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“Tis the Season” Holiday Stroll Schedule of Events — Saturday, Dec. 6

1 to 2:45 p.m. Children’s activities and refreshments at Americal Civic Center, Main Street

1 p.m. Ricky McNamara

(Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry and the Wakefield Boys & Girls Club toy drive will be accepting donations. All those donating will be entered into a raffle for a Farmland or Walgreens gift certificate.)

2:45 p.m. Hat Parade…

 

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Mid-year state aid cuts gall selectmen

SELECTMEN’S NOTEBOOK

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Board of Selectmen is not happy with Gov. Deval Patrick’s plan to balance the state budget on the backs of cities and towns and this week sent strongly worded letters to all three of the town’s state legislators urging them to reject the governor’s plan for mid-year…

 

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ID thieves get busy during holiday season

WAKEFIELD — Thieves intent on stealing people’s identities are getting busy now that the holiday season has arrived.

On Wednesday, police logged two incidents related to identity theft and more are expected to follow.

On Wednesday morning, a man from Lowell Street told Patrol Officer Matthew Warren that he received a credit card from Sears…

 

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PHOTO: And the winners are…

THE FARMLAND sponsored its first-ever turkey coloring contest in our newspaper for kids ages 3 to 5 and 6 to 10. All entries were placed on the windows of the store for all to see in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Jill Salm, 4, and JP Casey, 7 — both from Wakefield — won in their respective categories. Congratulations to them and everyone else who participated.
THE FARMLAND sponsored its first-ever turkey coloring contest in our newspaper for kids ages 3 to 5 and 6 to 10. All entries were placed on the windows of the store for all to see in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Jill Salm, 4, and JP Casey, 7 — both from Wakefield — won

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PHOTO: Leading The Scholarship Foundation

THE OFFICERS OF THE Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, at their annual meeting, are from left to right: Jay Pinette (Auditor), Jim Guarino (Financial Vice President), Jennifer Walter (President), Diane Lind (Secretary), Cathy Donovan (Vice President), and Jay Landers (Treasurer). Missing from photo: Christina Mogni (Financial Secretary).
THE OFFICERS OF THE Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, at their annual meeting, are from left to right: Jay Pinette (Auditor), Jim Guarino (Financial Vice President), Jennifer Walter (President), Diane Lind (Secretary), Cathy Donovan (Vice President), and Jay Landers (Treasurer). Missing from photo: Christina Mogni (Financial Secretary).

 

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PHOTO: A seasonal feast

STUDENTS AT ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL enjoyed a delicious holiday meal yesterday. Have a great Thanksgiving. (Photo by cmac Images)
STUDENTS AT ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL enjoyed a delicious holiday meal yesterday. Have a great Thanksgiving. (Photo by cmac Images)

 

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Planners nix height cap try

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — After a boisterous hearing which the chairman several times threatened to shut down, the Planning Board last night effectively upheld last week’s Town Meeting vote to indefinitely postpone Article 12, a measure to limit the height of any building in the Assisted Living Overlay District to 30 feet. The Town…

 

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Taxes on the rise

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — An “average” Wakefield homeowner will see a $447 property tax increase for FY 2015, based on the average single-family home value of $416,000. Monday night the Board of Selectmen shifted the maximum allowable percentage of the town’s tax burden to the Commercial Industrial Property (CIP) class, thereby affording residential property…

 

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SC debates full day K tonight

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — A discussion offering free full-day kindergarten in Wakefield will be front and center at tonight’s school board meeting.

Discussions will then continue at an informational meeting for parents on Thursday, Dec. 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Woodville School on Farm Street.

The focus of the session will…

 

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WPD lauded for earning international recognition

THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN congratulated the Wakefield Police Department for being one of only 10 departments worldwide to receive the Community Policing Award from International Association of Chiefs of Police. From left, Selectman Paul DiNocco, Clinician Jennifer Waczkowski, Selectman Ann Santos, Officer Joseph Lyons, Officer Jason Skillings, Detective Kenneth Silva, Sgt. Kevin McCaul, Chairman Brian Falvey, Selectman Phyllis Hull, Selectman Tiziano Doto, Selectman Betsy Sheeran and Police Chief Rick Smith. (Mark Sardella Photo)
THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN congratulated the Wakefield Police Department for being one of only 10 departments worldwide to receive the Community Policing Award from International Association of Chiefs of Police. From left, Selectman Paul DiNocco, Clinician Jennifer Waczkowski, Selectman Ann Santos, Officer Joseph Lyons, Officer Jason Skillings, Detective Kenneth Silva, Sgt. Kevin McCaul, Chairman Brian

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PHOTO: A young buck

SUE MITCHELL was driving on Flint Street in Greenwood last Tuesday, Nov. 18, around 9:30 a.m. when she spotted this deer wandering around, looking lost.
SUE MITCHELL was driving on Flint Street in Greenwood last Tuesday, Nov. 18, around 9:30 a.m. when she spotted this deer wandering around, looking lost.

 

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Tax hearing tonight

WAKEFIELD — The selectmen tonight will hold their annual tax classification hearing at which they determine what shift interval to implement so residential taxpayers and commercial property owners share the fiscal year 2015 tax burden.

The joint public hearing with the assessors is scheduled for 7:40 p.m.

A shift of 1 would create the same…

 

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