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Fire Lt. Robert Sullivan remembered in moving ceremony

March 13, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Last night as dusk fell on Wakefield, a crowd gathered at the corner of Main and Albion streets to pay their respects and honor the memory of Lt. Robert T. Sullivan, who perished…

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Quinn named Freedom Division MVP; Three Warriors earn girls’ hoop All-Star awards

March 13, 2024

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s girls’ basketball coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2023-24 season. Wakefield had three players named to the All-Star team: Senior captain Emma Quinn, junior Brooklyn Calder and junior Shea Suntken.

Quinn, a two-time league All-Star, was also named the Middlesex League Freedom Division’s Most Valuable Player. Wakefield’s…

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Sheila J. Vitali, 59

March 13, 2024

WMHS graduate was active in her church

BILLERICA — Sheila J. (Curran) Vitali, age 59, beloved wife of Edward S. Vitali died Monday at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading with her family by her side after a long battle with lung cancer.

She was born in Melrose, May 25, 1964, a daughter of the…

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Three-alarm fire destroys Stafford Road home

March 13, 2024

A THREE-ALARM fire destroyed a house located at 5 Stafford Rd. on March 7. (Tim Gorman/TMGorman Photography)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A three-alarm fire destroyed a Stafford Road home on Thursday, March 7.

Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director Glenn Davis informed the Villager that public safety dispatchers received a call for a garage fire at…

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Rail trail is ‘back on track’ after delays

March 13, 2024

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The final design for the Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail is scheduled to be completed in 2026, Capital Projects Manager John Scenna said during a recent Select Board meeting.

The rail trail will connect both Lynnfield and Wakefield via the abandoned MBTA rail bed. The Lynnfield section of the rail trail will…

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SC hopefuls make their case to educators

March 13, 2024

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Teachers Association (LTA) hosted four School Committee candidates during a forum held in a Lynnfield Middle School classroom on March 6.

The Town Election on Tuesday, April 9 includes two separate School Committee races that feature six candidates. Three candidates are running for two seats that have three-year terms…

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Lauren King named next HHS principal

March 13, 2024

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Huckleberry Hill School has found its next principal.

Interim Superintendent Tom Geary announced on March 8 that Captain Samuel Brown School Principal Lauren King has been appointed as Huckleberry Hill School’s next principal. She will succeed retiring Principal Melissa Wyland, who has led Huckleberry Hill…

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Six Pioneers earn boys’ track All-Star honors

March 13, 2024

THE PIONEER high jumpers were the best in the league as they swept the event at CALs earning each an All-Star award. Pictured from left to right is Ethan Francis, Eli Mendese and Dillon Reilly. (Courtesy Photo)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

LYNNFIELD — Three individuals and one relay team for the Lynnfield High boys’ indoor track…