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Front Page: March 6, 2023

March 6, 2023

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WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week voted to authorize Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio to sign a settlement agreement in the latest phase of the class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical manufacturers and sellers of opioid painkillers.

New national settlements have been reached with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.

The town…

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Front Page: March 3, 2023

March 3, 2023

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Looking around for spring

March 3, 2023

PAOLA CONTINI CAPTURED this shot of The Soldiers and Sailors Monument this morning.

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Front Page: March 2, 2023

March 3, 2023

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The gang’s all here

March 2, 2023

THESE TURKEYS move around quite a bit in the area of Second Street. The flock was photographed in the neighborhood wetlands area. (Frank Conte Photo)

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Schools of thought

March 2, 2023

By MARK SARDELLA

Watching two school building projects unfold virtually side by side in time and space has provided a unique window into what happens when environmental and educational activism collide at the local level.

On one side of Hemlock Road, we have the planned new Northeast Metro Tech. The current NEMT regional vocational high…

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School Committee updated on arts program

March 2, 2023

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – Despite the pandemic, the School Department Visual and Performing Arts staff rewrote its own curriculum in the past two years.

“The teachers wrote the curriculum,” Visual and Performing Arts Director Tom Bankert told the School Committee at their meeting Tuesday, Feb. 28. “The pros of this are great. It was…

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Front Page: March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023

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Council updated on ARPA spending

March 1, 2023

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council has requested quarterly reports on the town’s expenditure of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio provided the latest update at the council’s meeting on Monday.

The town received a total of $8,083,935 of the federal COVID relief funds, of which $5,429,743…

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Against the wind

March 1, 2023

A WOMAN WALKS along Main Street as a cold wind from the Lake blows whitecaps toward the Common. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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Fire, Health budgets OK’d

February 28, 2023

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council reviewed and approved seven more FY 2024 departmental budgets last night as the municipal budget season continues. Town Accountant Kevin Gill joined the board at the WCAT studio and provided the numbers for each budget with department heads on hand to fill in details and answer questions.