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Make It Wakefield is live

WAKEFIELD — The Town of Wakefield and the Wakefield Economic Development Council has announced that Make It Wakefield is now live.

Make It Wakefield is a collaborative initiative of the Town of Wakefield and the Wakefield Economic Development Council designed to support local businesses, promote economic vitality and showcase the people, places and opportunities that make…

 

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News 2025

Lawmakers use Fair Share money to fund local projects

INspire Cafe coming back to Town Hall
THE INspire cafe run by the Boys and Girls Club of Metro North received Fair Share funding of $100,000 for its continued operation. 

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a $1.56 billion supplemental budget primarily using Fair Share revenue from the state’s

 

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Torch passed to next generation at Northeast Metro Tech’s Future Teacher Signing Day

10 NORTHEAST METRO TECH seniors who plan to pursue careers in education were lauded at Future Teacher Signing Day. (Photo Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech)

WAKEFIELD — Northeast Metro Tech recognized and encouraged the educators of tomorrow during Future Teacher Signing Day, aimed at celebrating those who understand the importance of the teaching profession.

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Friends of the Fells ‘PoopBlitz’ documents  over 100 pounds of dog waste in the Fells

A PARTICIPANT in the Friends of the Fells’ recent “PoopBlitz” advertises a hard truth poop doesn’t magically go away. If you don’t pick up your dog’s waste, it becomes someone else’s problem.

 

MEDFORD — This April, Friends of the Fells staff and volunteers gathered at various locations in the Fells to collect data on…

 

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Hit-and-run driver located in Melrose

WAKEFIELD — A Melrose woman faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage after the 2008 Honda Accord she was driving allegedly struck three parked cars on North Avenue just after 1 p.m. yesterday.

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State Senate race heats up

The following was submitted by the candidates’ campaigns.

McDonald: Audit a big issue in Senate race

MALDEN — Twin votes this past week suggest a growing divide in the 5th Middlesex State Senate race between candidates on transparency and an audit of the state legislature. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, a state representative running for a seat in…

 

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WDI Editorial: A little good news

Gas prices are on the decline. Hopefully the cost of other essentials will follow.

According to the regional office of AAA in Westwood, gasoline prices in the northeast are falling as markets react to the weekend announcement of a tentative peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran that could reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz…

 

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State looks for ‘happy medium’ on swipe fee reforms

By COLIN A. YOUNG
State House News Service

BOSTON — As the legal landscape shifts around them and a national fight increasingly spills into the states, Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping that business groups, banks, credit card companies and payment processors will help them cut a path through the thicket of credit card swipe fees.

In…

 

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WCAT impacted by continued decline of cable subscribers

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Community Access Television (WCAT) has seen another drop in cable television subscribers which will result in a significant cut in revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. Every year, WCAT receives franchise fees from Wakefield’s cable providers: Astound (formerly RCN), Verizon and Comcast to fund its operations.

For the year 2025 (the most…

 

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Front Page: June 16, 2026

 

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Housing

TC Notebook: Town joins regional housing group

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The town is now a member of “The Metro North Regional Housing Services Office” (MNRHSO), after the Town Council last week agreed to an intermunicipal agreement and the associated $15,000 annual membership fee.

The MNRHSO also includes the towns of Reading, North Reading, Wilmington, Saugus, and the City of Woburn.

 

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World Cup 2026 Boston Wakefield

Go USA!

World Cup 2026 Boston Wakefield
THE WORLD’S BIGGEST sporting event, FIFA’s World Cup, is underway and this house at the corner of Church and Lafayette streets is ready for the occasion.The fact the home is on the Fourth of July parade route is certainly an added bonus. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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