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Separated bike lane coming to North Ave.

June 25, 2024

Bikes Wakefield 2024 — Bicyclists will soon have their own lane on North Avenue thanks to a Town Council vote on June 24, 2024 (Bicyles at the Festival by the Lake 2024, Frank Conte photograph)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – There will soon be a 5 to 6-foot-wide bicycle lane on the east side of North Avenue between Veterans Field…

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Dasilva, Jr. named boys’ volleyball All-Star for second consecutive season

June 25, 2024

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s boys’ volleyball coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2024 season. Wakefield High senior captain Rubens Dasilva, Jr. earned an All-Star nod for the Warriors. This is the second All-Star award for Dasilva, Jr. who also got the honor last year.

Wakefield’s most decorated player in…

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Guilty findings in 2021 Rise of Moors standoff

June 24, 2024

Two members of self-styled militant group will be sentenced in July

WAKEFIELD — Two men who claim to be part of a group called the Rise of the Moors were found guilty in connection with a long armed standoff off Route 128 in Wakefield in 2021, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Friday.

Jamhal Latimer…

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Patt’s top 10 Decathlon finish highlights Warriors at New Balance Nationals

June 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — New Balance Nationals was held in Philadelphia at Penn’s Franklin Field from June 13-June 16…

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Cheryl Dalton is grand marshal of Fourth parade

June 21, 2024

PICTURED FROM THE LEFT: Jack Warchol, Barbara Worley, Andrea Ahearne, Dave Sidebottom, Cheryl Dalton, Brian Fox, Laurel Sullivan and Kevin Scheeler.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Independence Day Committee (WIDC) announces that Cheryl Dalton is the grand marshal for the 77th Wakefield 4th of July Parade!

Cheryl has been a longtime volunteer in Wakefield and has…

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Cable, Casey named Middlesex League Boys’ Lacrosse All-Stars

June 21, 2024

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League boys’ lacrosse coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2024 season. Wakefield High had two All-Stars selected: Sophomores Seamus Cable and JP Casey.

Cable paced the Warrior attack this season, racking up 48 goals and 40 assists.

“He led the charge on offense this…

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Nahant Street 40Bs vex ZBA, neighbors

June 20, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals continues to be frustrated with the slow pace of progress in hearings for two proposed 40B affordable housing projects on Nahant Street. But mostly, the board agrees with neighbors that both projects are too large and will cause undue traffic problems on Nahant Street and…

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Five Warriors named boys’ tennis All-Stars

June 20, 2024

Greif earns league MVP for second time

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High boys’ tennis team celebrated their terrific season recently at their annual banquet. The Warriors thanked their seniors, honored their five All-Stars, handed out team awards and announced the new captains for next season.

The five All-Stars were: senior captain Sam Ryder and juniors…

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Four Warriors named Middlesex League softball All-Stars

June 19, 2024

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s softball coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2024 season. Wakefield had four players earn the honor: junior Jade Waterhouse, sophomores Kathryn Sliski and Jackie Sullivan and freshman Molly Burns.

Waterhouse had a .333 batting average with a .481 on-base percentage. The center fielder and leadoff…

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Median home sales price here is $866K

June 19, 2024

Housing STOCK — THE MEDIAN HOME sales price in Wakefield is $866,000 according to the Warren Group.

WAKEFIELD — The 18 single-family homes sold in town last month fetched a median price of $866,000, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data.

The median sales price is $65,500…

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Warrior girls’ tennis celebrates strong season at banquet

June 18, 2024

Moon, Whitson named league All-Stars

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High girls’ tennis team recently held their annual end of the season banquet where they thanked their seniors, handed out team awards, announced captains for next year and congratulated their All-Stars.

Juniors Toni Whitson and Addie Moon both earned All-Star selections this season. This is the…

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Elaine Silva honored at 25th Wakefield Relay for Life

June 18, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The highlight of Friday’s Wakefield Relay For Life opening ceremonies was the presentation of the American Cancer Society’s Sandra C. Labaree Volunteer Values Award to Wakefield’s Elaine Silva for her 25 years of dedicated service on the Wakefield Relay For Life leadership team.