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Town’s share of Fair Share: $306K

January 22, 2024

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong announced that Wakefield is receiving $306,236 from the state to fund local transportation and infrastructure improvements. This funding comes from the new Fair Share Amendment revenue that the state began receiving this year.

In November 2022, Massachusetts voters approved the Fair…

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Wakefield native honored after Navy destroyer command

January 19, 2024

COMMANDER SHELBY NIKITIN, commanding officer, USS Thomas Hudner, is presented with the Bronze Star Medal by Medal of Honor recipient, Capt. Thomas G. Kelley (Ret.) during a change of command ceremony where Cmdr. Nikitin was relieved by Cmdr. Cameron Ingram, Jan. 5, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon J. Vinson)

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Co-op boys’ swim celebrates seniors with another impressive win

January 19, 2024

THE WAKEFIELD/Lynnfield co-op boys’ swim team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 74-39 victory over Ipswich on Senior Night Sunday at the Peabody YMCA. (Courtesy Photo)

By CHARLES GAGNE

PEABODY — Sunday night was senior night for the successful Wakefield/Lynnfield cooperative swim team, which was looking to improve its record to a flawless 4…

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Warrior icemen push winning streak to 3 with OT win over Burlington

January 18, 2024

BURLINGTON — After a tough, 0-6 start to the season which included multiple narrow losses, the Wakefield High boys’ hockey team has turned the tide.

The Warriors won their third game in a row on Saturday at the Burlington Ice Palace with an exciting 2-1 victory in overtime thanks to a game-winning goal by senior…

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Signage OK’d for 173-unit Hopkins St. 40B

January 18, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — As construction winds down on the new 173-unit 40B affordable housing complex at 89 Hopkins St., the development team returned to the Zoning Board of Appeals this month for final approval on the signage for the project.

The ZBA approved the project just over four years ago when it granted…

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Warrior wrestlers beat Westford 64-21

January 17, 2024

By CHARLES GAGNE

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield wrestling team has been nothing short of fantastic so far during the 2023-2024 season. The boys continued their impressive dominance last Wednesday night, as they took on Westford Academy at the Charbonneau Field House and came away the winners with a decisive score of 64-21.

The meet started…

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Another Nahant St. 40B plan gets cool reception

January 17, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals is unhappy with another proposed 40B project on Nahant Street, and they let the developer know their objections at the opening hearing on the project last week.

Developer Scott Green is proposing a four-story, 32-unit 40B affordable housing project at 32 and 36 Nahant St.…

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Featured photograph -- Women's Track -- 2024

Warrior girls’ track beats Watertown, competes well at Northeast Invitational

January 16, 2024

BOSTON — The Wakefield High girls’ track and field team got their first win of the season over Watertown with a convincing score of 74-22 on Jan. 9…

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Sharing the optimism of the Kings on MLK Day

January 16, 2024

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — “We’re here to celebrate the optimism of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King,” Human Rights Commission Chair Sherri Oken said in…

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Warrior boys’ hockey cruises past Stoneham 7-2 for second win

January 15, 2024

By TYM BROWN

STONEHAM — The Wakefield High boys’ hockey team is now on a two-game heater after starting off the season 0-6. Wakefield’s remarkable 7-2 win over Stoneham at the Stoneham Arena on…

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School attendance matters

January 15, 2024

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — “Attendance Matters” was the title of a presentation given to the School Committee at their meeting Tuesday, January 9.

“If students aren’t in school, they can’t achieve,” Superintendent Doug Lyons said. “It compounds and affects subsequent years. They’re not getting what they need to succeed at the next level…

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Oh snowy day!

January 12, 2024

KIDS GETTING TOGETHER last weekend to shovel the 1st snow storm of 2024 on Lawrence St. L-R: Leif Mathisen, Lily Mathisen, Izaak Barnum and Silas Barnum.

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