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Christmas tree collection

CURBSIDE collection of Christmas trees will take place this week and next week on your regular recycling pickup day. This is a “blue” recycling week, so if your recycling is collected on “blue” weeks, you can put your tree out on the curb this week on your trash/recycling day. Those whose recycling is collected on “red” weeks will have their Christmas trees collected the week of Jan. 11.

 

 

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Don’t fence me in

A man walks his two dogs in front of the newly installed snow fence on the Lower Common on New Year’s Eve. (Mark Sardella Photo)
A man walks his two dogs in front of the newly installed snow fence on the Lower Common on New Year’s Eve. (Mark Sardella Photo)

Published in the January 4, 2016 edition.

 

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Store clerk charged

Selling liquor to minors

Published in the January 4, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Police will summons the clerk of a local liquor store for selling alcoholic beverage to minors after an officer observed two underage males leaving Jeffrey’s Package Store on Main Street with a quantity of liquor at about 1:20 p.m. on New Year’s…

 

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2016 election season begins

Published in the January 4, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The 2016 municipal
election season began today, Jan. 4.

According to Town Clerk Rose Morgan, nomination papers for the April 26 town election are now available.

Following is a list of positions that will be on this year’s ballot.

BOARD OF SELECTMEN (3 three-year terms)

Incumbents: Tiziano Doto…

 

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Discovering the wonders of nature

TROOP 701 SCOUTMASTER Jeff Crump sent this photograph taken in the White Mountains while local scouts hiked to Zealand Falls Hut the weekend before Christmas. They encountered nature's beauty, including this awesome sunrise.
TROOP 701 SCOUTMASTER Jeff Crump sent this photograph taken in the White Mountains while local scouts hiked to Zealand Falls Hut the weekend before Christmas. They encountered nature’s beauty, including this awesome sunrise.

Published in the December 31, 2015 edition.

 

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A time of change

This concludes our review of the local news in 2015.

Published in the December 31, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The second half of 2015 brought more changes to the town – some good, some not so great. In some cases, it depended on your perspective.

With the warm weather of June came…

 

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Chamber members enjoy a Christmas Tree Festival

SEVERAL MEMBERS OF the Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce attended the 2nd annual multi-Chamber Christmas Tree Festival hosted by the MEG Foundation in Saugus. Enjoying the decorated trees are (from left to right) Chamber members Chris Callanan, North Shore Pool & Spa; Chamber Executive Director Marianne Cohen; State Representative Donald H. Wong; Chamber Director Ann Hadley, JC Marketing Associates, Inc.; and Chamber member Andy Giles, Boston InfoSystems, Inc. 
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF the Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce attended the 2nd annual multi-Chamber Christmas Tree Festival hosted by the MEG Foundation in Saugus. Enjoying the decorated trees are (from left to right) Chamber members Chris Callanan, North Shore Pool & Spa; Chamber Executive Director Marianne Cohen; State Representative Donald H. Wong; Chamber Director Ann Hadley,

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A look at local news in 2015

This is the first of a two part look back on the year that ends tomorrow night.

Published in the December 30, 2015 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — No sooner did Father Time strike the gong announcing the arrival of 2015 than the air turned cold and the skies gray and cloudy. It was…

 

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Lake group narrows solutions to cleaner water

Published in the December 30, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Lake Quannapowitt Water Quality Committee this week narrowed down the list of solutions to Lake Quannapowitt’s cyanobacteria problem to 26 possible options. The committee plans to vote in April on which options it will recommend to the Board of Selectmen.

At their…

 

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The winter storm season begins

THE FIRST significant snowfall of the winter led to some treacherous roadways for this morning’s commuters. The wintry mix that fell overnight created sloppy conditions on Albion and Pleasant streets.
THE FIRST significant snowfall of the winter led to some treacherous roadways for this morning’s commuters. The wintry mix that fell overnight created sloppy conditions on Albion and Pleasant streets.

Published in the December 29, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — The first winter storm of the season created slippery conditions during the morning commute across the…

 

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Nature’s calming influence

WAKEFIELD MEMORIAL HIGH graduate Christine Larsen Hylan, now a Reading resident, took this photo of Lake Quannapowitt last week near Quannapowitt Parkway. Christine submitted her work at the urging of her parents Allan and Esther, who still call Wakefield home.
WAKEFIELD MEMORIAL HIGH graduate Christine Larsen Hylan, now a Reading resident, took this photo of Lake Quannapowitt last week near Quannapowitt Parkway. Christine submitted her work at the urging of her parents Allan and Esther, who still call Wakefield home.

Published in the December 28, 2015 edition.

 

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Man charged with 9th suspended license offense

Published in the December 28, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A 48-year-old Malden man was arrested  for his ninth offense of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license after Wakefield Police stopped the car he was driving on Main Street in Greenwood just after 5 p.m. yesterday. Officer Jonathan Burnham was on patrol at Main…

 

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