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Ready for a new church to rise again

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH parishioners turned out for an important event yesterday marking the beginning of a new church at the downtown site of the old one, which was destroyed by fire in the fall of 2018. (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — Four and a half years after a five-alarm fire destroyed their…

 

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Front Page: March 20, 2023

 

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Town stands against gender-based violence

MEMBERS OF WMHS a cappella groups Voices of Steel and Mic Drop performed at Wednesday’s White Ribbon event on the Plaza at Beebe Library. (Mark Sardella Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Close to 100 attendees braved the cold to take the White Ribbon Pledge, as the Wakefield Alliance Against Violence (WAAV) held its first White Ribbon ceremony…

 

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Front Page: March 17, 2023

 

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Schools seeking 5.22 percent budget hike

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – The current Fiscal 2024 School Dept. budget is $50,090,191, an increase of $2,483,114 (5.22%) from the Fiscal 2023 budget of $47,607,077. School Superintendent Doug Lyons called “direct student services and settling contracts” his priorities in formulating the budget. “The need to hire and retain highly qualified staff to meet the…

 

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The price of apathy

By MARK SARDELLA

Last Saturday’s Special Election, which saw 18 percent of the voters give 100 percent of homeowners a hefty tax increase, brought back a hazy memory from about 40 years ago. 

As a member of the Board of Assessors in the 1980s, Paul Faler was a fierce advocate for residential taxpayers. As I…

 

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Flood zone

NEW SALEM STREET flooded from yesterday’s storm. As the sign says, “Watch for high water during heavy rains.” (Frank Conte Photo)

 

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Front Page: March 16, 2023

 

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The Blizzard of ’23

THIS WAS about as bad as yesterday’s storm got, although schools were dismissed early and some businesses and town departments closed out of an abundance of caution. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Public Works budget approved

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week approved next year’s proposed Department of Public Works budget, including a 3.5 percent increase over the current fiscal year. The FY 2024 budget numbers were presented by Town Accountant Kevin Gill, with DPW Director Joseph Conway and Business Manager Ann Waitt alongside to provide details…

 

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Front Page: March 15, 2023

 

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Two more chances to see ‘Lost Girl’

CAST OF “Lost Girl”

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Memorial High School Theater Arts has advanced to the next round of the 2023 Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s DramaFest competition with its production of “Lost Girl” by Kimberly Belflower. Additional performances have been announced.

Seven WMHS students won awards during the preliminary round: Hailey Allocco (Excellence in Acting…

 

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