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A pediatric oncology nurse remembers her first patient

August 25, 2025

Note: September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

By MICHELLE VISCO

WAKEFIELD — Colleen Nixon, a Wakefield resident and retired pediatric oncology nurse from Boston Children’s Hospital, reflects back on one of her first patients from 1987, Michael, an 18-month-old with an aggressive form of leukemia, in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness…

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Front Page: August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

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ZBA hears more on self-storage proposal

August 22, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — At a continued hearing last week, the Zoning Board of Appeals heard more details about a self-storage facility proposed at 50 Quannapowitt Parkway. The focus was on massing, architecture and how the building would fit in context with surrounding structures.

Attorney Brian McGrail represented the applicant, Pack Self-Storage of Wakefield…

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Looking up

August 22, 2025

THE HANGING PLANTS on poles are in full bloom on Albion Street. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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Seniors: Apply now for tax discount program

August 22, 2025

WAKEFIELD — If you received a Senior Citizen Circuit Breaker Income Tax Credit for 2024, you might be eligible for a Wakefield Property Tax Exemption up to $2,730.

The Circuit Breaker Tax Credit is a state income tax credit for certain Massachusetts residents age 65 or older who pay rent or real estate taxes during…

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Front Page: August 21, 2025

August 21, 2025

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Throwback Thursday: 1930

August 21, 2025

As construction continues on a new Wakefield Memorial High School, here’s a look at the second high school in Wakefield, which was located on the west side of Main Street, just south of the Americal Civic Center, on what is now a soccer field. (The current Town Hall building served as Wakefield’s first high school.)…

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SC still talking about WMHS cell phone policy

August 21, 2025

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — A new cell phone policy at Wakefield Memorial High would prohibit their use during the school day from 7:30 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.

“Cell phones/listening devices are not allowed to be used during the school day and should be put away when students enter Home Room and Advisory periods…

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Front Page: August 20, 2025

August 20, 2025

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Median selling price of houses off last month

August 20, 2025

WAKEFIELD — Twenty three single-family homes sold around town last month, fetching a median price of $830,000, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

The median sales price is down from that of July 2024, when 19 single-families sold for a median price…

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Front Page: August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025

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Denise Casey chosen new Town Administrator

August 19, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Pending negotiation of an employment contract, Denise Y. Casey will be Wakefield’s next Town Administrator, succeeding Stephen P. Maio, who retired on July 3 after 17 years. Casey will also be the first woman to hold the position and the first who is not a Wakefield native.