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Front Page: October 12, 2023

 

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ACW’s ‘Creatures & Critters’ exhibit continues Friday

WAKEFIELD — The Arts Collaborative of Wakefield (ACW) presents “Creatures & Critters Art Exhibit and Sale” at the Cultural Exchange, open this week on Friday night from 5:30-8:30 pm. Gallery hosts Kathy Frey, Kathryn Price, Carol Schena, and Marcy Sumner will be on hand to welcome visitors to the show. 

The show features a…

 

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Plans for Salem Street site tweaked

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – At the request of the Zoning Board of Appeals, the residential building proposed for the present site of Willow Tree on Salem Street has been reduced in height by about three feet. In addition, the applicant agreed to various changes to a proposed retaining wall and the grade of the…

 

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Standing guard

THE HIKER keeps a watchful eye over the downtown from his perch on the Rockery. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Front Page: October 11, 2023

 

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Survey: Local kids’ risky acts on decline

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – Examples of risky behavior by middle and high school students are abating, according to the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey presented to the School Committee at their meeting last night. 

“There are some concerning data points, but a lot is trending in the right direction,” Director of Wellness and…

 

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Front Page: October 10, 2023

 

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Best-selling author Ilyon Woo in Sweetser Lecture next week

WAKEFIELD — On Wednesday, Oct. 18, Ilyon Woo, PhD, will deliver the second 2023 Sweetser Lecture “Master Slave Husband Wife:  An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom.”

Her book of the same name is a New York Times best-seller.

The lecture begins at 7 p.m., in The Savings Bank Theater at Wakefield Memorial High School, 60…

 

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WEF thanks the Greenwood School PTO

GREENWOOD SCHOOL third graders Eric Houghton and Ollie Lueger pose with WEF leaders Cary Mazzone, Melissa Holmes and Elizabeth Russell as they present them with a donation from the Greenwood School PTO.

The Wakefield Educational Foundation thanks the Greenwood School PTO for their generous donation of $1,564 from proceeds of their annual Gator Gallop Fun…

 

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Vets Field restroom plans laid out

PLANS FOR the reconstruction of the Veterans Field parking lot were shown at last week’s public hearing.

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – Concerns over the proposed new public restrooms at Veterans Field appear to have stalled, as only about a dozen residents attended last Thursday’s public hearing at the Galvin Middle School auditorium. 

Anticipating more…

 

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Front Page: October 6, 2023

 

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Town Day canceled

WAKEFIELD — The following comes from organizers of Town Day, which was scheduled for tomorrow but had to be canceled.

“After almost six months of planning, this isn’t the message we hoped to send. Unfortunately, we’ve made the very difficult decision to cancel Town Day, which is scheduled for this Saturday, October 7. Though the…

 

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