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A BOSTON TERRIER eyes traffic from its master’s vehicle. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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State Primaries are September 3

WAKEFIELD — The statewide primary will take place on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Wakefield residents can vote in the Galvin Middle School at 525 Main Street from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sample ballots are available on the Town’s website at www.wakefield.ma.us/vote.  

Early in-person voting will be held in the Office of the Town…

 

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Front Page: August 12, 2024

 

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Taking it indoors

WEATHER FORCED last week’s Plaza Jazz artists inside the Beebe Library. The show was fantastic anyway. Here are Sam Dechenne on trumpet, Kim Gray on bass, Ted Steve on banjo and Nat Seelen on clarinet. (Miriam Morales Photo)

 

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Delegation secures $145K for Wakefield

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong announce that they have secured $145,000 for various local priorities in Wakefield as part of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Massachusetts state budget.

The FY25 state budget, totaling $58 billion, received final passage by the House of Representatives and Senate on July 19…

 

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Orientation for new WMHS students is Thursday

WAKEFIELD — The following was sent to Wakefield Memorial High families by Principal Amy McLeod. Some editing was necessary because of internet links.

I hope this email finds you all doing well and enjoying your summer break. Things are progressing along well here at school as we plan and prepare for student arrival in September…

 

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Front Page: August 9, 2024

 

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For the birds

A CARDINAL grabs a seed from a sunflower. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Two eateries temporarily closed

BROTHERS WAS closed this morning to address some violations of health codes followed by local health inspectors.

WAKEFIELD — The management teams of two local eateries voluntarily closed yesterday to deal with sanitary issues, according to Health and Human Services Director Anthony Chui.

Brothers Deli-Restaurant on Main Street in the Square and the Blue Moon…

 

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Front Page: August 8, 2024

 

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Throwback Thursday 88204

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday 88204
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1929, speedboat races drew a huge crowd to Wakefield for the “Outboard Motor Regatta,” sponsored by the Wakefield Expansion Board (a precursor of the Chamber of Commerce). An estimated crowd of 20,000 packed the Common and lined the shores of Lake Quannapowitt for the 5-hour event in which 45 racers participated.

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Galvin ‘cellphones away’ initiative will continue

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — A program of having Galvin Middle School students put their cellphones in pouches instituted from November 2023 to this past June will continue in the upcoming school year. 

“Expectations will be the same,” Galvin Principal Megan Webb said at the School Committee meeting Tuesday, August 6. “Our goal is…

 

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