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House of Representatives recognizes the work of FOLQ’s Peter Scott

PICTURED FROM THE left: State Representative Donald H. Wong, Peter Scott and FOLQ President Bill Boodry. Donald Wong recently presented a citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to Peter Scott the recipient of the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) Gertrude Spaulding Award. Bill Boodry represented the organization at the presentation. The Gertrude Spaulding Award

 

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Common cleanup

A DPW WORKER drives a heavy-duty sidewalk snowblower as he clears the walking paths on Veterans Memorial Common this morning. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Front Page: February 4, 2026

 

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Inspire 2026-0204

What a celebration! INspire Cafe marks first year of inclusive employment in the Square

InSpire Cafe 2026-0204
THERE WERE SMILES all around during the January 31 celebration of INspire Cafe’s first year in downtown Wakefield. (Ryan Bennett Photo)

WAKEFIELD — INspire Cafe, a nonprofit cafe operated by the Boys & Girls Club of Metro North on the corner of Main Street and Richardson Avenue in Wakefield, celebrated its one-year anniversary on January…

 

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February 4, 2026

Northeast, WMHS win state financial ed. grants

BOSTON – Wakefield Memorial High School and Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School will received Financial Education Innovation Fund grants from the State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE), in partnership with the Division of Banks (DOB) and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR).

Following a competitive application process that concluded in November…

 

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Front Page: February 3, 2026

 

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Nikitin named to veterans’ board

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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Retired United States Navy Commander and Wakefield native Shelby M. Nikitin will continue to serve her country, her town and its veterans as a member of the Wakefield Veterans Advisory Board.

Commander Nikitin was appointed to the board last week by the Town Council.

A decorated Naval officer, Nikitin is a 2000 graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School. She graduated from the College of the…

 

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Snow Bank 2026

Overnight snow removal planned

WAKEFIELD — Public Works crews continue to clean up after Wakefield received almost two feet of snow during our recent storm. To improve roadway conditions and clear more parking areas, overnight snow removal operations will take place from 10 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, through 6 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4. Crews will be working…

 

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Be still

GEORGIA STANDS FOR A MINUTE on her running track leading to the family wood pile. (Lucia Jenkins Photo)

 

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Front Page: February 2, 2026

 

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Lipper-Garabedian backs bill to require apprenticeships in public construction 

KATE LIPPER-GARABEDIAN
KATE LIPPER-GARABEDIAN

BOSTON — State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian joined the Massachusetts House of Representatives yesterday to pass legislation that seeks to increase the state’s trades’ workforce by requiring the hiring of apprentices for all contracts awarded for public works projects over $10 million. Effective a year after signed into law, this bill would require projects…

 

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Symbol of winter’s peak

THE RADIANT snow moon is visible through the glistening icicles suspended from a local roof. (Kim Malonson Photo)

 

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