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Brewers stay perfect in Twi League with 8-3 win over Slappers

July 29, 2025

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The Brewer freight train kept on rolling last night at Moulton Field with an 8-3 win over the Slappers. With that victory…

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Warrior volleyball clinic returns to Charbonneau Field House

July 28, 2025

SESSION ONE of the Warrior Volleyball youth clinic held last week at the Charbonneau Field House was a huge success. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Warrior Volleyball clinic run by Wakefield Recreation and the Wakefield High volleyball coaches and players, held from Monday to Wednesday last week at the Charbonneau Field House, was another huge success…

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First tenants set to occupy “The Basin”

July 28, 2025

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.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Five and a half years after…

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Wakefield Warrior Club’s 20th annual golf tournament set for Aug. 4

July 24, 2025

THE WAKEFIELD Warrior Club’s 20th annual golf tournament to support the Wakefield High football team is set for Aug. 4 at Mount Hood Golf Course. (File Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The 20th annual Wakefield Warrior Club Golf Tournament will take place on Monday, Aug. 4 at Mount Hood Golf Course in Melrose.

The tournament serves as…

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Lakeside self-storage facility proposed

July 24, 2025

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals last week got its first look at a self-storage facility proposed at 50 Quannapowitt Parkway. In anticipation of such a proposal, the 2024 Annual Town Meeting overwhelmingly voted to amend the Zoning Bylaw to…

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Case against trash company still in court

July 23, 2025

SALEM — An Essex Superior Court judge said yesterday she will look closer at the facts involving trash collector Republic Services and six communities who claim the company is not abiding by terms of the contact Republic has with them.

Republic employees, who are members of Teamsters Local 25, walked off the job July 1…

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Unknowns walk off High Life 4-3 in extra innings

July 23, 2025

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — Two perennial playoff teams met with plenty of urgency last night at Moulton Park.

The Twi League’s shift from dog days to do-or-die games hits you faster than a foul…

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Exciting games highlight 8th annual Meghan Burnett softball tournament

July 22, 2025

WAKEFIELD — The 8th annual Meghan Burnett “Fly High” fast-pitch softball tournament took place from July 11-13. The weather was great, dry fields receiving just enough precipitation during the week to provide an excellent surface when it came time for the tournament.

Teams from around New England came to Wakefield and Reading to compete in…

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Single-families sold for median of $850K

July 22, 2025

In first half of 2025

WAKEFIELD — During the first half of 2025, the median price of a single-family house sold in town was $850,000, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

Through the end of June, 87 single-families were sold in Wakefield…

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Republic strike heads to court

July 21, 2025

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SALEM — A hearing was held this afternoon in Salem Superior Court as communities served by trash company Republic Services sought a preliminary injunction to require the company to immediately do the work it is contracted to do.

Beverly, Malden, Peabody, Gloucester, Danvers and Canton have all signed on to the complaint, with health directors…