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Loafers, Highlife play to epic 5-5 tie as Twi League rolls towards the postseason

OWEN RIDDELL settled in to shut the Loaf down in the 3rd and 4th innings, allowing the Life to mount a comeback. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — Naturally, it was a throwback, Twi League slugfest that helped clear up the playoff picture last night. 

The Loafers and Highlife met for the second…

 

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Fall Sports Registration

Register now for Wakefield High fall sports

Fall Sports Registration
REGISTRATION for all fall sports at Wakefield High is still open. The reigning Div. 3 Super Bowl champion Wakefield High football team starts their season on Aug. 18. (File Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Registration remains open for the fall sports season at Wakefield High. Fall sports in Wakefield include football, girls’ and boys’ soccer, field hockey, girls…

 

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Town priorities funded by state

Local legislators secure much-needed dollars for priorities. The Beebe Library will receive $75,000 for a new roof, (Photo Creative Commons – Beebe Library” by Lucius Beebe Memorial Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. August 2 on web 2023)

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald…

 

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Twi League: Brewers move to 10-1 with 7-4 win over Slappers

BRENDAN CASEY follows through on his 2-run homer in the 4th inning of last night’s 7-4 Brewers win over the Slappers at Moulton Field. Casey also had a 2-RBI double in the 1st. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

 

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — Last night’s Twi League game meant more to the Slappers but…

 

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SPORTS

Eleven Wakefield locals cycle toward new fundraising goals in 2023 Pan-Mass Challenge

Residents will pedal up to 211 miles to raise funds for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NEEDHAM — On Aug. 5 and 6, more than 6,000 riders from around the globe, including 11 residents from Wakefield, will pedal in the 44th Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). These cyclists will come together with the common…

 

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Wakefield’s Penney competes for East in Cape Cod Baseball All-Star game

JACK PENNEY had plenty of friends and family on hand to watch him compete as the starting third baseman for the East Team in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star game on July 22. (All Photos by Raj Das, ED Photography)

HARWICH — The Cape Cod Baseball League’s brightest stars descended upon White House Field in…

 

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Wakefield Police Department shares important online safety tips for parents and kids

WAKEFIELD — Chief Steven A. Skory and the Wakefield Police Department wish to share tips meant to help teens stay safe online. To protect children and teens, the Wakefield Police Department offers the following tips from Ready.gov’s Stop.Think.Connect. campaign on how to talk about being online and online safety:

Start Early: Talk to your children…

 

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Community Calendar: Tonight’s “Movie by the Lake” rained out; More events coming up

 ‘Movie by the Lake’ postponed to Thursday, August 10, 2023

WAKEFIELD July 27, 2023—— Tonight’s scheduled “Movie by the Lake” on the Lower Common has been postponed by WCAT due to the threat of severe thunderstorms. The forecast is predicting possible severe storms with damaging winds and frequent lightning. As much as half an inch…

 

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Wakefield Townies Northeast Baseball League 2023

Wakefield Townies move on to championship after 11-1 semifinal win

By DAN PAWLOWSKI 

WAKEFIELD —  The Wakefield Townies made their Friday night plans pretty clear early on in their Northeast Baseball League semifinal matchup against Mercedes Baseball of Lawrence last night at Walsh Field. 

With a 5-run 1st inning, a 9-0 lead after 3 and an 11-1 final in 5 innings, the…

 

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Northeast Baseball 2023

Undefeated Townies get ready for Northeast Baseball League playoffs

(WAKEFIELD, July 26, 2023) Northeast Baseball League playoffs starting tonight when they take on Mercedes Baseball of Lawrence in a semifinal matchup at Walsh Field. The game will start at 5:45 p.m.

The Townies are the top seed in the Northeast League’s 16U Div. 1. 

Mercedes made the semifinals by defeating Danvers 6-2 on…

 

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‘Every swipe has a cost’ for state restaurants

Stock photography Frank Conte

By COLIN A. YOUNG

State House News Service

BOSTON — Cash used to be king, but most diners now pay their bill with a credit or debit card, and restaurateurs told lawmakers Monday that the habit is squeezing their already-thin profit margins.

Massachusetts is one of two states that does not…

 

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Local housing market update

A PAIR OF flowering plants hanging from a pole on Albion Street.  (Mark Sardella Photograph)

WAKEFIELD — Last month, 23 single-family homes sold in Wakefield for a median price of $750,000. Both statistics are down from a year ago.

According to a new report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate…

 

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