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Lewis champions tax relief for seniors with help from Santaniello

Bill, drafted with help from Director of Assessments Victor Santaniello, passes in Senate

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis led the passage of legislation in the Massachusetts Senate to make it easier for municipalities to provide some tax relief to seniors struggling to pay increasing property taxes and not be taxed out of their communities.

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Front Page: January 20, 2026

 

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First snow of the New Year

THE HIKER and the Christmas Tree on the Rockery were blanketed with snow the morning of January 19, 2026. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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MLK Day celebrants hear words of inspiration

MLK 2026
HIGH SCHOOL musician Ben Blackstone (left) introduced this year’s winner of the Wakefield Human Rights Commission’s Community Service Award to Ike Adams, one of the organizers of Wakefield Porch Fest. (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – Music was a theme in the annual Martin Luther King Day ceremony at Galvin Middle School Monday…

 

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Front Page: January 19, 2026

 

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Boys and Girls Club 2026

Teen Center opens new STEM lab

WAKEFIELD — The Boys & Girls Club of Metro North celebrated the grand opening of its new STEM Lab at the Wakefield Teen Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, January 14, marking an important milestone in the Club’s ongoing commitment to expanding educational opportunities for youth in the community.

The new STEM Lab in…

 

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Town updates kiosk policy

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — The town has revised its policy with respect to town-owned informational kiosks. Communications Director Jennifer McDonald appeared before the Town Council last week to propose several changes to the policy.  

She reminded the board that four informational kiosks were donated to the town by the Wakefield Main Streets organization in 2018. The kiosks are located at…

 

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Front Page: January 16, 2026

 

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Town Council updated on ARPA spending

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week received an update on the status of funds that the town received under the COVID-era American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Wakefield received over $8 million in ARPA funds, all of which must be spent by Dec. 31 of this year.

Town Administrator Dee Casey presented…

 

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TSB sponsors Trivia Team Challenge

PICTURED FROM THE left: Kelley Chapman, Craig MacKenzie and Tricia Desrocher.

WAKEFIELD — The Savings Bank is a generous event sponsor of The Scholarship Foundation (TSF) 2026 Trivia Team Challenge being held on January 31.

TSF Trivia Team Challenge Chairperson Kelley Chapman and Tricia Desrocher accepted a donation recently from Executive Vice President and…

 

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More incumbents eye reelection

WAKEFIELD — More incumbents have expressed interest in staying in office as the 2026 Town Election field grows.

On Wednesday, Library Trustees Laura Cutone Godwin of 298 Main St. and Susan Marie Wetmore of 12 Sunset Dr. took out nomination papers for reelection to three-year terms.

Thursday morning, incumbent Theodore H. Noell of 8 Fernwood…

 

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Front Page: January 15, 2026

 

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