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WWII sailor awarded Medal of Liberty

December 7, 2021

FROM THE LEFT ARE David Peach (nephew), John Peach (brother of Chester Peach), General Francis B. McGurn and Wakefield Veterans Services Officer David Mangan.

WAKEFIELD — On this day, the 80th anniversary of imperial Japan’s attack on the U.S. Navy’s regional fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, we remember what finally got a reluctant America into…

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CIT team fills a critical need

December 7, 2021

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — With rising stress levels due to the pandemic and with fentanyl fueling a spike in drug overdoses, Wakefield’s Crisis Intervention Team has stepped up to assist those in need of assistance.

The Town Council last night got an update on the mental health and drug abuse intervention services provided by…

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December 6, 2021

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No charges in WMHS incidents

December 6, 2021

WAKEFIELD — The male Wakefield Memorial High School student at the center of a recent investigation into the posting of inappropriate and explicit photos of female students will not face any criminal charges, according to a statement released Friday by Wakefield Police and the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office.

The statement reports that the Wakefield Police…

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Colonial Point fire displaces tenants

December 6, 2021

WAKEFIELD — A three-alarm fire in the high-rise apartment building at 95 Audubon Rd. yesterday drew fire departments from around the region to assist Wakefield crews and to help evacuate tenants. The occupants of at least six of the units were displaced by the fire and smoke and water damage.

There were no injuries to…

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Front Page: December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021

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Happy hour question not on ballot

December 2, 2021

By CHRIS LISINSKI

State House News Service

BOSTON — A Republican-backed proposal to implement voter identification requirements will not appear on the ballot in 2022 after the effort’s supporters and campaigns behind 11 other initiative petitions failed to gather enough signatures by a Wednesday deadline.

Collecting the required 80,239 voter signatures proved an insurmountable hurdle for…

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Logo logistics

December 2, 2021

By MARK SARDELLA

Apparently, the School Department doesn’t have enough on its plate at the moment, so last week administrators announced plans to push ahead with developing a new high school sports logo to replace the Native American image that was so heinous it took three quarters of a century to determine that it was…

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Front Page: December 2, 2021

December 2, 2021

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Santa Claus in town Saturday

December 1, 2021

WAKEFIELD – Santa and his elves are set to bring holiday cheer to kids of all ages during Santa’s Wakefield Tour sponsored by the Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce on Saturday afternoon, December 4.

The tour will feature Santa and his helpers as they travel through Wakefield beginning at 11 a.m.. at Wakefield Memorial High…