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Summer’s over

September 2, 2022

THE SIGN in front of Wakefield Memorial High School announces the return of students on Sept. 7. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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PHOTO: Ballot box

September 1, 2022

A SPECIAL BOX sits outside Town Hall for voters to deposit their mail-in ballots. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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Dixon named to multiple preseason football All-State teams

August 31, 2022

IAN DIXON, a senior captain for the Wakefield High football team, was recently named a Boston Herald Preseason EMass First Team All-Star as the top tight end in the region. Dixon, a two-time Middlesex League All-Star as a tight end and defensive end, was also named to the New England Football Journal’s Second Team. (File…

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PHOTO: Back in the soup

August 31, 2022

WE MAY BE approaching Labor Day, but summer isn’t ready to go quietly, as temperatures reached the 90s again yesterday. (Mark Sardella Photo)

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Clear sailing

August 30, 2022

ON A beautiful summer’s day, this recreationalist got in a little practice on Lake Quannapowitt. (Robert Pushkar Photo)

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Wakefield golf 2022 schedule

August 24, 2022

JOE COLLITON, a Middlesex League All-Star as a junior last year, is ready to lead the Warriors into the 2022 season. (File Photo)

The Wakefield golf team continues to prepare for their 2022 season this week. The Warriors will scrimmage Stoneham on Monday at their home Thomson Country Club before getting another week to…

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Back-to-Back Champs

August 22, 2022

THE BREWERS are the 2022 Twi League Champions. They successfully defended their 2021 title by beating the Slappers 3-1 in the Twi Finals, completed by a 3-1 victory in Game 4 on Friday night at Moulton Park. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

Brewers defeat Slappers 3-1 in 2022 Twi League Finals

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The…

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Bucket brigade

August 22, 2022

A NATIONAL GUARD helicopter with a water bucket takes off from Walsh Field on Hemlock Road to fight the fires in Breakheart Reservation. The bucket was filled from one of the lakes in the reservation. The bucket has a release valve on the bottom controlled by the helicopter crew. When the helicopter is in position,…

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Mixed-use proposed for downtown bank building

August 19, 2022

THE NEW OWNER of the former bank building at 369 Main Street would like to convert the currently vacant property into a mixed use with a restaurant on the first floor, offices above and 20 units of housing in a separate building in the rear. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — William J…

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Highlighting the Mystic Highlands Greenway

August 18, 2022

STATE SEN. Jason Lewis recently joined a group of cyclists as they set forth from the Malden Center train station to ride the Mystic Highlands Greenway. Lewis has been collaborating with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), municipal officials, and advocates to advance the vision for this new greenway connecting Malden, Melrose, Stoneham, Reading and…