UPCOMING WORK means the MBTA will have to suspend weekend service between North Station and Oak Grove. Today, however, it was clear sailing after the morning rush hour at the North Avenue depot. (Frank Conte Photo)
BOSTON – The MBTA has announced service changes in March on the Orange, Fitchburg, Haverhill, Lowell, and Newburyport/Rockport lines. The MBTA is also reminding riders…
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WAKEFIELD — The annual rain barrel program is one of the Public Works Department’s most popular initiatives of the year. From now until May 17, 2026, residents can purchase a Great American Rain Barrel (GARB) for a discounted price. The barrels are available for $89 plus tax, and the first 120 purchasers to use discount…
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WAKEFIELD — Sunday, March 1 is the cut-off date for ordering an engraved brick to be installed in the 2026 installation at the Colonel Connelly flagpole plaza at the head of the Lake.
Order forms may be obtained at the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt website at folq.org.
Bricks by the Lake is a community heritage…
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WAKEFIELD — The first month of the new year saw a significant drop in single-family home buying in town, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.
In January, 10 single-families sold in Wakefield, compared to 17 sold in January 2025. This represents a…
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WAKEFIELD — The town’s director of Veteran Services, David Mangan, sent us this piece after a ceremony was held at Temple Emmanuel to honor the Four Chaplains. Dave felt it appropriate to remember sailor Charles Walter David Jr. during Black History Month. Although not clergy, his actions were certainly ministered…
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BOSTON (AP) — More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first campaign as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army…
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IPSWICH — Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) present a chamber music concert on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3 p.m. at Shore Country Day School, 545 Cabot St, Beverly.
This concert features NMYO’s Symphony Orchestra and Select Intermezzo Orchestra and Wind Ensemble musicians. It is the culmination of an eight-week rehearsal…
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