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Front Page: January 23, 2025

January 23, 2025

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Throwback Thursday: Snow from 1948

January 23, 2025

FOR TODAY’S throwback photo, we return once again to 1948, one of the snowiest winters on record in the Boston area. Nearly 90 inches of the white stuff fell that winter. When this photo was taken in January, plowed snow piles reached over halfway up the Main Street/Salem Street signpost. The mostly-covered “Not over 30,”

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School Committee weighing “Open campus” for high school

January 23, 2025

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – School Committee members had a positive reaction to a plan for limited open campus for High School seniors, presented by juniors Michael Barry and Anthony LaVita at their meeting Monday, Jan. 13.

“I like the idea,” chairman Stephen Ingalls said of a plan to allow seniors to be off campus if…

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No playing around

January 22, 2025

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Front Page: January 22, 2025

January 22, 2025

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Town opts for vinyl replacement windows at Senior Center

January 22, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The town has decided to go with vinyl replacement windows on the Senior Center over the objections of the Historical Commission, which advocated for something closer to the original wooden window frames used on the former elementary school building.

Named after a local Civil War hero, the H.M. Warren School…

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Front Page: January 21, 2025

January 21, 2025

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Town weathers storm to honor Kings’ legacy

January 21, 2025

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — The Sunday night/Monday morning storm wasn’t nearly as bad as predicted, which allowed the streets and Galvin Middle School parking lot to be plowed and the annual…

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Old time hockey

January 21, 2025

GETTING OUTSIDE to practice skills on Lake Quannapowitt is one way to enjoy winter. (Frank Conte Photo)

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Front Page: January 20, 2025

January 20, 2025

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MLK’s words inspire WMHS graphic design projects

January 20, 2025

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Memorial High School Graphic Design students used the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. to inspire their latest project.

Each student chose a quote spoken by the activist to be the focus of a digital collage. They learned about text placement, font pairs, color schemes, digital editing, and more. The…

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Front Page: January 17, 2025

January 17, 2025

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