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Millward, Beaver earn boys’ hoop All-Star status

April 1, 2025

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s boys’ basketball coaches met at the end of the season to vote on All-Stars.

Wakefield had two All-Stars: junior captain Jack Millward and senior captain Matthew Beaver.

Beaver earned an All-Star nod after averaging 11.3 points per game and 5.4 rebounds. The senior was…

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Town Clerk: April 22 election ballots are ready

April 1, 2025

WAKEFIELD — Town Clerk Betsy Sheeran announced yesterday that the ballots have arrived for the 2025 Town Election, held on Tuesday, April 22.

Voting will take place at the Galvin Middle School, 525 Main St., Wakefield from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For those who are unable to vote at the polls on election day…

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Firefighters quickly knock down Greenwood blaze

April 1, 2025

FIREFIGHTERS open up the roof of a garage at 63 Oak St. yesterday morning. (Craig Mertens Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield firefighters under the command of Captain John Walsh responded to a reported garage fire at 63 Oak St. just before 10:30 yesterday morning.

Firefighters arrived to find moderate amounts of smoke coming from a detached…

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Median home sales price reaches $830K in February

March 31, 2025

LYNNFIELD — The slow start to the town’s real estate market continued in February.

According to The Warren Group, there were five single-family homes sold in Lynnfield during the month of February that had a median sales price of $830,000. The median sales price represents a 28.1 percent decrease over the five single-family homes sold…

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Boys’ track team hands out awards at team banquet

March 31, 2025

MIKE MURPHY

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

LYNNFIELD — Six members of the Lynnfield High boys’ indoor track and field team received awards at the team’s end-of-season banquet held at the high school recently.

The MVP Award went to senior Eli Mendese, who was a second-year Cape Ann League All-Star in the high jump and long jump this…

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Town to fund full-time Veterans Service Officer

March 31, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Town will pull out of the regional Veterans Service District that it is currently part of in favor of funding a full-time Veterans Service Officer dedicated to Wakefield. The move came last week as the Town Council approved five departmental budgets for FY2026.

Assistant Town Administrator/Chief Financial Officer Kevin…

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Ready to rock

March 31, 2025

**THE QUIET CEDAR COURT NEIGHBORHOOD came to life with high-energy music played by The Familiar Strangers during Porchfest 2024. (File Photograph)**

With the exception of an isolated incident in Greenwood, last year’s Porchfest was a huge success. The late summer day was a perfect one for musicians from the area to play to appreciative crowds…

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Veilleux earns All-Star nod for Warrior boys’ hockey

March 31, 2025

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield High boys’ hockey senior captain Trevor Veilleux was voted to the All-Star team by the Middlesex League’s coaches.
Veilleux’s last season as a four-year varsity player started out like his previous three as he led Wakefield’s defense with strong play from the blue line. As the Warriors moved on, head coach…

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John J. Higgins, 86

March 31, 2025

Dedicated to community, devoted to family

ANDOVER — John J. Higgins, 86, of Andover, formerly of Wakefield, died after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Martin and Mary Higgins of Dorchester, MA.
John is the late husband of Judith (Rafferty) Higgins ‘Judy’ and the father of Mark and Kathy Higgins of…

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