WAKEFIELD — Temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s again today, the middle of a three-day span that will officially become a heat wave Wednesday.
According to Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department General Manager Pete Dion, it is doubtful this latest stretch of high temperatures will…
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WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Memorial High School building has many of the kinds of problems that would be expected of a building its age, and last night the Permanent Building Committee heard about some of those issues as part of an Existing Conditions Survey conducted…
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OLD RAILROAD TIES have been removed from the tracks in front of the commuter rail station on North Avenue. The MBTA announced last month that commuter rail service between Boston and Reading would be suspended through Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. to allow for necessary replacement of railroad ties. During this period,
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A SOLDIER’S MISSING ARM is just one example of the damage and deterioration that the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Veterans Memorial Common has sustained in through its 113 years as a memorial to Wakefield’s Civil War fighters. (Mark Sardella Photo)
Published in the September 3, 2015 edition.
By MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD — The Soldiers…
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THE TOWN is in the process of pulling together funds from a variety of sources in an effort to accomplish the $485,000 project of burying the wires so two poles like this can be eliminated. (Mark Sardella Photo)
By MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD — Although a number of factors…
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WAKEFIELD — The School Committee is looking for a new secretary.
Longtime secretary Susan Majeski retired in June and the school board is seeking her replacement.
Following is the job listing:
Function: To act as the Secretary to the School Committee for meetings, develop meeting agendas in consultation…
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INCOMING KINDERGARTEN and first grade students of St. Joseph School met this week at two Wakefield parks to kick off the school year. Students enjoyed socializing with friends while cooling off with popsicles and ice cream. St. Joseph School school year begins on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Published in the September 2, 2015 edition
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YESTERDAY THE Wakefield Public Schools had an orientation for those who are new staff members in 2015-16, which included remarks by Supt. of Schools Dr. Kim Smith (right, second row). The academic year begins a week from today. Among the 41 new educators are Patrick Hennessey, Craig Bekier, Connie Buntin, Caitlin Brighenti, Jennifer Beardslee, Keri
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WAKEFIELD — A recent test conducted of algae samples from Lake Quannapowitt by a professional water testing laboratory showed alarmingly high levels of microcystin, a toxin associated with blue-green algae. Microcystin is produced during algal blooms and is considered the most toxic form of over…
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