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Year in Review 2025

A look back at 2025, part 1

Year in Review 2025
Among the big local stories in 2025: Town Administrator Steve Mail retires; Nahant Street development appealed; North Avenue bike lane removed and town councilor Ed Dombroski elected Town Treasurer.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — It was a year of big changes in Wakefield, as 2025 brought the retirements of Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio and…

 

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Front Page: December 29, 2025

 

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2025 Holiday Shop was a great success

This year’s 2025 Holiday Shop was a tremendous success thanks to the generosity of the North Star Realtors, the Boys’ Hockey Team, and the many donations from Wakefield residents.  We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to the volunteers who generously gave their time to help provide gifts for many Wakefield families, including…

 

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Nominate someone for Community Service Award

Each year, the Human Rights Commission honors the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King by recognizing a member of the Wakefield community who has made significant and tangible contributions in promoting civil and human rights. Nominations for this Community Service Award are now being accepted. The award is presented at…

 

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Front Page: December 26, 2025

 

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Christmas 2025

Stopping by for a visit

Christmas 2025
CHECKING IN with Santa at his headquarters on the Common are Kyle, age 8, and Chloe, 3 months, sitting on Miss Merry Christmas’s lap. The Lions Club sponsored the headquarters, which was on the Common for a good part of December. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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2026 Wakefield Town Election season begins next week

WAKEFIELD — Beginning next Friday, January 2, nomination papers will be available at the Town Clerk’s office for positions up for election in April.

The Annual Town Election will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Registered voters will be selecting candidates to represent them in the following offices:

TOWN COUNCIL

Two positions, three year term…

 

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Front Page: December 24, 2025

 

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Visiting Santa

CAMERON, 2, and Connor, 4, joined Santa at his headquarters on the Common.

 

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then 8-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many parents have been asked before: Whether Santa Claus really exists. O’Hanlon deferred. He suggested Virginia wrote asking the question to one of New York’s most prominent newspapers at the time,…

 

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It’s Christmastime at TSB

MUSICIANS FROM THE Wakefield Memorial High School Orchestra entertained customers and staff of The Savings Bank during the Bank’s annual Holiday Music Series at the Main Office in Wakefield. The 2025 series will continue this Saturday, December 20 with a performance by Wakefield Memorial High School music students.

 

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Front Page: December 23, 2025

 

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