WAKEFIELD — On Wednesday, May 14, the community is invited to an Open House at the McCarthy Senior Center as staff unveil the newly renovated second and third floors to the public.
All are welcome to gather from 12 to 2 p.m. for tours and a performance by the Council on Aging’s POMtastics dance…
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WAKEFIELD — Town Meeting resumes tonight at 7 p.m. in the Galvin Middle School auditorium with five articles remaining on the warrant. Monday’s opening session completed work on articles 1-14 before adjourning at about 10:30 p.m.
After approving the FY2026 town budget under Article 1, Monday’s Town Meeting session considered the…
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THIS PHOTO shows the Wakefield Municipal Light Plant on North Avenue in 1940. The cylindrical steel frame structure behind the building supported the telescopic gas holder (tank) that stored natural gas. Telescopic holders, typically used in gas distribution systems, emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They consist of multiple cylindrical sections that…
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THERE WAS A nice turnout for this year’s 12th Annual Gator Gallop 5K Fun Run/Walk on Sunday, May 4 at Lake Quannapowitt. The Gator Gallop benefits the Greenwood School PTO and Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF). This 5K was a chip timed race around the lake. Those who registered received a free shirt.
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WAKEFIELD — A request for $2.6 million to fund the construction of a new fueling facility on Nahant Street for all town-owned vehicles to replace the aging and outdated fuel island at the DPW yard on North Avenue was defeated at Monday’s Town Meeting session by a wide margin.
Article 11 called…
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WAKEFIELD — The Col. James Hartshorne House Association invites you to join! The house, whose oldest section dates to around 1681, is the oldest public building in the Town of Wakefield.
Owned by the town since 1929, the National Register-listed property has been managed since the 1930s by the nonprofit Col. Hartshorne House Association, which…
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LAST NIGHT’S opening season of the 2025 Annual Town Meeting was sparsely attended. (WCAT Screenshot)
By MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD – With few in attendance and little discussion from the floor, Annual Town Meeting last night approved the $134,466,443 town operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins on July 1.
Before getting down to business,…
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WEF CO-PRESIDENTS Cary Mazzone and Melissa Holmes; Assistant Superintendent Kara Mauro; and Superintendent Doug Lyons pose for a photo after surprising Mauro with the distinctive Leadership Award.
WAKEFIELD –– The Wakefield Educational Foundation WEF hosted its 29th annual Celebration of Learning ceremony before the district’s April vacation week. The uplifting event celebrates individuals and groups…
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THIS PHOTO shows the Wakefield Municipal Light Plant on North Avenue in 1940. The cylindrical steel frame structure behind the building supported the telescopic gas holder (tank) that stored natural gas. Telescopic holders, typically used in gas distribution systems, emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They consist of multiple cylindrical sections that
