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Front Page: October 4, 2022

 

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How to spend $6.5M in ARPA funds?

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Of the $8 million in American Rescue Act (ARPA) funds that Wakefield received, the town has about $6.5 million left that must be spent or obligated by Dec. 31, 2024.

At this week’s Town Council meeting, Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio reviewed the expenditures to date as well as ideas…

 

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Front Page: October 3, 2022

 

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A hearty welcome to all

NORTH READING history, information on the Historical and Antiquarian Society, and apples were eagerly shared by member Lillian Martin (at left) from the welcome wagon on the Putnam House grounds during the Apple Festival. She was joined by fellow member Pat Salt. The Society’s next event is a Potluck Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 13 at…

 

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Ready for kindergarten

YOUNGSTER Leonel Protasowicki was smiling from ear-to-ear on his first day of kindergarten at Summer Street School. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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Planners eye process for renaming a street

By NEIL ZOLOT

 

WAKEFIELD – The Planning Board is preparing a Proposed Street Name Change Bylaw for Town Meeting “to adopt a new Article V of Chapter 175 of the General Bylaws, to be entitled ‘Street Names and Numbers.’”

Why do this now?

“Someone approached Town Hall and asked if there was a process…

 

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Schools over $2M short in last year’s budget

MELROSE — As financial overseers were closing out the budget for the year ending last June 30, they were startled to find the city’s school system had come up more than $2.2 million short.

Supt. Dr. Julie Kukenberger told the School Committee all about it at their meeting on Tuesday, September 27. Using every available…

 

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Front Page: September 30, 2022

 

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WMGLD crew head down to Florida to join the restoration efforts

WMGLD LINEWORKERS Ralph Brown (center) and Nick DiPietro (second from right) and Superintendent Paul Redmond (right)  along with their counterparts from Peabody Light, Reading Municipal Light Department and Danvers Electric will join other NEPPA and APPA crews in Florida in the next few days. 

WAKEFIELD — American Public Power Association mutual aid crews from…

 

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Giselle on the job

ON SEPTEMBER 3, K-9 Explosive Detection Handler Officer Morris and K-9 Giselle were requested by the Wakefield Police Department to assist in finding a firearm following a foot chase off of Main and Linden Streets in Wakefield.  Giselle is the Melrose two-year-old yellow Labrador certified in explosives detection which includes smokeless gun powder that is…

 

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City recognizes International Recovery Day with purple lights

MELROSE CITY HALL’S clock tower will illuminate purple in honor of International Recovery Day. (Courtesy Photo)

MELROSE — In honor of International Recovery Day on September 30, the Melrose Department of Public Works will illuminate the Melrose City Hall’s clock tower in purple, which is the color internationally recognized as the symbol for substance use…

 

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Senior Citizen Tax Rebate Program still accepting applications

NORTH READING — Applications for the 2022-23 Senior Citizen Tax Rebate Program are still being accepted. Residents may request an application by contacting the Town Administrator’s office at 978-664-6010 or via email at [email protected].

To qualify for the program, the applicant must be a North Reading home-owning resident, at least 60 years of age…

 

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