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Wakefield remembers 9/11

LT. STEVEN BIVENS and his daughter Hayden, age 4, rang the Fire Department’s ceremonial bell in memory of those lost on 9/11.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States was observed with “An Evening of Remembrance” on Veterans Memorial Common at dusk on…

 

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LEO YARDUMIAN sheds multiple tackles on his way to his first of three touchdowns. The senior captain had two 7-yard rushing scores and an 18-yard pick six. (Brian Cusack Photo)

Warrior football starts season with statement win over Greater Lawrence

By DAN PAWLOWSKI 

ANDOVER — The Wakefield High football team figured game one was the…

 

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Honoring a native son

THE AMERICAN FLAG flies in front of the Galvin Middle School along with a flag with four stars, in honor of Wakefield native Gen. John Rogers Galvin, for whom the school is named. Galvin was a four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command in Panama from 1985 to 1987 and…

 

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Warrior football excited for a more typical fall season

HEAD COACH John Rafferty has his Warriors ready for the season-opener against Greater Lawrence Tech tomorrow night. Kick-off at Greater Lawrence’s turf field is scheduled for 6 p.m. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

Start it up tomorrow night at Greater Lawrence

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — “I think the right word is relief.”

That’s how John Rafferty describes…

 

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Broadway reopening still on hold

A CREW WORKS to create a raised island on the approach to the Broadway crossing. The measure is one of the safety measures that will enable the crossing to be reopened. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The long-awaited re-opening of the Broadway crossing will now likely happen toward the end of September.…

 

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Wakefield’s Jimmy Fund wiffle ball tournament is a big hit

 

THE ANGELS won the 13 and over Division of the Wakefield Jimmy Fund wiffle ball tournament.

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WAKEFIELD — Wakefield youth baseball teams and generous Wakefield residents have a long history of raising thousands of dollars each summer for the Jimmy Fund, an important organization which helps children with cancer. Popular ways to…

 

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Tarrant Lane 40B project set to begin

EQUIPMENT PARKED at Tarrant Lane appears to signal that the days may be numbered for the 12 vacant single family homes on the street. Developer Anthony Bonacorso plans to construct a 173-unit 40B affordable housing development on the site. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Cue the wrecking ball.

With heavy equipment parked…

 

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Wakefield golf starts the season with a win over Wilmington

THE WAKEFIELD High golf team will count on new senior captains Ryan Marsh and Donovan Foley to lead the team this season. Pictured are Foley and Marsh with last year’s captains at the banquet. From left to right is Jack Ryan, Oliver Miller, Foley, Marsh and Cal Tryder. The Warriors are 1-1 so far with a win…

 

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MSBA awards $141M for new Metro Tech

ARTIST’S rendering of proposed new Northeast Metro Tech. (Courtesy Photo)

 

WAKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri and the Northeast Metro Tech Building Committee have announced that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has awarded the district a grant of up to $140.8 million for a new building.

Northeast Metro Tech is operating out of a…

 

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Examining the football divisional realignments

THE WARRIORS scrimmaged Methuen yesterday at Landrigan Field. Wakefield football is in Div. 3 this year after the new realignment based on enrollment. Methuen is in Div. 1. (Dan Pawlowski Photos)

 

 

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — Divisional realignment in Massachusetts high school football is as constant as change itself.

Ten years ago, Wakefield football…

 

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Local hero

WAKEFIELD’S CHRISTIAN CONCESSI (second from left), a 2nd lieutenant with the US Marine Corps’ 24th MEU, has been at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan since Saturday, August 14. Christian is a graduate of St. Johns Prep and the University of Rhode Island. Christian is also shows at the far left leading his men at the airport.…

 

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Sweet and sour

A HONEY BEE feasts on the flowers of garlic chive, a species of onion, which are currently blooming in local gardens. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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