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2016 Sweetser Lecture Speakers Announced

RAICHELL KALLERY (second from left), senior vice president and senior retail banking officer at The Savings Bank, presents a generous check to members of the Sweetser Lecture Series Advisory Committee to sponsor the 2016 Spring Sweetser Lecture Series. From left to right are Sara Murphy, Kallery, Faith Hodgkins and Diane Lind. The Series will start on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, with Anthony Amore (author, art heist authority and head of security at the Gardner Museum since 2005); continue with author and historian Kate Clifford Larson (”Rosemary, The Hidden Kennedy Daughter”) on Tuesday, April 12; and end with author and documentary producer Rick Beyer (”The Ghost Army of World War II”) on Tuesday, May 3.
RAICHELL KALLERY (second from left), senior vice president and senior retail banking officer at The Savings Bank, presents a generous check to members of the Sweetser Lecture Series Advisory Committee to sponsor the 2016 Spring Sweetser Lecture Series. From left to right are Sara Murphy, Kallery, Faith Hodgkins and Diane Lind. The Series will start

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PHOTO: The Farmland Coloring Contest Winner

THREE-YEAR-OLD Audrey McDonald was a winner in this year’s Thanksgiving Turkey Coloring Contest sponsored by The Farmland.
THREE-YEAR-OLD Audrey McDonald was a winner in this year’s Thanksgiving Turkey Coloring Contest sponsored by The Farmland.

Published in the December 2, 2015 edition

 

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PHOTO: The Farmland Coloring Contest Winner

Catherine Crane, 8 (with The Farmland’s Connie Cooney), was a winner in this year’s Thanksgiving Turkey Coloring Contest sponsored by The Farmland.
Catherine Crane, 8 (with The Farmland’s Connie Cooney), was a winner in this year’s Thanksgiving Turkey Coloring Contest sponsored by The Farmland.

Published in the December 2, 2015 edition

 

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Bringing vitality to the downtown

Published in the December 2, 2015 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Downtown Wakefield needs some help but the picture isn’t as bleak as some have painted it.
That’s the conclusion of a consultant hired to help the town determine what steps are needed to increase the vibrancy and spur economic development in the downtown…

 

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Decorating the downtown

A LIGHT DEPARTMENT worker was busy at 7 a.m. this morning placing holiday decorations high on the light poles in the downtown.
A LIGHT DEPARTMENT worker was busy at 7 a.m. this morning placing holiday decorations high on the light poles in the downtown.

Published in the December 1, 2015 edition.

 

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Consultant to report on downtown

Published in the December 1, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Those interested in the future of Wakefield’s downtown will be meeting tonight in the lower-level conference room at The Savings Bank to review the draft of a “Market Assessment and Business Composition Analysis” prepared by FinePoint Associates, LLC.

In September, the Board of Selectmen approved Town…

 

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Run in the Frozen Frolic

THIS SATURDAY, DEC. 5, will be the 2nd running of Keith’s Tree Service Frozen Frolic Road Race to benefit the Wakefield Cross Country and Track and Field Programs. The adult 3.4 mile race is on Church Street at 2:15 pm. The event also includes a kids’ one miler beginning at 1:30 pm on the Upper Common. These neighborhood friends — Christopher Duvall, Jack Maksou and Jack Duvall — were out training for the big race. Runners are welcome to register online at https://ow.ly/UVhz1 or on the day of the race. Prizes include race winners, age group winners, craziest hat and team awards. Come for the run and stay for the Holiday Stroll taking place downtown right after the race. Please email conwayshawn@gmail.com with any questions. 
THIS SATURDAY, DEC. 5, will be the 2nd running of Keith’s Tree Service Frozen Frolic Road Race to benefit the Wakefield Cross Country and Track and Field Programs. The adult 3.4 mile race is on Church Street at 2:15 pm. The event also includes a kids’ one miler beginning at 1:30 pm on the Upper

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Common lights lit Friday

Published in the November 30, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mark this Friday evening on your calendars.

Wakefield’s traditional lighting of the Christmas lights on the Veterans Memorial Common will take place Friday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m.
The annual festivities, sponsored by the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association, will begin at 6:30 p.m. with traditional Christmas…

 

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OUI arrest made

Published in the November 30, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — One arrest for OUI and two for outstanding warrants highlighted an otherwise relatively quiet weekend for local police.

Last night just before 10 police said they stopped a 54-year-old Collette Road man after seeing him take a right from Water Street onto Main Street in a…

 

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Cardio-vascular workout

A RUNNER does his part to brighten an otherwise dreary day on Lake Quannapowitt recently. (Donna Larsson Photo)
A RUNNER does his part to brighten an otherwise dreary day on Lake Quannapowitt recently. (Donna Larsson Photo)

Published in the November 25, 2015 edition.

 

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Lawmakers talk education

Published in the November 25, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield’s three state legislators spent more than an hour with the School Committee last night, engaging in a wide ranging discussion of education-related topics from the Chapter 70 funding formula to high stakes testing and the PARCC vs. MCAS debate.

Joining Rep. Paul…

 

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5:15 T stop intact, for now

Published in the November 25, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Those who depend on the 5:15 p.m. MBTA train from North Station received a little reprieve yesterday after transit officials decided not to implement a new schedule eliminating the Wakefield stop from that particular train until the spring.

Local commuters and Wakefield’s Beacon Hill delegration have…

 

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