SEAMUS CABLE (No. 20) celebrates his first of 4 goals in Wakefield’s 11-7, season-opening win over Arlington last night. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)
By DAN PAWLOWSKI
ARLINGTON — The Wakefield High boys’ lacrosse team kicked off their season last night at Arlington High with an exciting, 11-7 victory over the Spy Ponders.
Trailing 4-1 in the…
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WAKEFIELD – One of the most frequently asked questions around town in recent years has been, “What’s going on with the Rail Trail?”
That question was answered in part at last week’s Town Council meeting, as the board authorized Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio to sign a long-awaited “Alternative Transportation Corridor Lease…
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FIREFIGHTERS open up the roof of a garage at 63 Oak St. yesterday morning. (Craig Mertens Photo)
WAKEFIELD — Wakefield firefighters under the command of Captain John Walsh responded to a reported garage fire at 63 Oak St. just before 10:30 yesterday morning.
Firefighters arrived to find moderate amounts of smoke coming from a detached…
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WAKEFIELD – The Town will pull out of the regional Veterans Service District that it is currently part of in favor of funding a full-time Veterans Service Officer dedicated to Wakefield. The move came last week as the Town Council approved five departmental budgets for FY2026.
Assistant Town Administrator/Chief Financial Officer Kevin…
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WAKEFIELD — Wakefield High boys’ hockey senior captain Trevor Veilleux was voted to the All-Star team by the Middlesex League’s coaches.
Veilleux’s last season as a four-year varsity player started out like his previous three as he led Wakefield’s defense with strong play from the blue line. As the Warriors moved on, head coach…
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PICTURED FROM THE left 1st row: Samuel Dalby, Jacob Wagner and Matthew Meahl; pictured from the left 2nd row: Tommy LaSpina, June Paglierani, Avery Viscardi-Bankert, Quinn Kelley, Ellen McChalicher and Nolan Arnold; pictured from the left 3rd row: Jason Barry, Carter Butterworth, Colin Briggs and Cole Kittredge; pictured from the left 4th row: Noah Merawi,
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WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s wrestling coaches met at the end of the 2024-25 season to vote on league All-Stars. The Div. 3 North champion Wakefield Warriors had eight All-Stars selected.
The Warriors had three wrestlers named to the boys’ All-Conference team which includes one pick per weight class and one named to…
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Wakefield School Committee Meeting, March 25, 2025 (WCAT Screenshot)
School start debate continues
By NEIL ZOLOT
WAKEFIELD – The School Committee approved its Fiscal 2026 budget ask for Town Meeting, but tabled action on changing school start times, at their meeting Tuesday.
The proposed budget request is $55,425,161, a 5.94 percent increase over the $52,319,699…
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MARC GAGNE delivers a pitch against Lynnfield in a scrimmage on March 20. The senior southpaw is a returning Middlesex League All-Conference All-Star on the mound. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)
By DAN PAWLOWSKI
WAKEFIELD — The 2025 Wakefield High baseball team has goals. That’s nothing new. In fact, a couple of goals might be old.
Last…
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SHEA SUNTKEN, one of two senior captains for the Warrior girls’ lacrosse team, is ready to lead Wakefield into the regular season starting on Friday, 4 p.m. at home against Manchester-Essex. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)
By DAN PAWLOWSKI
WAKEFIELD — Let’s disregard the fact that temperatures are expected to be in the mid-40s during most of…
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WAKEFIELD – After interviewing two executive search firms to assist the town in recruiting candidates to replace retiring Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio, the Town Council voted on Monday to retain the services of Community Paradigm Associates.
Both firms, Community Paradigm Associates and Municipal Resources Inc., also submitted detailed written proposals outlining…
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