WAKEFIELD — The town’s director of Veteran Services, David Mangan, sent us this piece after a ceremony was held at Temple Emmanuel to honor the Four Chaplains. Dave felt it appropriate to remember sailor Charles Walter David Jr. during Black History Month. Although not clergy, his actions were certainly ministered…
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BOSTON (AP) — More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first campaign as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army…
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IPSWICH — Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) present a chamber music concert on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3 p.m. at Shore Country Day School, 545 Cabot St, Beverly.
This concert features NMYO’s Symphony Orchestra and Select Intermezzo Orchestra and Wind Ensemble musicians. It is the culmination of an eight-week rehearsal…
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WAKEFIELD — Given the weather, School Committee member Kevin Piskadlo posed a sensible question at the meeting Tuesday, February 10.
“With what temperatures have been, how are we doing in terms of heating fuel and costs associated with that?” he asked Business Manager Christine Bufagna during her Budget Items report.
She answered…
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RECREATION DIRECTOR Dan McGrath presents his budget to the Town Council this week alongside Town Accountant Liz Rourke. (WCAT Screenshot)
BY MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD — The municipal budget season is well underway as the Town Council this week approved 10 more FY2027 departmental budgets. All budgets are also scrutinized by the Finance Committee before the…
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WAKEFIELD — From a noisy discarded smoke alarm on Richardson Avenue to trespassing at an abandoned property on Jordan Avenue, police had plenty on their plate yesterday.
At about 9:35 a.m. a citizen reported suspicious activity at a vacant house on Jordan Avenue. Police found footprints in the snow and said someone appeared to have…
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FROM THE LEFT are Austin Prep students and members of The American Experience Project, Nick Capone, Joe Cruz, Lucas Lilley and Gabe Juliano.
By BRETT RUDY
READING — At Austin Prep, a history assignment isn’t always a paper. It’s often a film production. And for Wakefield sophomore Joe Cruz, that shift has changed the way…
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This is from the George Washington’s Mt. Vernon website.
George Washington was a humble man who did not enjoy flashy celebrations. During his lifetime, Washington paid little attention to his own birthday, and often “celebrated” it by responding to letters or attending to matters at Mount Vernon.
However, national celebration of his birthday began while he was alive…
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS at the West Side Social Club. Seated from the left are Chris DeFeo, Stephen Boudreau and Charles Rhuda. Standing from the left are Patrick Booth, Billy Hubbard, Nick Shreders, Richard Kelly, Ian Power and Ben Schools.
WAKEFIELD — The 91st Installation of Club Officers and Directors for the West Side Social…
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