WAKEFIELD — Town Meeting resumes tonight at 7 p.m. in the Galvin Middle School auditorium with five articles remaining on the warrant. Monday’s opening session completed work on articles 1-14 before adjourning at about 10:30 p.m.
After approving the FY2026 town budget under Article 1, Monday’s Town Meeting session considered the…
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DAN ‘THE CLEAR MAN’ MCHUGH takes more slashes than a school budget but always accepts the challenge of helping the Warriors clear their zone. Wakefield hosts Lexington tonight, 6 p.m. at Landrigan Field. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)
WAKEFIELD — Reading and Winchester have set the standard in boys’ lacrosse in the Middlesex League for years.…
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THE WARRIORS celebrate their 4-1 win over Wilmington on April 30 at the Dobbins Courts. Wakefield will bring a 4-4 record and No. 20 D3 ranking into their tough matchups with Lexington, Reading and Melrose this week. (Courtesy Photo)
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High boys’ tennis team picked up their 4th and 5th wins of the…
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WAKEFIELD — A request for $2.6 million to fund the construction of a new fueling facility on Nahant Street for all town-owned vehicles to replace the aging and outdated fuel island at the DPW yard on North Avenue was defeated at Monday’s Town Meeting session by a wide margin.
Article 11 called…
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JAMAURI BELMER had a personal best of 22’1” in the long jump to take 4th overall at the Twilight Invitational in Weston on Saturday. (Courtesy Photo)
EASTON — Saturday was a busy day for the Wakefield High boys’ track and field team with the Jim Hoar Freshman-Sophomore Invitational starting up early in Easton before the Twilight…
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LAST NIGHT’S opening season of the 2025 Annual Town Meeting was sparsely attended. (WCAT Screenshot)
By MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD – With few in attendance and little discussion from the floor, Annual Town Meeting last night approved the $134,466,443 town operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins on July 1.
Before getting down to business,…
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WAKEFIELD — When Annual Spring Town Meeting convenes tonight in the Galvin Middle School auditorium, participants well begin work on 19 warrant articles, including several asking to raise and appropriate money to operate municipal government and town schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
Article 1 is the…
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ETHAN MEZIKOFSKY led a Warrior sweep in the 800 with a first place and personal best time of 1:58.95. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)
READING — The Wakefield High boys’ track and field team had another dominant meet on Tuesday to improve to 3-0 on the season. Wakefield beat Wilmington by a score of 92-44 at Reading…
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MEGAN CLARK crosses the finish line in 1st place for the 100 hurdles with a PR of 18.6. She also stayed undefeated in the triple jump with a 1st place and PR leap of 32’3”. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)
READING — The Wakefield High girls’ track and field team bounced back after a tough loss…
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WAKEFIELD — The race apparently is on for an open seat on the Town Council.
Yesterday, Fox Road’s Gerard Leeman took out nomination papers for the position vacated when Ed Dombroski was elected Town Treasurer on April 22. Samuel Hockenbury of Emerson Street took out nomination papers Tuesday.
The Town Council voted Monday to hold…
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