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Front Page: August 27, 2025

 

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LOGO WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Local students back in school Tuesday

WAKEFIELD — Public school students here head back to class Tuesday for the start of the 2025-26 academic year. The following message is from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Douglas Lyons and Assistant Superintendent of Schools Kara Mauro.

Good Afternoon,

We are so excited to welcome all of our students back for the start of a…

 

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Wakefield Rotary welcomes Lynnfield Rotary

THE WINNING TEAM of both Wakefield and Lynnfield Rotarians got to sign the book plate for their book donation “Kindness is My Superpower.” The book was donated both to the Beebe Library and the Lynnfield Public Library on behalf of the winning team.

WAKEFIELD — Last week, the Wakefield Rotary Club hosted a fun co-meeting…

 

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Front Page: August 26, 2025

 

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Communitas Inc. hosts successful drive For Wakefield Food Pantry

FROM THE LEFT: Communitas Career Services staff Tim Foley, Vanessa Westlake, Leah Paglierani, Keith Shorey, Communitas participants Eric Frustaci, Chris Nardon, Tiffany Resnick, Chris Reagan, Mathew Bedrosian, and Wakefield Food Pantry Volunteer Coordinator Pina Masciarelli.

WAKEFIELD – Communitas Inc., located on Audubon Road, recently hosted a successful food drive in support of the Wakefield Food

 

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West Nile Virus August 2023

West Nile Virus risk is moderate here

West Nile Virus August 2023
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WAKEFIELD — The town announced yesterday that mosquitoes caught in local traps have tested positive for West Nile virus. Here’s the release:

Positive West Nile Virus (WNV) mosquito samples have been confirmed in Middlesex County…

 

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Front Page: August 25, 2025

 

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Automated Garbage Truck Republic

DPW delays caused by trash strike

Patience urged as trash dispute approaches two months

WAKEFIELD — Patience, as they say, is a virtue. During the on-going trash strike, the stretched-out DPW is urging us to use as much of it as we can.

Friday, the town sent out an update on the state of trash and recycling collection as contractor Republic…

 

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A pediatric oncology nurse remembers her first patient

COLLEEN NIXON with Michael

Note: September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

By MICHELLE VISCO

WAKEFIELD — Colleen Nixon, a Wakefield resident and retired pediatric oncology nurse from Boston Children’s Hospital, reflects back on one of her first patients from 1987, Michael, an 18-month-old with an aggressive form of leukemia, in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness…

 

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Front Page: August 22, 2025

 

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ZBA hears more on self-storage proposal

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — At a continued hearing last week, the Zoning Board of Appeals heard more details about a self-storage facility proposed at 50 Quannapowitt Parkway. The focus was on massing, architecture and how the building would fit in context with surrounding structures.

Attorney Brian McGrail represented the applicant, Pack Self-Storage of Wakefield…

 

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Looking up

THE HANGING PLANTS on poles are in full bloom on Albion Street. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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