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Front Page: May 7, 2025

 

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Sports: May 7, 2025

 

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Gators, start your engines!

THERE WAS A nice turnout for this year’s 12th Annual Gator Gallop 5K Fun Run/Walk on Sunday, May 4 at Lake Quannapowitt. The Gator Gallop benefits the Greenwood School PTO and Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF). This 5K was a chip timed race around the lake. Those who registered received a free shirt.

 

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Warrior netmen top Watertown and Wilmington for 4th and 5th wins

THE WARRIORS celebrate their 4-1 win over Wilmington on April 30 at the Dobbins Courts. Wakefield will bring a 4-4 record and No. 20 D3 ranking into their tough matchups with Lexington, Reading and Melrose this week. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High boys’ tennis team picked up their 4th and 5th wins of the…

 

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Town Meeting rejects new town fueling facility 

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — A request for $2.6 million to fund the construction of a new fueling facility on Nahant Street for all town-owned vehicles to replace the aging and outdated fuel island at the DPW yard on North Avenue was defeated at Monday’s Town Meeting session by a wide margin. 

Article 11 called…

 

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$4.65M override heads to June 4 Special Election

VOTERS patiently wait in line on the Main Street sidewalk by Lynnfield Middle School to get into Spring Town Meeting on April 29. There were 1,218 voters at Spring Town Meeting. (Brenda Carey Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A proposed $4.65 million Proposition 2 ½ override is headed to a Special Town Election on…

 

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Three rail trail articles OK’d

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Rail Trail is moving forward after Spring Town Meeting approved three warrant articles associated with the project on April 29.

Town Counsel Tom Mullen said Articles 6, 7 and 8 “will complete the Town Meeting actions needed to build Phase 1 of the rail trail.”  Phase 1…

 

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Town Meeting postponement motion rejected

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD —Voters overwhelmingly defeated a motion seeking to postpone the April 29 Spring Town Meeting to a future date.

With voters slated to vote on a proposed $4.65 million Proposition 2 ½ override and three articles related to the Lynnfield Rail Trail project (see separate stories), a long line of residents stretched…

 

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LHS National Honor Society chapter inducts 59 juniors

FIFTY-NINE JUNIORS being inducted into the Lynnfield High School chapter of the National Honor Society recite the NHS pledge during a ceremony held in the LHS auditorium on April 30. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Fifty-nine juniors were inducted into Lynnfield High School’s National Honor Society chapter on April 30.

NHS President…

 

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Softball team breaks through with strong, 3-1 week

Updates after press time:
May 12, 2025 (win) – Lynnfield 12, Boston Latin Academy 1
May 10, 2025 (loss) – Lynnfield 11, Essex Tech 12
May 7, 2025 (win) – Lynnfield 5, Manchester Essex Regional High School 3

 

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Boys’ track conquers Generals in home opener

Update: May 7, 2025 Amesbury (81), Lynnfield (64)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield High boys’ track and field team won its home opener on April 29 as they beat Hamilton-Wenham, 77.5- 67.5, on a warm, sunny day. 

With the win, the Pioneers improved to 1-1. 

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