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Wrestlers honor seniors in 45-18 win over Wayland

January 30, 2024

Warriors get ready for tomorrow’s Brawl in the Hall vs. Melrose

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High wrestling team matched up against Wayland in their penultimate dual meet of the season on Friday night at the Charbonneau Field House.

The team celebrated their seniors with another victory, this time by a score of 45-18…

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More bad blood over Nahant Street 40B

January 30, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Zoning Board of Appeals continues to take a hard line on what they see as inappropriately large 40B housing projects, as evidenced during last week’s tense hearing on a 100-unit 40B proposed at 127 Nahant St.

The board has been adamant in maintaining that the project is much too…

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Warrior girls’ basketball bounces back against Wilmington, 46-40

January 29, 2024

WILMINGTON — The Wakefield High girls’ basketball team bounced back from a close, 41-39 loss to Lexington on Tuesday night with a 46-40 road win over Wilmington on Friday night, improving to 8-3 on the season and 7-3 in Middlesex League play.

The Warriors overcame multiple deficits, trailing 10-7 after one quarter and 33-32 after…

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Long-vacant Main St. property to be redeveloped

January 29, 2024

Posted 1-29-2024 — ARTIST’S RENDERING of the property at 460-472 Main Street after a proposed rehab is complete. The ZBA approved the project last week.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A long-blighted downtown property will now be getting a facelift. Last week, the Zoning Board of Appeals granted Special Permits and site plan approval that will allow the…

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Gymnasts score well in 137.2-124.3 loss to Burlington

January 26, 2024

KYLER DENNISON had multiple strong routines against Burlington including bars (pictured) as well as vault (7.7) and beam (7.0) in which she scored 4th place points for Wakefield. (Courtesy Photo)

By MICHAELA LYONS

WAKEFIELD — On Jan. 18, the Wakefield Memorial High School gymnastics team faced gymnastics powerhouse Burlington in an exciting and competitive meet…

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Schools seek $674.5K for capital needs

January 25, 2024

Schools seek $674.5K for capital needs

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – School Department Facilities Director Tim O’Brien explained $674,500 in capital improvement requests to the School Committee at their meeting Tuesday, January 23. The final decision will be made by the Capital Planning Committee and Town Meeting.

“We make note of projects we think will…

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Warrior boys’ track wins Div. 4 MSTCA state relay championship

January 25, 2024

BOSTON — The Wakefield boys’ track and field team had a huge night on Sunday in the MSTCA Division 4 State Relays at the Reggie Lewis Center. The Warriors scored 53 team points en route to winning the whole thing.

The meet features 10 different relay events including running and field events. The Warriors won two of…

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Wakefield/Lynnfield boys’ swim beats Triton to finish undefeated

January 24, 2024

By CHARLES GAGNE

NEWBURYPORT — On Wednesday, Jan. 17, the accomplished Wakefield/Lynnfield boys’ cooperative swim team was ready to face its biggest challenge so far this season: The Triton Regional High School Vikings. In thrilling fashion, Wakefield/Lynnfield was able to take down this talented opponent, with a final score of 53-41.

This meet was a bit…

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Multifamily zoning plan questioned

January 24, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Planning Board and its Working Group that developed the new MBTA multifamily zoning compliance plan for Wakefield got an earful Monday night from a couple of Town Councilors who pointed out that the plan goes well beyond the state requirements, allowing more housing density in a larger district than…

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Warrior gymnasts beat Medford, fall to Reading, Arlington

January 23, 2024

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High gymnastics team earned their first win of the season on Jan. 11 with an impressive 124.05-106.7 triumph…

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ConCom budget boost denied

January 23, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – A move to increase the Conservation Department’s budget by $25,000 to bring the Conservation Agent position to full-time status failed at last night’s Town Council meeting. The vote was 4-3 against the extra budget boost.

Town Accountant Kevin Gill was at the meeting to present the…

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Wakefield wrestlers go 2-0 at Tyngsborough tri-meet

January 22, 2024

TYNGSBOROUGH — The Wakefield High wrestling team traveled to Tyngsborough High on Friday night to take on Tyngsborough/Dracut as well as Pentucket in a tri-meet.