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Book donation drive tomorrow 2/11

The Beebe Books Sales at the Hurd School (File photography by Frank Conte)

WAKEFIELD — The Friends of the Beebe Library Book Sale Team is focused on their 2026 Book Sale and we would love to get your used books. Our May sale will feature books only, no textbooks, CDs, DVDs, records or puzzles. Books…

 

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Health officials hear about vaping

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — “Whenever there’s a new product, we try to get the word out to communities and schools,” Maureen Buzby, Tobacco Prevention manager of Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition, said during the Understanding Vaping and Tobacco Trends webinar sponsored by the Boxford, Middleton and Topsfield Tri-Town Council Thursday, February 5. “The nicotine…

 

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Oh to be a kid!

WALTON SECOND GRADER Ethan Briggs of Stedman St. completes his backyard snow tunnel. (Matthew Briggs Photo)

 

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Front Page: February 9, 2026

 

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Having a blast

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ON LAKE STREET RECENTLY, Krystin Usuga and June Huskey enjoy two feet of snow with HeartBreaker. (Photo courtesy of Anne Mitchell)

 

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Lili Allen seeks light commission post

WAKEFIELD — An Oak Street resident has expressed interest in a seat on the Municipal Gas and Light Board of Commissioners.

On Friday, February 6, Lili Allen of Oak Street took out nomination papers for the seat up for election this year. So far, she is the lone candidate for that post.

The Town Election…

 

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Front Page: February 6, 2026

 

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Oh to be a kid!

WALTON SECOND GRADER Ethan Briggs of Stedman St. completes his backyard snow tunnel. (Matthew Briggs Photo)

 

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Cold drives up WMGLD charges

WAKEFIELD – The bitter cold that has enveloped much of the nation, including New England, over the past two months has far exceeded the levels seen in recent years, causing prices for natural gas and electricity to rise.

This increase in demand throughout the nation, coupled with New England’s reliance on natural gas for a…

 

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Wakefield Black History talk Feb. 10

CHARLES LENOX REMOND, world renowned activist for abolition and integration, resided in Wakefield (then South Reading) in the 1860s and 70s. (From the Massachusetts Historical Society’s collection “Portraits of American Abolitionists”)

WAKEFIELD — What would you find if you looked into the untold histories of your town? A world-famous abolitionist? Limit-redefining political action? Veterans who…

 

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Shoeless child reunited with parents

WAKEFIELD — A shoeless youngster near the Doyle Early Childhood Education Center and the continued tight squeeze for MBTA bus drivers on Richardson Avenue were among calls answered by police yesterday and this morning.

At about 7:45 a.m. Thursday police were told by a concerned citizen that a child without shoes on was alone at…

 

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Front Page: February 5, 2026

 

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