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Wakefield volleyball starts season with a 3-0 win over Tewksbury

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High volleyball team kicked off their 2025 season with an impressive 3-0 victory over Tewksbury last night at the Charbonneau Field House. 

The Warriors took two back-and-forth sets by identical 25-17 scores before finishing it up with a quick, 25-6 win in the third set. 

Tewksbury held a slight advantage…

 

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Northeast Metro

Top education leader visits Northeast

Northeast Metro
STUDENTS PRESENTED Commissioner Pedro Martinez with a Massachusetts Association of School Committees poster as he welcomed them to school. Pictured from the left: Building Committee member Blanca Gacharna; Assistant Superintendent Tracey O’Brien; Commissioner Martinez; Rosemary Brady of Reading; Trevor Burt of Melrose; Superintendent David DiBarri and State Rep. Donald H. Wong. (Photo Courtesy Northeast Metro

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Warrior golf team starts season with two wins

THE WAKEFIELD High golf team started their 2025 season with wins over Woburn and Watertown last week. Pictured in the front row from left to right is Davin Myette and James Maloney. In the back row from left is Michael Yianacopolus, Ryan Dodge, Jake Morris (captain), Patrick Maloney (captain), Brayden Myette (captain) and Ryan McCarthy.

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Another sign requested for Pride Self-Storage

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals is expected to decide at its Sept. 10 meeting if Robert Santonelli will be allowed to place a small directional sign on the Centre Street side of his building at 376-378 Main Street. 

Santonelli owns the building that is occupied by the Dollar Tree Store and a…

 

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The British are coming in 2026, and so is everyone else

World Cup, tall ships converge to promise “unprecedented” summer of megatourism

A WALL at Boston’s South Station was repainted to bear a new message reminding the region that the 2026 men’s World Cup is on the horizon. (Photo by Chris Lisinski/State House News Service)

By CHRIS LISINSKI

State House News Service

BOSTON — Take this…

 

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Wakefield’s Arkinstall named on players to watch list for volleyball

LILA ARKINSTALL

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield volleyball senior captain Lila Arkinstall was recently named in a Boston Globe article ranking the top volleyball players to watch in the state this season. 

Arkinstall was mentioned in a trio of Middlesex League middle hitters to watch along with Johanna Melhorn of Winchester and Sabine Wenzel of Melrose. …

 

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Item sportswriter recaps summer trip to Minnesota

Wakefield Daily Item sports contributor Stephen Martellucci recently visited the sports scene in Minnesota. The following is a recap of his visit.

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — After going to Kansas City last year to see the Red Sox on the road, I ended up going to Minnesota a few weeks ago for this…

 

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LOGO WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Schools will use DESE teacher evaluation tool

By NEIL ZOLOT

 WAKEFIELD — The School Department will be using the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Educator Evaluation tool instead of a self-designed one. “There is an option to adopt their system or adapt it to a similar one we structures ourselves,” Superintendent Doug Lyons said at the School Committee…

 

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Local students back in school Tuesday

WAKEFIELD — Public school students here head back to class Tuesday for the start of the 2025-26 academic year. The following message is from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Douglas Lyons and Assistant Superintendent of Schools Kara Mauro.

Good Afternoon,

We are so excited to welcome all of our students back for the start of a…

 

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Preseason rankings have Wakefield soccer listed at No. 14 in the state

THE WAKEFIELD boys’ soccer team was ranked No. 14 in the Boston Globe’s statewide preseason top 20 rankings. (File Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Boston Globe released their annual top 20 statewide rankings for boys’ soccer yesterday. Wakefield High was represented as the No. 14 team in the rankings. 

The Warriors are the highest-ranked team in…

 

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Multiple returning All-Stars ready to lead Wakefield sports this fall

WAKEFIELD — The fall sports season is underway with preseason practices and scrimmages continuing this week. 

The first regular season action of the fall starts tomorrow with the reigning Div. 2 North Champion golf team hosting Woburn at Thomson Country Club. 

The majority of the remaining fall teams will start their regular seasons next…

 

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West Nile Virus August 2023

West Nile Virus risk is moderate here

West Nile Virus August 2023
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WAKEFIELD — The town announced yesterday that mosquitoes caught in local traps have tested positive for West Nile virus. Here’s the release:

Positive West Nile Virus (WNV) mosquito samples have been confirmed in Middlesex County…

 

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