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Front Page: January 23, 2023

January 23, 2023

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Final forum on high school before Special Town Meeting

January 23, 2023

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Stephen P. Maio, School Director of Facilities Tim O’Brien and School Superintendent Doug Lyons. (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – For the last time before the Jan. 28 Special Town Meeting, school and town officials sponsored a tour of the High School on Saturday. An early morning and late morning…

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Firefighters battle Tesla highway blaze

January 20, 2023

LITHIUM-ION batteries became compromised and led to an intense blaze in a Tesla electric vehicle on Route 128 last night. Wakefield firefighters and a host of others needed thousands of gallons of water to douse the flames. (Photos courtesy of the Wakefield Fire Department)

WAKEFIELD — Firefighters from Wakefield and the surrounding area threw…

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A very Special Town Meeting

January 19, 2023

By MARK SARDELLA

In just over a week, Phase 1 of the campaign for a new high school will be complete. On Saturday, Jan. 28, the Special Town Meeting will be called to order and hundreds of people will pack the high school field house to hear school administrators and other town officials drone on…

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Pamela Wood Patio dedication

January 19, 2023

VISBLE FROM THE Main Street side, the Pam Wood Patio has been created on the grounds of Greenwood School to honor the late Pamela “Miss Pam” Woods, a long time, much-respected speech therapist at the school. The patio was recently dedicated in a simple ceremony with school Principal Tiffany Back, school faculty, parents, students, and…

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January 19, 2023

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Project updates heard

January 18, 2023

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Zoning Board of Appeals heard updates on several proposed projects last week, including the planned 40B affordable housing project at 596 North Ave.

The 38-unit residential dwelling would be located at 596 North Ave., just north of the Knights of Columbus building.

At its November meeting, the board and…

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Common cold

January 18, 2023

THE BANDSTAND stands out in a field of snow on Monday. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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Front Page: January 18, 2023

January 18, 2023

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Wakefield celebrates the work of Kings

January 17, 2023

AMONG THOSE TAKING part in yesterday’s Martin Luther King Day celebration were members of the Woodville School Dance Group. (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – For the first time since 2020, festivities celebrating Martin Luther King Day were held in the Galvin Middle School auditorium Monday, January 16.

“How great it is to…