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What a sight

BEAUTIFUL COTTON CANDY sunrise this morning over Moulton Park. (Kim Giddinge Photo)

 

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A simple plan

By MARK SARDELLA

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, the old saying goes. 

And willful ignorance of the law combined with arrogance is inexcusable. Exhibit A: the recent ruling by the Attorney General’s office that the Wakefield Planning Board violated the Open Meeting Law. 

The Planners convinced themselves that the superiority of their MBTA…

 

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Home sales prices keep rising

WAKEFIELD — The median sales price of a single-family home here keeps on rising.

According to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction date, 19 single-family homes sold in Wakefield during the month of July at a median price of $871,000. That is $68,500 more than the…

 

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Sign of activity

A WORKER kneels under the sign for the new Wakefield Memorial High School construction site. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Front Page: August 20, 2024

 

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Fire Chief Michael Sullivan honored

Fire Chief Michael Sullivan

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — In recognition of the anniversary of his appointment to the Wakefield Fire Department in August of 1984, the Town Council last week honored Fire Chief Michael Sullivan for his 40 years of service to the department.

Robert Vincent, the Town Council’s liaison to the Fire Department…

 

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Off to Fort Sill

MARK LETCHFORD shipped out yesterday to Fort Sill, Oklahoma to begin Basic Combat Training with the U.S. Army. After BCT he will train as a Cannon Crewmember in Artillery and will be stationed to Europe (around the end of the year). Mark graduated from Wakefield Memorial High this summer, played linebacker for the undefeated 13-0

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Front Page published August 19, 2024

 

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Birds’ eye view

DPW STAFF took these incredible drone photos of the old Hart’s Hill water tank demo and the new water tank midway through construction. The old, bolted-steel tank was installed in 1927. At 47 feet wide and 49 feet tall, the old tank had a storage capacity of 640,000 gallons. The new tank is made of…

 

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Deadline looms for ZBA on Nahant St. 40B

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — As the Zoning Board of Appeals approaches the Sept. 11 decision deadline for a proposed 100-unit 40B affordable housing project on Nahant Street, board members and neighbors continue to voice concern over the impact that the large project would have on the neighborhood.

At a continued hearing on last Wednesday…

 

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Front Page: August 16, 2024

 

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ARPA funds earmarked for Galvin solar panels

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The town will use $150,000 in ARPA funds toward the installation of solar panels on the roof of the Galvin Middle School after a vote of the Town Council this week. 

The funds had originally been allocated for the creation of a walking path along the western edge of Lake…

 

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