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Front Page: February 20, 2025

February 20, 2025

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Throwback Thursday: March 25, 1971

February 20, 2025

A general alarm fire on March 25, 1971 in the Theater Block building at the corner of Main and West Water streets marked the start of a 13-month period of suspicious fires in Wakefield. The fire caused extensive damage to upper floor offices. The auditorium of the Wakefield Cinema was spared fire damage although…

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Peter McManama running for Town Treasurer

February 20, 2025

WAKEFIELD — A race for Town Treasurer is developing in the 2025 municipal election this spring.

Yesterday, June Circle’s Peter McManama took out nomination papers for the three-year term, to be decided on April 22. McManama joins Andrew McCarthy in the race for Town Treasurer.

The last day to file nomination papers for any office…

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Front Page: February 19, 2025

February 19, 2025

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WMHS Winter Guard takes first place in regionals

February 19, 2025

WAKEFIELD’S SHOW this season has the team dressed in glittery black costumes swinging, tossing, and spinning flags with silks featuring images of the Earth, Saturn, and cosmic bursts along with gold hula hoops representing the rings of Saturn.

WAKEFIELD — This past Saturday the Wakefield Memorial High School Winter Guard grabbed a first-place finish at…

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ZBA happy with changes to Salem Street plan

February 19, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

THE BOARD OF APPEALS is happy with the direction of a planned new residential complex at 154 and 158 Salem St. (Mark Sardella Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals is happy with the direction of a proposed new residential complex at 154 and 158 Salem Street after reviewing the…

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Front Page: February 18, 2025

February 18, 2025

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Little Lake Q?

February 18, 2025

A LARGE frozen puddle on Veterans Memorial Common looks safe enough for ice skating. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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Housing market off to fast start in 2025

February 18, 2025

WAKEFIELD — The number of single-family homes sold in town last month was 112.5 percent higher than in January 2024, according to the latest update from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

The 17 single-families that sold in Wakefield in January went for a median price of $779,000…