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INspire Cafe gets Garrant grant

RAICHELLE L. KALLERY (second from left), president and chief executive officer, The Savings Bank, and a director of the Donald E. Garrant Foundation, Inc.; and Craig MacKenzie (third from right), executive vice president, chief operating officer, The Savings Bank, and director of the Donald E. Garrant Foundation presented the $5,000 financial award to INspire Cafe

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Reflect on bravery: Purple Heart Day is August 7

Five Purple Heart medals await presentation as a Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter visits Brook Army Medical Center (BAMC) to visit wounded warriors and present honors in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 29, 2013. DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett (Released)

This Thursday is Purple Heart Day and Wakefield is a designated Purple Heart Community.…

 

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Front Page: August 4, 2025

 

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Swap day

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THE TOWN’S Environmental Sustainability Committee hosted a used sports equipment swap event at Hall Park during Saturday’s weekly Farmers Market. (Frank Conte Photo)

 

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Strike Update: Republic workers vote to stay off job

BOSTON — At a meeting on Sunday, Republic employees voted to continue their five-week strike against Wakefield’s trash and recyclables collector in a 93-7 percent, according to a release.

Tom Mari, president of Teamsters Local Union No. 25, explained the process thus far in negotiations, and went over the open issues including wages, health insurance…

 

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Front Page: August 1, 2025

 

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Rubin Bros perform at Beebe Library

A FUN NIGHT of performance on a rainy day by the Rubin Bros. (Miriam Morales Photo)

 

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Trash strike drags on

WAKEFIELD — Today marks one month since workers walked off the job at Republic Services, the Phoenix-based company that collects Wakefield’s trash and recyclables. By all appearances, there seems to be no end to the strike in sight as DPW crews continue to help pick up refuse like they have since July 1.

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MGLD’s microgrid to keep schools powered during outages

BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE system will provide backup power to Wakefield Memorial High School and Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School during outages.

WAKEFIELD — Lightshift Energy in partnership with Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department (WMGLD) and the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) today announced the commercial operation of a five megawatt (MW) battery…

 

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Front Page: July 31, 2025

 

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Throwback Thursday 1868

THE OLD CALEB PRENTISS HOUSE in 1868, shown in this colorized photo, stood on the north corner of Lafayette and Common streets, on the site of the present Town Hall. Caleb Prentiss was the seventh minister of the First Congregational Church, serving in that role from 1769 to 1803. He also fought against the British

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‘Affordable’ units available at The Basin

THE FIRST TENANTS are expected to move into “The Basin,” at the head of the Lake on Aug. 1. The Zoning Board of Appeals last week voted to recommend that a Certificate of Occupancy be issued for Building 1 by Building Inspector Ben DeChristoforo.

WAKEFIELD — This comes from Town Hall.

The Basin, located on…

 

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