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West Side roadwork begins Monday

WAKEFIELD — On Monday, September 29, paving preparations will begin on Hopkins Street, Brook Street (from Prospect to Hopkins), and South Street (from Hopkins to the town line). All work is weather dependent.

Throughout the project, traffic detours may be necessary. Please keep this in mind if your commute brings you through the area. Access…

 

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Front Page: September 26, 2025

 

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Town Day Saturday

Published September 26, 2025

NOTHING COULD KEEP these folks from showing off their community pride during the 2024 Town Day on the Common. The weather forecast for tomorrow’s event looks better. (Photo by Ann Hadley of JC Marketing, Inc.)

WAKEFIELD — Town Day is tomorrow on the Lower Common from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m…

 

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Town group gets climate grant

BOSTON – Eleven projects in the greater Boston region secured a total of $800,000 to advance local and regional climate change resilience. As part of the Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR) Grant Program, both municipalities and community-based organizations across the region will implement strategies that protect people, places, and communities from the impacts of climate change…

 

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Front Page: September 25, 2025

 

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Economic development efforts outlined

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD ——  Planning and Economic Development Director Erin Kokinda was at this week’s Town Council meeting to provide an update on the activities and initiatives that her office has been undertaking.

She began by summarizing the role of her department since it was created in 2020. The Community and Economic Development…

 

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Ice Bucket Challenge raises money for ALS research

PICTURED FROM THE left: Carla Dale, Suzanne Bowering, Cameron Harding, Matthew Harding and Jim Fitzgerald. (Eric Evans Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Last week, the Wakefield Rotary Club participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to fundraise in support of the Angel Fund. The Angel Fund aims at supporting research of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known…

 

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Front Page: September 24, 2025

 

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Marching Band 2025 -0924

Warrior Marching Band’s ‘Gatsby’ is a winner

Marching Band 2025 -0924
WMHS MARCHING BAND placed first in their division and received highest score for the day this past weekend. (Noah Thomas Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Warrior Marching Band had a stellar showing in their first competition of the 2025-2026 season, or as they would say in the 1920s, they were the bees’ knees. WMHS came…

 

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Cataldo Ambulance 2025

Errors in land sale docs corrected

Cataldo Ambulance 2025
CATALDO AMBULANCE headquarters at 200 Water Street. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD —— Confusion over the 2021 sale of a small parcel of town-owned, tax title land on Water Street to Cataldo Ambulance was explained at Monday night’s Town Council meeting, with Town Counsel Thomas Mullen accepting responsibility for errors on the initial…

 

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Front Page: September 23, 2025

 

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An act of thankfulness for Wakefield firefighters

THREE MANAGERS FROM THE Wakefield branch offices of The Savings Bank (TSB) visited the Greenwood Fire Station on September 11 to thank the firefighters for their service to the community. Managers: Marc Skorupski (l), Greenwood Branch; Bertha Ruiz (c), Main Office; and Julie MacArthur (fourth, r), Lakeside Branch brought cookies to the station which were

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