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COVID vax clinic for youths on Saturday

November 15, 2021

WAKEFIELD — The Board of Health will be holding a joint COVID vaccination clinic for Melrose and Wakefield students ages 5 to 11 on Saturday, November 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic will be at the Galvin Middle School in the main lobby and Learning Commons by the main entrance.

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Front Page: November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021

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Wakefield honors veterans

November 12, 2021

TOWN COUNCILOR Julie Smith Galvin makes a presentation to Tom Lyons.(Mark Sardella photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Local residents turned out to pay tribute to veterans at ceremonies held yesterday in Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the Galvin Middle School.

U.S. Army veteran and Veterans Advisory Board member Paul Cancelliere served as master of ceremonies for…

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Front Page: November 11, 2021

November 11, 2021

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Front Page: November 10, 2021

November 10, 2021

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Tax bills going up

November 10, 2021

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The local property tax rate went down this year, but because of a rise in property values, tax bills will be going up. The owner of an average single-family home in Wakefield valued at $633,300 will be paying $7,802 in taxes this year. That’s an increase of $308 (4.1percent) over last year.

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PHOTO: Serenity on the Lake

November 10, 2021

MIRROR IMAGE OF the Quannapowitt Yacht Club and its seasonal surroundings. (Robert Pushkar Photo)

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Police looking for missing teen

November 10, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Police are looking for a 15-year-old local girl who did not return home last night. Her father notified police at about 10:45 p.m.

Lilyana Halliday was last seen earlier in the evening in the area of Walgreens on Main Street. A friend she was with told police that she didn’t know where Lilyana went from Walgreens…

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TM OK’s new Northeast Metro Tech

November 9, 2021

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Under Article 4 at Saturday’s Regular Town Meeting, the voters of Wakefield gave their approval for the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School Committee to borrow $317,422,620 for the purpose of designing and constructing a new Northeast Metro Tech on Hemlock Road.

Northeast Metro Tech has been accepted into the Massachusetts…

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WAAV Racing to End Domestic Violence 5k raised over $5,000

November 9, 2021

OFFICER MATT SURETTE was this year’s top finisher. (Photo by Andrew McRae)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Alliance Against Violence (WAAV) was able to raise over $5,000 during this year’s Racing to End Domestic Violence 5k held on October 16 during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “We were thrilled with the turnout considering we had a…