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Candace Linehan seeks reelection to Board of Health

CANDACE LINEHAN

The following was submitted by the candidate.

I am excited to announce my candidacy for reelection to the Wakefield Board of Health. It has been an honor to represent Wakefield since 2019 and I look forward to continuing my service for three more years.

It has been 2 busy terms on the Board…

 

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Front Page: March 10, 2026

 

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Holocaust survivor: It can happen again

TIBOR SPITZ and his family hid in the Slovakian mountains for seven months during World War II. Most of his relatives died in the Holocaust. (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

 

READING — Holocaust survivor Tibor Spitz, 96, spoke at a Chabad of Wakefield event Monday, March 9 at Reading Memorial High School. “I’m…

 

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Community Calendar…

TUESDAY, MARCH 10
• Woodcarving with Leo, McCarthy Senior Center on Converse Street, 10 a.m. Ready to whittle your way to a new hobby? Whether you’re a total beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, Leo will guide you through the satisfying art of transforming wood into something wonderful. Just grab your carving tools and…

 

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Town Council, School Committee meetings and ‘In the Middle’ at WCAT this week

 

THE GARDENING for Biodiversity with Native Plants program was filmed by WCAT.  (WCAT Screenshot)

 

 

WAKEFIELD — Tonight at 7 p.m., the Town Council will hold a hybrid meeting with members in the studio. Agenda items include, but are not limited to, a Public Hearing at 7:03 p.m., an update on The Scholarship…

 

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Snow causes some scheduling adjustments at WMHS

THE BRICK FACADE is now up on much of the new Wakefield Memorial High School currently under construction. (Mark Sardella Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The following was sent to Wakefield Memorial High families by Principal Amy McLeod. Some editing of internet links may be necessary.

Due to the recent snow days, the calendar has been updated…

 

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Director of Griffin Museum to speak to retirees Wednesday

WAKEFIELD — The next meeting of the Retired Men and Women’s Club of Wakefield will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m., but people gather as early as 8 a.m. for socializing.

The scheduled speaker this week is Crista Dix, executive director of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester. Crista has spent…

 

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Lewis, colleagues pass BRIGHT Act

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass the BRIGHT Act, a $3.28 billion bond bill that invests in upgrades to public higher education campuses across Massachusetts and strengthens the learning experiences of students at community colleges, state universities, and UMass campuses.

An Act to build resilient infrastructure…

 

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Front Page: March 9, 2026

 

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A look at gas prices

(File photograph 2020)

BOSTON — Average gasoline prices in Boston have risen 38.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.29/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,058 stations in Boston.

Prices in Boston are 37.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 34.0 cents per gallon higher than a year…

 

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Wakefield Town Hall 2023 November

Five hopefuls seek Town Council seats

WAKEFIELD — And just like that, there’s a big field of candidates hoping to sit on the Town Council.

Friday at 5 p.m. was the deadline to take out nomination papers for positions to be decided at the April 28 Town Election. Up until then, only Oak Street’s James T. Cerone expressed interest in running…

 

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Looking Backward

TAKING ON a new look with two new members, the Board of Selectmen got right to work. Seated, the newly-elected Chairman Tom Mullen; standing, L-R, new Selectman William Cass, new Selectman Charles Curley, veteran Selectman Paul Wheeler, and Selectman James Scott, the new board secretary.

MARCH 5, 1986

Forty years ago, March 5th was a…

 

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