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Marching Band eyes record finish at NESBA finals

THE WAKEFIELD WARRIOR Marching Band brought home a platinum trophy at Saturday’s New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA) competition in Reading. The band also achieved their highest ever pre-Finals score in their division.

By KAREN MARSHALL

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Warrior Marching Band brought home a rarely awarded platinum trophy at Saturday’s New England Scholastic…

 

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FinCom to recommend five articles at Town Meeting

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – The Finance Committee will recommend favorable action on five articles that relate to town finances at the upcoming Regular Town Meeting on Nov. 8. 

The FinCom met for 50 minutes last night to discuss and vote on the articles. The hybrid meeting had most members in the first-floor conference room at Town Hall…

 

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Boys’ cross country starts postseason with strong performances at league meet

WOBURN — The Middlesex League 12 Championship Cross Country meet was held on Monday at the Woburn Country Club with all Freedom and Liberty teams competing.  

Despite not placing particularly high as a team, the Wakefield boys’ cross country team had many strong performances with much-improved times compared to last year.  

Devin DeBerardinis placed 19th…

 

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Front Page: October 30, 2025

 

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Was Lydia Dustin a witch?

Stories from the Old Burying Ground

Wakefield’s Old Burying Ground is like an outdoor museum, filled with ‘artifacts’ reaching back to the town’s beginnings. Visitors can find the truest testament to those brave pioneers who first settled here, and their only monuments left standing.

In one way or another, the Old Burying Ground tells stories…

 

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School leaders dive into MCAS scores

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — The 2025 Average Scaled Scores for the state Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test indicate local students are meeting expectations and are above state averages in the seven categories measured by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). 

As a result DESE has classified the school system as…

 

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Front Page: October 29, 2025

 

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Pleasant Halloween

AT THIS home on Pleasant Street, Halloween is taken seriously. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Wakefield detectives honored this Sunday

WAKEFIELD — This Sunday, the community is invited to gather on Wakefield’s Town Common as Wakefield Police Detectives Chris Grace and John Ryan are honored by the Horses to Heroes Foundation, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit. The Foundation will also introduce a horse they have named “Wakefield Strong” which they will be donating to the Chicago Police…

 

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Fall colors

LOOKING ACROSS Hartshorne’s Cove from Church Street, foliage brightens the shoreline along Lakeside Cemetery. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Fourth of July Parade 2025

Patsy Zagaria to be honored during town’s Veterans Day ceremony

WAKEFIELD — The town’s 2025 Veterans Day ceremony will honor Pasquale “Patsy” Zagaria for his “Service to Our Nation” on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in the Galvin Middle School’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

Veterans Day is a day set aside to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military, whether in…

 

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Front Page: October 27, 2025

 

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