), 355 Franklin St. On Saturday, November 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the church will buzz with the sights, sounds…

 

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The City Hall Update

MELROSE — The City of Melrose is sharing the following updates for the upcoming week:

Pumpkin Composting & City Yard schedule

The Melrose DPW is hosting a Pumpkin Composting Event in partnership with Garbage To Garden on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event is at the turnaround next to the…

 

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Annual crafts fair is Saturday

MELROSE — Melrose Arts and Crafts Society is celebrating their 120 anniversary this year at the Melrose Arts and Crafts Society annual crafts fair on Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 pm. at The First Congregational church, 121 West Foster St.

You are cordially invited.

The Society was started in 1903 by…

 

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Sign up now for Parent U.

MELROSE — Melrose Education Foundation’s annual Parent University, a morning of workshops for parents, caregivers, and community members, will be held in the Melrose High School Learning Commons, 360 Lynn Fells Parkway, on Saturday, November 22, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. The event is free; however, registration is required at: melroseef.org.

Workshops cover a…

 

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Use Project Bread’s hotline if you need food

EAST BOSTON – For the first time in history, more than a month into the federal government shutdown, over 1 million Massachusetts residents are facing the first month in which they will not receive any funds for food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). There is no clarity on when SNAP benefits will resume…

 

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