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Front Page: March 21, 2024

 

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Sports: March 20, 2024

 

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WSSC was buzzing with excitement Friday night!

THE KILLER BEES took home the big prizes as champions of the 2024 WEF Spelling Bee.

WAKEFIELD — WEF held its 6th Annual Adult Spelling Bee on Friday which drew a crowd of 12 lively teams who showed their Bee spirit with clever team names and costumes.  Team names included “Barbee,” “Baller Bees,” “Thesaurus Rex…

 

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Helping you pick your National Champion

Why recent history tells us the winner will be an offensive juggernaut 

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

Welcome to the madness. 

It used to be that picking a National Champion was hard work. But thanks to reigning champ and No. 1 overall seed UConn, it turns out you have a better chance of nailing your…

 

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Zoning change plans heard

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Planning Board last week held hearings on two proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments that will go before the April 29, 2024 Annual Town Meeting.  

One of the proposed amendments would create an overlay district and allow retail sales of marijuana products in an area of the Industrial Zone located at…

 

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Track team 2023-2024

Eight Warriors named boys’ track All-Stars

Track team 2023-2024
THE ALL-STARS for the 2023-24 Wakefield High state champion indoor track and field team were honored at the team’s banquet. Pictured from left to right is William Mezikofsky, JaMauri Belmer, Ethan Gori, Joe Patt, Brody Wyatt, Liam Taggart, Ethan Mezikofsky and Oliver Polster. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Eight members of the Div. 4 state champion…

 

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Residents, educators blast school budget cuts

A LARGE CROWD of residents, educators and students criticized a series of proposed budget cuts during the School Committee’s meeting on March 12.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A large crowd of residents, educators and students ripped the School Committee and Interim Superintendent Tom Geary’s plan to cut several positions during a March 12 public…

 

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LHS sophomores learn the art of civic engagement

LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL sophomores, from left, April Sun, Siri Tudi and Jenna Supino proudly display their project about diversifying school libraries during the Civics Action Projects Winter Showcase in the gym on March 13. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Civic engagement took center stage in the Lynnfield High School gym during the…

 

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Select Board backs school budget

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Crawford criticizes educator step raises

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board expressed its support for the preliminary fiscal year 2025 school budget during a March 11 meeting.

Interim Superintendent Tom Geary gave an overview of the preliminary $30,973,648 million operating school budget for FY25 to the…

 

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Last call for candidate endorsement letters

The deadline to submit Letters to the Editor in support of candidates running for office is Monday, March 25.

All candidates may submit up to three letters to our Letters to the Editor section if they want to speak about their position on various issues facing the town. Supporters of candidates may also submit Letters…

 

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Youth Risk Behavior Survey identifies challenges facing students

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Alcohol use and mental health challenges were some of the main areas of concern identified in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

Nurse Coordinator Toni Rebelo recalled during the School Committee’s March 12 meeting that the YRBS has been administered to secondary school students every other year since 2017. She…

 

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