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Director of Griffin Museum to speak to retirees Wednesday

WAKEFIELD — The next meeting of the Retired Men and Women’s Club of Wakefield will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m., but people gather as early as 8 a.m. for socializing.

The scheduled speaker this week is Crista Dix, executive director of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester. Crista has spent…

 

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Lewis, colleagues pass BRIGHT Act

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass the BRIGHT Act, a $3.28 billion bond bill that invests in upgrades to public higher education campuses across Massachusetts and strengthens the learning experiences of students at community colleges, state universities, and UMass campuses.

An Act to build resilient infrastructure…

 

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Front Page: March 9, 2026

 

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A look at gas prices

(File photograph 2020)

BOSTON — Average gasoline prices in Boston have risen 38.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.29/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,058 stations in Boston.

Prices in Boston are 37.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 34.0 cents per gallon higher than a year…

 

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Wakefield Town Hall 2023 November

Five hopefuls seek Town Council seats

WAKEFIELD — And just like that, there’s a big field of candidates hoping to sit on the Town Council.

Friday at 5 p.m. was the deadline to take out nomination papers for positions to be decided at the April 28 Town Election. Up until then, only Oak Street’s James T. Cerone expressed interest in running…

 

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Youths causing problems at McD

 

WAKEFIELD — Youths causing problems at McDonald’s on Main Street and a collision between a car and a FedEx truck in Greenwood were among the calls public safety personnel handled over the weekend.

On Sunday morning around 11:50, first responders went to the intersection of Green Street, Oak Avenue and Gates Lane after a…

 

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Looking Backward

TAKING ON a new look with two new members, the Board of Selectmen got right to work. Seated, the newly-elected Chairman Tom Mullen; standing, L-R, new Selectman William Cass, new Selectman Charles Curley, veteran Selectman Paul Wheeler, and Selectman James Scott, the new board secretary.

MARCH 5, 1986

Forty years ago, March 5th was a…

 

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Could spring be on its way?

MIGHTY MAPLE on Lake Street. (Rob MacDonald Photo)

 

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People love to hate changing clocks twice a year, but can’t agree how to fix it

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Associated Press

Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-morning dog walks into darkness and inspires millions of complaints.

Even though polls show most people dislike the system that has…

 

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Front Page: March 6, 2026

 

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Wong advocates for utility rate relief

STATE REP. DONALD WONG

BOSTON – State Representative Donald H. Wong, R-Saugus, recently joined with his Republican colleagues to support a package of reform measures promoting utility rate relief and affordability for Massachusetts residents.

During the February 26 debate on House Bill 5151, An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness, members…

 

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Make way

A WORKER uses a backhoe to clear paths in Forest Glade Cemetery. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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