WAKEFIELD — The public is invited to attend the town of Wakefield’s Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 26, 2025, at 1 p.m. This outdoor ceremony is on the Veterans Memorial (Upper) Common in front of the World War II Memorial.
The theme for this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony is…
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TROOP 701 WAKEFIELD begins their march in the parade.
WAKEFIELD – On April 19, 2025, three scouts and two scouters (adult leaders) from Troop 701 Wakefield marched in the 250th Anniversary Concord Parade commemorating the start of the American Revolutionary War at the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
Organized by the Concord Scout House…
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WAKEFIELD – Annual Town Meeting wrapped up business Thursday night as voters in attendance took two hours to handle the five articles left over from Monday’s opening session.
Article 19, the final article on the warrant, prompted the evening’s most contentious discussion over its aims to force Wakefield to boycott Israel and…
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WMHS STUDENTS WERE honored with WEF Excellence in Education awards on April 16. Pictured from left: WEF Co-Presidents Cary Mazzone and Melissa Holmes; WMHS Principal Amy McLeod; students Jhalak Patel, Anthony LaVita, Michael Vito Barry, Alice Getty, Janiesa Andrade, Samuel Alexander Sun-Ting Carpenter and Liam Mertens; with Superintendent Doug Lyons.
WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Memorial High…
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WAKEFIELD — A special election will be held June 24 to fill a vacant seat on the Town Council. Candidates must submit nomination papers by May 20.
So far, Emerson Street’s Samuel Hockenbury and Gerard Lehman of Fox Road have expressed an interest in the position, having taken out nomination papers April 29 and April…
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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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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