EXCITED families were on hand to greet Santa’s arrival on the Common on Saturday. (Mark Sardella Photo)
BY MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD — Despite chilly temperatures on Saturday, scores of excited children and families gathered to await the arrival of Santa Claus at his local headquarters on the Common early Saturday afternoon. Before long, the jolly elf arrived in…
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SCORES OF RESIDENTS turned out for Saturday’s “Wreaths Across America” event at Forest Glade Cemetery. (Mark Sardella Photo)
By MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD — Over 100 volunteers turned out to participate in Saturday’s “Wreaths Across America Day” at Forest Glade Cemetery. The event honors veterans by placing wreaths on their graves as part of the nationwide “Wreaths Across America” effort.
After welcoming remarks from Wakefield Veterans Advisory Board chairman Paul J. Cancelliere,…
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LAST SATURDAY, the Wakefield Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a tour of the town by Santa Claus. On hand to greet him were, from the left, State Rep. Donald Wong, John Smolinsky of the Chamber and Police Chief Steven Skory. (Photo by Ann Hadley JC Marketing, Inc.)
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WAKEFIELD — The Town Council voted this week to make permanent the flying of the Pride flag, the Juneteenth flag and the Americal Division flag from the second flag pole at the Americal Civic Center, in accordance with the town’s recent practice.
Councilor Jonathan Chines made a proposal to amend the town’s…
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By the time Item photographer Joe Hakey took this photo in 1996, the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association’s annual Lighting of the Lights was a well-established local Christmas tradition, as was the annual appearance of Frosty the Snowman. In early 1980, the fledgling WCNA launched a fundraising campaign to bring Christmas lighting to Wakefield Square. By the fall of that year, strings of outdoor lighting…
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WAKEFIELD – As expected, Thomas Purcell is Wakefield’s new Fire Chief following a process that culminated in his appointment by Town Administrator Denise Casey.
Purcell served as Deputy Fire Chief under Michael Sullivan, who retired recently after 41 years with the Fire Department, the last 17 years as Chief.
Casey discussed the process and the…
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