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Celebrating Arbor Day

WOODVILLE SCHOOL 3rd Graders got a visit from Dennis Fazio, Mike Shannon and Carmen Sorrentino from the DPW Forestry Division who celebrated Arbor Day by handing out a total of 300 seedlings to the 3rd graders at the Woodville, Greenwood, Dolbeare, and Walton schools. The students will take the seedlings home and plant them in their…

 

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Front Page: May 1, 2023

 

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Council okays licenses

By MARK SARDELLA

 

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council has approved the 2023 license agreement that will allow the Wakefield Farmer’s Market to operate at Hall Park on North Avenue on Saturdays from June 17 to Oct. 28. The license approved last week is essentially the same as last year’s agreement.

A policy prohibiting wine vendors…

 

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Blossoms bloom

AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS at Saturday night’s Blossoms at the Beebe event was the announcement of raffle winners. Our photographer had a bird’s eye seat for all the excitement. (Frank Conte Photo)

 

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Council approves Voke budget

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week approved Wakefield’s share of the FY 2024 Northeast Metro Tech budget. Wakefield’s total assessment for the FY 2024 NEMT budget is $2,038,570, an increase of $21,502 (1.1 percent) over the current year. That figure is based on an enrollment of 101 Wakefield students.

The total…

 

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Making new friends

WHILE AT LAKE QUANNAPOWWITT, Paola Contini came across this not so shy duck and they quickly became friends.

 

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Front Page: April 28, 2023

 

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ZBA okays Voke project  

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – Northeast Metro Tech cleared another hurdle last night as they move closer to beginning construction on their planned $314 million new vocational high school off Hemlock Road.  

The Zoning Board of Appeals made the requested findings under the Dover Amendment that certain local zoning requirements do not apply to the…

 

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School book report

By MARK SARDELLA

Serious question: Are all educational gurus Marxists?  

Or is it just random luck that we keep finding them to guide curriculum development and teaching practice in Wakefield Public Schools? 

We’ll get to the latest example in a moment, but first a quick review. 

Last fall, I wrote about Jamilah Pitts, one of…

 

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It happens every spring

THE RED TULIPS at the Rockery are in full bloom in front of the Hiker. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Front Page: April 27, 2023

 

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Town Election results are in

THE POLLING PLACE at the Galvin Middle School gymnasium was nearly deserted at times during yesterday’s low-turnout Town Election. (Mark Sardella Photo)

Dombroski, Butt back as Town Councilors; Davis, Piskadlo chosen for SC

 

 

VIEW COMPLETE ELECTION RESULTS HERE
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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Yesterday voters decided that incumbents should go back…

 

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