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Body found in Lake Q

POLICE CORDONED OFF an area behind Veterans Field and the Hartshorne House Sunday morning while they recovered the body of a man that was in Lake Quannapowitt. Police have said that there were no early signs of foul play but the matter remains under investigation.  (Mark Sardella Photo)
POLICE CORDONED OFF an area behind Veterans Field and the Hartshorne House Sunday morning while they recovered the body of a man that was in Lake Quannapowitt. Police have said that there were no early signs of foul play but the matter remains under investigation. (Mark Sardella Photo)

Published in the July 17, 2017 edition…

 

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Advocate group for suburbs calls it quits

Published in the July 14, 2017 edition.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — An organization committed to fighting for suburban issues came to an end last week.

The Suburban Coalition made the difficult decision to dissolve at the group’s annual meeting at the Lynnfield Public Schools’ Central Administrative Offices July 10. The coalition was a statewide organization comprised…

 

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Funky town

DURING A RECENT Plaza Jazz performance at the Beebe Library, Brandon Shah and Cristobal Cruz played funk, disco, rhythm and blues, and more. The series, in collaboration with the Berklee School of Music, continues tonight. (Miriam Morales Photo) 
DURING A RECENT Plaza Jazz performance at the Beebe Library, Brandon Shah and Cristobal Cruz played funk, disco, rhythm and blues, and more. The series, in collaboration with the Berklee School of Music, continues tonight. (Miriam Morales Photo)

Published in the July 13, 2017 edition.

 

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School Department technology lease approved

Published in the July 13, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The School Committee last night authorized School Business Administrator Michael Pfifferling to enter into a three-year, tax exempt municipal lease for computer equipment at a budgeted cost of $86,000.

“The purpose of this budget line increase was to initiate the third phase of…

 

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Auto adjustment

Published in the July 13, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

MARK SARDELLA
MARK SARDELLA

Last May, I bought a new car. I try to update my ride every 14 or 15 years, whether I need to or not. In this case, I didn’t have a choice.

I had brought my trusty 2003 Mazda Protégé in for an…

 

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Board to discuss Tarrant Lane purchase

Published in the July 12, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Board of Selectmen may take a closer look at the possibility of purchasing the federally-owned land on Tarrant Lane that is the site of 12 vacant single-family homes built in 1954 once used as housing by the Coast Guard. Prior to that…

 

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PHOTO: The gang’s all here

THESE DUCKS COOL off in the soothing waters of Lake Quannapowitt. (Donna Larsson Photo)
THESE DUCKS COOL off in the soothing waters of Lake Quannapowitt. (Donna Larsson Photo)

Published in the July 12, 2017 edition

 

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Walk this way

GORGEOUS WEATHER has drawn Lake walkers in large numbers, like these strolling past the Lower Common.  (Mark Sardella Photo)
GORGEOUS WEATHER has drawn Lake walkers in large numbers, like these strolling past the Lower Common. (Mark Sardella Photo)

Published in the July 11, 2017 edition.

 

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The Public Kitchen coming downtown

Published in the July 11, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – This fall, a new restaurant will occupy the space of the recently departed Caryn’s Sports bar at 395 Main St. After wrapping up permitting and doing some extensive renovations, “The Public Kitchen” is expected to open as soon as October as an “upscale gastro pub…

 

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Northeast awarded $100K Cummings grant

Published in the July 10, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — School Committee Chairman Deborah Davis, of Woburn, announced recentlyt that Northeast Metro Tech received a $100,000 Cummings

PRINCIPAL Carla Scuzzarella (left) and Tracey O’Brien, administrator for Student Services at Northeast, at the awards reception on June 8 at the Cummings Park in Woburn.
PRINCIPAL Carla Scuzzarella (left) and Tracey O’Brien, administrator for Student Services at Northeast, at the awards reception on June 8 at the Cummings Park in Woburn.

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On the go

Published in the July 10, 2017 edition.

The Daily Item is pleased to announce that we will publish not only your travel photos this summer, we will write your story, too. Our new summer series titled “On the Go” will kick off on the first day of summer — Wednesday, June 21 — and continue…

 

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Quick completion eyed for Walton rehab

Published in the July 7, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – An aggressive schedule of design development and construction would have a newly renovated Walton School finished by August of 2018 – in time for the start of the 2018-2019 school year.

That’s the timeline that the Permanent Building Committee is working from as…

 

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