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Front Page: June 13, 2024

 

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Creativity abounds in Wakefield schools

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — School principals briefed the School Committee on their progress in meeting goals in their School Improvement Plans, at their meeting Tuesday, June 11. 

“There’s a lot of creativity happening across a lot of classrooms,” Galvin Middle School principal Megan Webb said, primarily in reference to her own school, but applicable to the others as…

 

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Throwback Thursday 6/13/24

The Item’s Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday 6/13/24
IN 1939, THIS BUILDING at 19-21 Albion Street was home to Tredinnick’s Greeting Cards & Office Supplies (left) and a barber shop on the right side. The building has not changed much and is now home to Boardwalk Real Estate. Note the diner on the far left of the photo (now a parking lot).

 

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Front Page: June 12, 2024

 

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Bike Lane Lake Q

Town Council debates North Ave. bike lane flex poles

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The coming bike lane on North Avenue will be separated from the automobile travel lane by “flex poles,” but the topic of bike lanes continues to evoke strong opinions for and against.

Monday’s Town Council agenda called for a discussion of the flex poles, with a vote anticipated at the…

 

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Monument men

Monument men

Monument men
THE SOLDIERS & SAILORS MONUMENT on Veterans Memorial Common was power washed by a crew yesterday as part of the restoration of the Civil War memorial. The figures that stood on the lower level of the monument are currently being cleaned and restored at the Watertown studios of Daedalus, Inc. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Front Page: June 11, 2024

 

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Comverse Site Stock Photograph of Demolition 2023 FC

Town Council accepts CC&F contributions

Comverse Site Stock Photograph of Demolition 2023 FC
Demolition of the Comverse site began in 2023. On July 13, 2022, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve CC&F’s plans to construct 440 units of housing in three buildings at 200-400 Quannapowitt Parkway. Attached to that ZBA decision was a long list of conditions, including the required financial contributions accepted by the Town

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Pride Month 2024

A joyous celebration kicks off Pride Month

Pride Month 2024
COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED at the Americal Civic Center for the Human Rights commemoration of Pride Month.

WAKEFIELD — On Monday, June 3, the community gathered for the Wakefield Human Rights Commission’s commemoration of Pride Month at the Americal Civic Center. It was a moving, positive and hopeful event.

Jess Sutich, current HRC Chair, provided the welcome…

 

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FRONT PAGE: June 10, 2024

 

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Remembering fallen firefighters

Firefighters 2024
MEMBERS OF THE Wakefield Fire Department march into Lakeside Cemetery for Sunday’s Firefighters Memorial Services. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – Attendees dodged the raindrops to join members of the Wakefield Fire Department at yesterday morning’s Firefighters Memorial Sunday services at Lakeside Cemetery. On hand for the well-attended event were residents and local…

 

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Festival by the Lake 2024

Residents, out-of-towners flock to WCNA’s Festival by the Lake

Festival by the Lake 2024
THE AROMA of hamburgers and hot dogs wafted through the breeze, whetting the appetites of festival-goers on the Lower Common on Saturday, June 8. The annual event, sponsored by the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association, drew hundreds of people to shop for crafts, listen to music and enjoy being outdoors on a beautiful summery day. (Gail

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