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Officials drill down into schools’ spending request

OFFICIALS gathered Saturday morning to talk about a spending request from the School Department for the year beginning July 1. (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – Subcommittees of the School Committee and Finance Committee met for a budget workshop in a Galvin Middle School classroom Saturday morning, March 22. It was a chance…

 

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Getting ready for the season

A DPW WORKER tends to a wire that supports the screening at Walsh Field on Hemlock Road. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Taylor and McNeill named girls’ hockey All-Stars

WAKEFIELD’s girls’ hockey All-Stars, Maddy Taylor (left) and Rory McNeill were honored at the team’s annual banquet. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League girls’ hockey coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2024-25 season. 

Wakefield had two All-Stars make the list: senior captain Maddy Taylor and junior captain Rory McNeill. …

 

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Warrior indoor track teams send multiple competitors to Nike Nationals

BRODY WYATT ran in two relays for the Warriors at Nike Nationals in New York City last weekend. Wyatt recently signed his National Letter of Intent to the Saint Joseph’s University track and field team. (Courtesy Photo)

NEW YORK, NY — The Wakefield High girls’ and boys’ indoor track and field teams each sent multiple competitors…

 

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Plan calls for more affordable housing in Wakefield

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Town Council received a status update last week on efforts to create a new Housing Production Plan for Wakefield.

A Housing Production Plan (HPP) is a community’s proactive strategy for planning and developing affordable housing and meeting its affordable housing needs in a manner consistent with the Chapter 40B…

 

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Double shooting on Lakeshore Drive

INVESTIGATORS SEARCH for clues following a double shooting on Lakeshore Drive last night. (Screenshot courtesy of NBC 10 Boston)

WAKEFIELD — Police are actively investigating a double shooting incident that occurred on Lakeshore Drive just before 8 p.m. last night. Two men were reportedly taken to area hospitals with serious gunshot wounds.

A heavy police…

 

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Three Warriors named to girls’ hoop All-Star team


WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League girls’ basketball coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2024-25 season.

Wakefield had three All-Stars selected this season: senior captains Brooklyn Calder and Shea Suntken and junior Emma Ickes.

The Warriors won the Middlesex League Freedom Division title for the fourth consecutive year, concluding the regular season with an…

 

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Eight Warriors named indoor boys’ track All-Stars

THE 4X400 relay team were all recently named Middlesex League All-Stars. The team also competed at Nike Indoor Nationals this past weekend and broke their own school record with a time of 3:29.94. Pictured from left to right is Ethan Mezikofsky, Isaac Melo, Aidan Burd and Brody Wyatt. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High boys…

 

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Home, condo sale prices keep on rising in Wakefield

WAKEFIELD — Through the first two months of 2025, the median price of a single-family home sold in town was up 11.3 percent from the same period last year.

In the most recent report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data, 23 single-families were sold in January and…

 

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Spring sports start today at Wakefield High

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KATHRYN SLISKI and the Warrior softball team tied for first in the Freedom Division last season. (File Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The spring sports season officially begins with tryouts today at Wakefield Memorial High School.

A rainy start is somewhat fitting for a season that typically involves multiple weather postponements during April.

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Council OK with ‘friendly 40B’ plan

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council last week agreed to participate in the “friendly 40B” development of a property at 484 and 504 Salem St. in Montrose. The 9.5-acre parcel in question sits behind the Dunkin’ Donuts on Salem Street.

The proposed 24 rental units would replace five rental units presently on the…

 

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Almost ready for summer

THE BANDSTAND on the lower Common was surrounded by scaffolding this week as workers completed the final phase of a restoration. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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