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Trash co. workers walk off job

July 1, 2025

WAKEFIELD — Members of Teamsters Local 25 who work for town trash contractor Republic Services went on strike this morning in Peabody.

A contract with Republic expired Monday at midnight.

Republic Services said, “It is disappointing the union called a work stoppage rather than continue negotiating in good faith. We planned for the possibility…

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The Singing Trooper returns to town on July 4

July 1, 2025

WAKEFIELD — The West Side Social Club 4th of July Committee announces Dan Clark – the Singing Trooper will perform at the Concert on the Common leading to the Fireworks finale on July 4th.

He will sing patriotic songs after the Buckley Brothers Band performs at the bandstand.

Dan began performing…

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Front Page: June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025

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Perfect Game Silver Division Champs

June 30, 2025

THE EXTRA INNINGS 13U club baseball team recently won the Perfect Game Silver Division Championship. The team finished the season with a 13-5 record and saved their best baseball of the season for the playoffs where they qualified for the finals and won the Championship game with a blowout score of 20-5. The team included seven Wakefield

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Trash and recycling updates

June 30, 2025

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Public Works Department has some important updates about our upcoming trash and recycling collection.

First, the Independence Day holiday will delay service as is typical on a holiday week. The collection for Friday, July 4 will shift to Saturday.

In addition, our hauler Republic Services is currently in contract negotiations with…

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Front Page: June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025

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Housing Production Plan OK’d

June 27, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield’s Housing Production Plan will be heading to the state for approval after the Town Council signed off on the document this week.

Planning Board member Theo Noell, who also served on the Housing Production Plan Advisory Committee, presented the completed plan to the Town Council at this week’s…

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Main Street manpower

June 27, 2025

A DPW CREW was busy repainting the crosswalks in Wakefield Square yesterday. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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Front Page: June 26, 2025

June 26, 2025

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SC hears WMHS cell policy changes

June 26, 2025

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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Throwback Thursday: The Parade in 1940

June 26, 2025

WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL cheerleaders marched in the 1940 July 4th Parade, followed by the WHS Marching Band. That year, the parade had to be postponed from Thursday, July 4 to Saturday, July 6 due to weather. “July 4, 1940 turned out to be the dullest, coldest and wettest in many years,” the Item reported at…

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Patsy Zagaria will lead the 2025 July 4th parade

June 25, 2025

Lifelong Wakefieldian is the town’s ‘Piano Man’ and so much more

WAKEFIELD — Pasquale “Patsy” Zagaria, Wakefield High Class of 1951, is the grand marshal of the 2025 Fourth of July parade.

The Wakefield Independence Day Committee, which organizes the parade, announced Patsy’s honor in April.