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Front Page: December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021

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Families greet Santa’s arrival

December 13, 2021

LOCAL CHILDREN gather around Santa Claus after his arrival at his headquarters on the Common. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The steady raid on Saturday might have kept some people home, but the wet weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of the families who did come out to welcome Santa…

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Remains identified as those of missing Wakefield man

December 13, 2021

WAKEFIELD — The human skeletal remains discovered last week in a wooded area near Wakefield High School have been confirmed as those of a Wakefield man who was first reported missing more than a year and a half ago. News reports over the weekend stated that the remains had been positively identified at those of…

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Front Page: December 12-10-2021

December 10, 2021

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New Northeast heading to polls

December 10, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Funding a proposed state-of-the-art $317 million-plus vocational school on Hemlock Road will be the subject of a district-wide special election on Tuesday, January 25.

Last night, the Northeast Metro Tech District School Committee approved the date. The fate of a new vocational school will be determined on January 25 in each of the 12 communities that…

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Special Election on for Town Council vacancy

December 9, 2021

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — There will be a Special Election to fill the Town Council vacancy that resulted from the Oct. 4 death of Town Councilor Peter May.

Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio said this morning that the Town Council plans to hold a special meeting next Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 12 noon via…

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Front Page: December 9, 2021

December 9, 2021

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Next year’s town budget previewed

December 8, 2021

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — With next fiscal year’s budget process about to get underway, the Town Council got a preview of the FY 2023 budget at their meeting this week.

“It’s nice to know where we are before we start,” Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio said before launching into a PowerPoint presentation.

He began…

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PHOTO: Hartshorne House open house

December 8, 2021

DR. CAROLINE LIEBER, VIOLINIST AND OWNER OF WAKEFIELD MUSIC, played festive music along with her string musicians at the Colonel James Hartshorne House Christmas Tea and Open House on Sunday, Dec. 5. The quartet played “Jingle Bells,” “Silent Night,” “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and many other holiday favorites. (Gail Lowe Photo)

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Sweetser lectures moved to fall

December 8, 2021

WAKEFIELD — The Sweetser Lecture Series Advisory Committee announces a timeframe change for its 2022-2023 season.

Due to the uncertainty of the impact of this winter’s flu season, COVID-19, the Delta variant and the impending Omicron variant, the advisory committee voted unanimously in November to move what would normally be a spring 2022 series to…