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SC hears WMHS cell policy changes

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – The School Committee will spend about a month mulling over proposed changes in a cell phone use policy for Wakefield Memorial High before they finalize it in August. “The language is something we worked on during the school year,” Principal Amy Mcleod said at the School Committee meeting Tuesday, June…

 

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Six All-Stars named for league champion softball team

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

The Warriors had six All-Stars selected: juniors Kathryn Sliski and Jacki Sullivan along with sophomores Caroline Burns, Molly Burns, Chloe Seto and Kayla Shaw.

Molly Burns was also named the Middlesex League Freedom Division MVP. Burns and Seto…

 

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Brian Fox wins tight Town Council race

WAKEFIELD — Elm Street’s Brian Fox is the newest member of the Town Council after narrowly winning a three-way race for a vacant seat in yesterday’s special election.

With just 7.4 percent of the town’s 20,665 registered voters participating on a brutally hot day, Fox unofficially received 540 votes over the town’s seven precincts. Second…

 

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Four Warriors named girls’ lacrosse All-Stars

THE ALL-STARS for the 2025 Wakefield girls’ lacrosse team were honored at the banquet. Pictured from left to right is Maddy Taylor, Keira O’Brien, Emma Ickes and Teaghan Johnson. (Courtesy Photo)

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

Wakefield, who finished the regular season…

 

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Water, sewer rates set for FY2026

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Local water and sewer rates are going up in Fiscal Year 2026, although the rate of increase is much higher (9 percent) on the water side than on the sewer side (1 percent).

The Town Council approved the new rates at its meeting last night. Public Works Director Joseph Conway…

 

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State champion boys’ track team has 12 All-Stars

WAKEFIELD — The Div. 4 state champion outdoor boys’ track and field Wakefield Warriors had an incredible, 12 Middlesex League All-Stars this season. 

Showcasing the depth that carried the Warriors to a 5-0 regular season record for a Freedom Division title and a thrilling victory in the Div. 4 state championship, Wakefield’s 12 All-Stars were…

 

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Special Town Council Election tomorrow

FROM THE LEFT are Town Council hopefuls Brian Fox, Sam Hockenbury and Gerard Leeman.

WAKEFIELD — A Special Town Council Election takes place tomorrow to fill a vacancy left when Edward Dombroski was elected Town Treasurer in April. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Galvin Middle School.

The…

 

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Fishing line recycling canisters now at Lake Q

PICTURED FROM THE left are Carmen Sorrentino and Nick Dacova of the Department of Public Works; Wakefield resident and wildlife advocate Carin Macnamara; and Brie Reynolds and Bill Boodry from Friends of Lake Quannapowitt.

WAKEFIELD — To help prevent injuries and snares of wildlife and people, the Town of Wakefield and the Friends of Lake…

 

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Six Warriors named girls’ track All-Stars

LILY SALLEE, QUIN WILCOX, ELLA FERRELL, KYLER DENNISON, ABBY HARTIGAN, and TALIA GALANTE

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High girls’ track team had six Middlesex League All-Stars this season: senior Lily Sallee (800 meters), junior Abby Hartigan (100 meters), junior Kyler Dennison (100 meter hurdles), sophomore Quin Wilcox (1 mile), freshman Ella Ferrell (2 mile) and freshman…

 

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Five Warriors named boys’ lax All-Stars

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s boys’ lacrosse coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2025 season. Five members of the Wakefield High boys’ lacrosse team were named All-Stars: senior midfielder Ryan Metsis, junior attackmen Seamus Cable and Brady Walsh, junior defenseman JP Casey and sophomore attackman John Scarpello. 

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Residents celebrate Juneteenth

PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER yesterday during a celebration of Juneteenth in front of the Americal Civic Center. (Ben Hickey Photo)

By BEN HICKEY

WAKEFIELD—Every year, communities across the country come together in celebration of Juneteenth, a day that honors resilience and liberation. 

Juneteenth marks the day when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of…

 

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Moulton talks about saving Social Security

CONGRESSMAN SETH MOULTON brought a panel of Social Security experts to the John J. McCarthy Senior Center this week to answer residents’ questions. Pictured from the left, Moulton, Barbara Mountain, David Camp and Christopher Doherty. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Congressman Seth Moulton was in Wakefield this week with a panel of…

 

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