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Wakefield Police Department shares important online safety tips for parents and kids

WAKEFIELD — Chief Steven A. Skory and the Wakefield Police Department wish to share tips meant to help teens stay safe online. To protect children and teens, the Wakefield Police Department offers the following tips from Ready.gov’s Stop.Think.Connect. campaign on how to talk about being online and online safety:

Start Early: Talk to your children…

 

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Community Calendar: Tonight’s “Movie by the Lake” rained out; More events coming up

 ‘Movie by the Lake’ postponed to Thursday, August 10, 2023

WAKEFIELD July 27, 2023—— Tonight’s scheduled “Movie by the Lake” on the Lower Common has been postponed by WCAT due to the threat of severe thunderstorms. The forecast is predicting possible severe storms with damaging winds and frequent lightning. As much as half an inch…

 

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Wakefield Townies Northeast Baseball League 2023

Wakefield Townies move on to championship after 11-1 semifinal win

By DAN PAWLOWSKI 

WAKEFIELD —  The Wakefield Townies made their Friday night plans pretty clear early on in their Northeast Baseball League semifinal matchup against Mercedes Baseball of Lawrence last night at Walsh Field. 

With a 5-run 1st inning, a 9-0 lead after 3 and an 11-1 final in 5 innings, the…

 

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Northeast Baseball 2023

Undefeated Townies get ready for Northeast Baseball League playoffs

(WAKEFIELD, July 26, 2023) Northeast Baseball League playoffs starting tonight when they take on Mercedes Baseball of Lawrence in a semifinal matchup at Walsh Field. The game will start at 5:45 p.m.

The Townies are the top seed in the Northeast League’s 16U Div. 1. 

Mercedes made the semifinals by defeating Danvers 6-2 on…

 

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‘Every swipe has a cost’ for state restaurants

Stock photography Frank Conte

By COLIN A. YOUNG

State House News Service

BOSTON — Cash used to be king, but most diners now pay their bill with a credit or debit card, and restaurateurs told lawmakers Monday that the habit is squeezing their already-thin profit margins.

Massachusetts is one of two states that does not…

 

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Local housing market update

A PAIR OF flowering plants hanging from a pole on Albion Street.  (Mark Sardella Photograph)

WAKEFIELD — Last month, 23 single-family homes sold in Wakefield for a median price of $750,000. Both statistics are down from a year ago.

According to a new report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate…

 

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Zach Frank Tournament

Plenty of highlights at 4th Zach Frank Memorial Lacrosse Tournament

THE ZESTY BOYS took home the 2023 Zachary P. Frank Speed Lacrosse Tournament trophy. Pictured with Zach’s father, Mike Frank, are the Zesty Boys: Brendan Fitzpatrick, Declan Grady, Marcus Guida and Paul Mannke.  (Mike Lanzarone Photo, studiolanzy.com)

 

WAKEFIELD — The Zachary P. Frank Memorial Speed Lacrosse Tournament returned to Landrigan Field on June…

 

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Bishop Fenwick sports ruled ineligible to participate in 2023-24 MIAA tournaments

FRANKLIN — The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association announced on Friday that all Bishop Fenwick sports are ineligible to participate in MIAA postseason tournaments for the upcoming 2023-24 school year.

According to the MIAA, the one-year postseason ban is due to Bishop Fenwick’s failure to comply with Rule 87.6.

Rule 87 refers to waiver eligibility for individual…

 

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Wakefield-history

Historic painting comes home to Wakefield

WAKEFIELD — A recent bequest has brought a rare nineteenth century painting to the Wakefield Historical Society’s collection. The painting shows a view of a historic house on Salem Street and was painted circa 1850 by a local artist.

Franklin Poole, the artist, was a fascinating person who lived his whole long life, beginning at his…

 

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Red wins all-Wakefield matchup, 11-6 in Northeast League finale

ROHIT DHULAPATI celebrates his 3rd inning RBI base hit, which gave Wakefield Red the lead for good. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Red and White teams, two of the nine squads in this summer’s 14U Div. 2 of the Northeast Baseball League, met in what was the regular season finale for both teams last

 

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Honorable Mention

DREW BARRETT was recently named an Honorable Mention by the Boston Herald in their baseball All-Scholastic article. Barrett, the Middlesex League Freedom Division MVP, was a league All-Star and All-Conference member this season. The senior had a .398 batting average and an on-base percentage of .493. Barrett, a left fielder, had 22 hits, scored 14…

 

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Six-run 2nd pushes Loafers to 9-3 win over Unknowns

THE LOAFERS celebrate their 9-3 victory over the Unknowns last night at Moulton. It was the third consecutive win for the Loaf. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — Week five of the Wakefield Twi League has descended on Moulton Field with a combination of urgency and excitement as the six squads jockey for…

 

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