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The WHS Marching Band breaks donation records for 2025 WFP Food Drive

October 7, 2025

WAKEFIELD — The award winning WHS Marching Band and the Music Boosters did an incredible job in their annual food drive to benefit the Wakefield Food Pantry (WFP).

“The excitement and amazing results are testimony to these wonderful organizations,” commends Maureen Miller, Executive Director of the WFP. “Students, parents and many Music Booster volunteers pour…

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Council OKs fall TM articles

October 7, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council last night approved several articles for the Nov. 8 Regular Town Meeting warrant.

The articles expected to draw the most interest at Town Meeting are those initiated by the Bylaw Review Committee. Daniel Lieber, chairman of the Bylaw Review Committee, was at last night’s Town Council meeting to discuss those articles.

Lieber reminded the board…

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Front Page: October 6, 2025

October 6, 2025

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Denise Casey takes reins at Town Hall

October 6, 2025

WAKEFIELD — On Monday, October 6, 2025, Wakefield welcomed a new Town Administrator. Denise Y. Casey was officially sworn in by Town Clerk Betsy Sheeran at a ceremony in Town Hall. She…

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Front Page: October 3, 2025

October 3, 2025

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Stories from Old Burying Ground: Remembering young Joshua Gould

October 3, 2025

JOSHUA GOULD drowned in the Great Pond, now known as Lake Quannapowitt.

By NANCY BERTRAND

Wakefield’s Old Burying Ground is like an outdoor museum, filled with ‘artifacts’ reaching back to the town’s beginnings. Visitors can find the truest testament to those brave pioneers who first settled here, and their only monuments left standing.

In one…

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Proposed ADU draws neighborhood opposition

October 3, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A proposal to build an accessory dwelling unit at 148 Parker Rd. under the the new state and local ADU guidelines was met with pushback from neighbors and abutters at last week’s meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Marcos Arado owns the rebuilt colonial style home at the corner…

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Front Page: October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025

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Stories from the old burial ground: John Pearson, a tailor, helped found First Parish Church

October 2, 2025

THIS IS THE OLDEST grave marker in town.

By NANCY BERTRAND

In one way or another, the…

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Community spirit abounds at Town Day 2025

October 2, 2025

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Front Page: October 1, 2025

October 1, 2025

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Tonight: The holiest day of the Jewish year

October 1, 2025

WAKEFIELD — Beginning tonight, Jews around the world will mark Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Known as the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is a day of reflection, prayer, and renewal. It is observed through fasting and heartfelt prayer, beginning with the moving Kol Nidrei…

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