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Wakefield girls’ swim team had a postseason to remember

Girls Swim 2025
THE WAKEFIELD girls’ swim team had a terrific season including multiple impressive performances at the league meet, sectionals and states. (Courtesy Photo)

CAMBRIDGE — The Wakefield girls’ swim team had a very eventful and successful October and November. This small but mighty team finished the season strong with tremendous performances at the Middlesex League Meet, the MIAA…

 

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Five All-Stars named for undefeated Warrior golf team

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From left to right: Patrick Maloney, Brayden Myette, Michael Yianacopolus, Ryan Dodge andJames Maloney

 

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s golf coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2025 season. 

The undefeated and league champion Wakefield High golf team (14-0) had five All-Stars selected: junior captain Patrick Maloney, junior captain Brayden Myette, sophomore…

 

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Greenwood Intersection

Greenwood intersection will be redesigned in 2026

Greenwood Intersection
A FIRE ENGINE passes through the 5-way intersection at Oak Street, Greenwood Avenue and Green Street. The intersection will be revamped and reconfigured next year to improve safety and operations. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The 5-way intersection at Oak Street, Greenwood Avenue and Green Street will be redesigned next year to…

 

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Wakefield’s other lake

No more water from Crystal Lake?

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – Crystal Lake’s days of providing drinking water for Wakefield may be coming to an end, thanks to new, more stringent federal water-quality regulations.        

New standards on acceptable levels of substances known as “PFAS” will likely force Wakefield to move entirely to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and relegate Crystal Lake to an emergency water source only. 

DPW Director Joe Conway, Sewer and Water Division…

 

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Girls Soccer 2025

Ferrell, Fitzgerald named girls’ soccer All-Stars

Girls Soccer 2025
Middlesex League Soccer All-Stars 2025: Nora Fitzgerald and Ella Ferrell of Wakefield.

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s girls’ soccer coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2025 season. Wakefield had two All-Stars selected: junior Nora Fitzgerald and sophomore Ella Ferrell. 

Fitzgerald, a striker/attacking midfielder, finished with 6 goals overall (5 in league play…

 

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Brakes put on later start time at WMHS

WAKEFIELD — The move to a later starting time at Wakefield Memorial High has been put on hold.

The issue has been on the School Committee’s plate for several years. Back in 2016, then-schools Superintendent Dr. Kim Smith, along with other Middlesex League superintendents, signed a letter of intent to explore the idea of a…

 

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DiFLorio, Sanchez, named Middlesex League football All-Stars

Warriors Christian DiFlorio (L) and Myles Sanchez (R) are Middlesex League football All-Stars.

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s football coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2025 season. Two Wakefield Warriors were named All-Stars: senior captains Christian DiFlorio and Myles Sanchez. 

Sanchez and DiFlorio ended their impressive four-year careers with plenty of accolades…

 

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Season of creativity

ART STUDENTS FROM Wakefield Memorial High School recently painted a holiday mural on the front entrance window of the Wakefield Daily Item building on Albion Street. The 10th grade students are (from left) Jayla Conley, Adrianna Chesna and Emily King. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Season’s greetings

THE WAKEFIELD Mite 3 Red team recently held their holiday party at Prince Pizza. Pictured are members of the team, Sean Dineen, DJ Foley, Luca LoConte, Leo Byrnes, TJ Ruggiero, Trevor Carroll, Austin Secor, Reid Dikan, John Madden, Morgan Rowe and Julien Calm. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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The schools’ budget season is here

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – “We are in the throes of preparing our budget,” Superintendent Doug Lyons said at the School Committee meeting Tuesday, December 2 in reference to the Fiscal 2027 budget. “We’ll be looking at every position and working with our principals. It’s not a zero-based budget, but they’ll be looking at how…

 

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Three Warriors named girls’ cross country All-Stars

From left to right: Quin Wilcox, Liza Bangtson and Lillian McLean are Middlesex League Cross Country All-Stars

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High girls’ cross country team had three All-Stars this season: senior Liza Bangtson, junior Quin Wilcox and freshman Lillian McLean. 

Wilcox also earned Middlesex League All-Conference honors and she was named the Freedom Division…

 

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Four All-Stars named for Wakefield volleyball team

Volleyball 2025
The four All-Stars were all senior captains: Clockwise from top left Lila Arkinstall, Mia Kenny. Tori Grace and Cara Carangelo, Kenny and Arkinstall were on the All-Conference team.

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s volleyball coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2025 season. For the first time in program history, Wakefield had four All-Stars…

 

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