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Nature’s palette
A VARIETY of different types of clouds were on display over Lake Quannapowitt yesterday. (Mark Sardella Photo)
Wakefield Co-operative Bank joins #BanksNeverAskThat Anti-Phishing Campaign
Did you know that Americans lost $5.8 billion to phishing scams and other fraud in 2021? That’s 70% more than in 2020. Every day, thousands of people in the United States fall for fraudulent emails, texts, and calls from scammers pretending to be a bank. Victims of...
Front Page: November 18, 2022
Ambulance contract renewed
By MARK SARDELLA WAKEFIELD — Cataldo Ambulance will continue to serve the town through 2025 after the Town Council renewed the ambulance company’s contract this week. The Town’s Emergency Management Director, Tom Walsh, appeared before the Town Council along with...
Sports
Sports Page: November 18, 2022
Examining Wakefield’s disadvantage for tonight’s ‘neutral’ semifinal
THE WARRIORS likely received the message from the MIAA that they’re not wanted at the Div. 3 Super Bowl this year. Wakefield will travel to Milford High for a semifinal matchup against North Attleboro, a difference between the two teams of about an hour in travel time...
Warrior girls’ XC takes 4th at 2A State Meet
THE WARRIORS ran well at the Div. 2A state meet in Westfield on Sunday. Wakefield placed 4th as a team, earning a spot in the All State meet this Saturday at Fort Devens. (Courtesy Photo) WESTFIELD — The Wakefield High girls' cross country team had a great day at the...
Sports Page: November 17, 2022
Obituaries
Barbara Spurr, 86
Loved the ocean and playing the piano WAKEFIELD — Barbara J. Spurr, 86, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, March 13 surrounded by her family. Born in Medford, on August 23, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Judd Wyand and Helen (Mitchell) Wyand of Winchester....
Carl Johnson
A jack-of-all-trades, avid fly fisherman, and enjoyed card games RALEIGH, North Carolina — Carl E. Johnson of Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly of North Reading and Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 15, 2022 after a brief illness....
Thomas J. Robbins, 60
Lifelong resident of Wakefield WAKEFIELD — Thomas J. Robbins, of Wakefield, 60, passed away on November 13 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital after a period of failing health. He was born on January 30, 1962. Thomas was the loving son of Ronald J. and Mary (Powers)...