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Chilly scene

THE LOWER COMMON was deserted on a bright but cold winter day. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Grapplers earn key victory over Woburn, 42-34

CAPTAIN KIP KING sealed a hard-earned victory for Wakefield over Woburn last night at the WMHS cafeteria, picking up six points in the final bout to secure a 42-34 victory for the Warriors. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High wrestling team welcomed Woburn to the WMHS cafeteria  last night for one of the biggest…

 

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Girls Hockey 2025

Warrior girls’ hockey team almost breaks through against Melrose, Stoneham

Girls Hockey 2025
MAGGIE BOUDREAU, one of eight 8th graders on the WMHS girls’ hockey team this season, scored her first varsity goal against Shawsheen on Jan. 6 and also found the back of the net against Stoneham/Wilmington on Saturday. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

MELROSE — The Wakefield High girls’ hockey team has been working hard to find a…

 

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WEF awards over $40K to local schools

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) concluded its annual grant cycle in November by awarding $40,019 to the Wakefield Public Schools. The WEF Grant Committee reviewed 25 applications from school administrators, staff and PTOs to support a variety of WPS projects to take place during the 2024-2025 school year. WEF’s competitive grant review process…

 

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News 2025 Flex Posts

Chiefs critical of bike lane, flex posts

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – The town’s foremost experts on public safety, Police Chief Steven Skory and Fire Chief Michael Sullivan, both have fundamental problems with the bike lane flex posts on North Avenue and the narrowed vehicle travel lanes that resulted from the creation of the new northbound bicycle lane. 

The two chiefs were

 

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Wrestling 2025

Warrior wrestlers beat Watertown to stay undefeated in dual meets

Wrestling 2025
AHMED OTHMAN tracks down Watertown’s Jayden Ortiz. Othman pinned Ortiz in 3:19 at 215. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High wrestling team stayed undefeated in Middlesex League dual meets on Jan. 9, beating Watertown 53-22 at the Charbonneau Field House. 

The Warriors were victorious in 9 of the 14 bouts against the…

 

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Girls Basketball 2025

Comeback win over Burlington gives coach Pavey 100th career victory

Girls Basketball 2025
JASON PAVEY earned his 100th career victory as a head coach with the Warriors’ 40-33 win over Burlington on Friday night. (Courtesy Photo)

By MICHAELA LYONS

WAKEFIELD — Last Friday, the Charbonneau Field House at Wakefield Memorial High School was packed with exciting fans itching to see WMHS’s boys and girls basketball teams face Burlington…

 

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Maio 2024

Town Administrator Maio to retire

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio waited until the very end of last night’s Town Council meeting to drop the big news: he has decided to retire as the town’s chief executive officer. 

Maio was appointed on May 12, 2008 as only the second person to hold the title of Town

 

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Track 2025

Warrior boys track edges Burlington in thrilling matchup

Track 2025
JAMAURI BELMER cleared 5’8” to take first place in the high jump during Wakefield’s win over Burlington last week at Boston University. He also took first in the long jump at 19’3.5”. (Courtesy Photo)

BOSTON — On Tuesday, Wakefield faced off against Burlington in a highly-anticipated boys’ track meet at Boston University. Although this season

 

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School start time forum Thursday

WAKEFIELD — Administrators are collecting input as they seek to present a plan to the School Committee about starting classes later. A community forum is scheduled for Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. at the Galvin Middle School.

Following is a message sent last week to families by Superintendent of Schools Doug Lyons and his administrative

 

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SC hears schools’ capital requests for coming year

TWO MEN on a lift work outside the protective winter enclosure that covers the new Wakefield Memorial High School currently under construction. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – School Department Facilities Director Tim O’Brien submitted $733,000 in requests for capital projects in Fiscal Year 2026 at the School Committee meeting Tuesday, January 7.

Of that total, $365,000 is designated as

 

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Co-op boys’ swim team has a strong start to the season

THE 200-YARD freestyle relay team placed 1st in the Lynnfield/Wakefield co-op swim team’s first meet. Pictured from left to right are Wakefield’s Hudson Little, Marc Gagne, Owen Kelley and Lynnfield’s Brendan Koleszar. (Courtesy Photo)

PEABODY — On Dec. 22, the Wakefield/Lynnfield High cooperative boys’ swim team jumped back in the pool for the first meet of

 

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