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Schools’ Elementary Reading Team earns WEF Impact Award

PICTURED AT THE Celebration of Learning are, from left to right: WEF Co-Presidents Cary Mazzone and Melissa Holmes, Assistant Superintendent Kara Mauro, WPS Reading Team: Valerie Drinan, Michele Labrecque, Kathleen T. Holland, Mary Penta, Julie Ward, Karen Purba, Patricia Roop, Maria Morgan, Suzanne Geraghty, and Superintendent Doug Lyons. Not pictured: Maureen Maher and Alyson Smith.

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Council agrees on TA screening committee

MEHREEN BUTT will chair the Town Council for the next year with Jonathan Chines serving as vice chairman. Both received the unanimous support of their colleagues. (WCAT Screenshot)

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council, with newly elected members Stacey Constas and John Crisley on board, voted last night on the composition of the…

 

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Front Page: April 28, 2025

 

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Running The Curl

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, this boy was in a hurry as he exited the funhouse at the Wakefield Independence Day Committee’s carnival that raises money for the July Fourth parade. (John Leone Photo)

 

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Curran, Ricker promoted in the Fire Department

THIS PHOTO courtesy of the Wakefield Fire Department was taken at the promotional ceremony held at the Public Safety Building on April 23, 2025 at 10 a.m. Town Clerk Betsy Sheeran presided over the ceremony. From the left are Deputy Chief Thomas Purcell, Captain Sean Curran and Lieutenant Russell Ricker.

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Fire Chief…

 

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Front Page: April 25, 2025

 

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‘Patsy’ Zagaria is 2025 July Fourth parade grand marshal

PICTURED AT this week’s parade fundraising carnival at the Galvin Middle School are (from left) Maureen Buckley, the WIDC logistics chair; grand marshal Patsy Zagaria and Jack Warchol, the WIDC carnival chair.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Independence Day Committee (WIDC) officially announces the July 4th parade’s grand marshal: Pasquale “Patsy” Zagaria. 

Patsy Zagaria has lived in…

 

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Captain David Shinney retires from the Wakefield Fire Department

FIRE CAPT. DAVID SHINNEY

WAKEFIELD — Chief Michael Sullivan announced today that Wakefield Fire Captain David Shinney retired from the Wakefield Fire Department on April 24, 2025 after serving the fire department for 30 years.  

Shinney, a well-respected and knowledgeable fire officer, was appointed to the Wakefield Fire Department as a Permanent Firefighter on…

 

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Restaurant pulled from Foundry St. mixed-use plan

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The 58-unit condominium complex currently under construction at 62 Foundry St. was originally permitted as a mixed-use development with restaurant use on the ground floor. 

But the attorney for the project told the Zoning Board of Appeals this week that after trying for more than a year to market…

 

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Town Election: Unofficial Results

 

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Throwback Thursday: The 1949 Wakefield Baseball Team

THE 1949 Wakefield High School baseball team also included boys from the 1950, 1951 and 1952 graduating classes. Some of the names will be familiar to longtime Wakefield residents. In the front row, from the left are Bill Miller, shortstop Richard Cardillo, Phil Perrone, catcher Joe Rich, third baseman Dave Hallahan, second baseman Jerry Glynn,…

 

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Front Page: April 23, 2025

 

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