WAKEFIELD – The bitter cold that has enveloped much of the nation, including New England, over the past two months has far exceeded the levels seen in recent years, causing prices for natural gas and electricity to rise.
This increase in demand throughout the nation, coupled with New England’s reliance on natural gas for a…
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CHARLES LENOX REMOND, world renowned activist for abolition and integration, resided in Wakefield (then South Reading) in the 1860s and 70s. (From the Massachusetts Historical Society’s collection “Portraits of American Abolitionists”)
WAKEFIELD — What would you find if you looked into the untold histories of your town? A world-famous abolitionist? Limit-redefining political action? Veterans who…
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WAKEFIELD — A shoeless youngster near the Doyle Early Childhood Education Center and the continued tight squeeze for MBTA bus drivers on Richardson Avenue were among calls answered by police yesterday and this morning.
At about 7:45 a.m. Thursday police were told by a concerned citizen that a child without shoes on was alone at…
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PICTURED FROM THE left: State Representative Donald H. Wong, Peter Scott and FOLQ President Bill Boodry. Donald Wong recently presented a citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to Peter Scott the recipient of the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) Gertrude Spaulding Award. Bill Boodry represented the organization at the presentation. The Gertrude Spaulding Award
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THERE WERE SMILES all around during the January 31 celebration of INspire Cafe’s first year in downtown Wakefield. (Ryan Bennett Photo)
WAKEFIELD — INspire Cafe, a nonprofit cafe operated by the Boys & Girls Club of Metro North on the corner of Main Street and Richardson Avenue in Wakefield, celebrated its one-year anniversary on January…
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BOSTON – Wakefield Memorial High School and Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School will received Financial Education Innovation Fund grants from the State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE), in partnership with the Division of Banks (DOB) and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR).
Following a competitive application process that concluded in November…
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WAKEFIELD – Retired United States Navy Commander and Wakefield native Shelby M. Nikitin will continue to serve her country, her town and its veterans as a member of the Wakefield Veterans Advisory Board.
Commander Nikitin was appointed to the board last week by the Town Council.
A decorated Naval officer, Nikitin is a 2000 graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School. She graduated from the College of the…
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WAKEFIELD — Public Works crews continue to clean up after Wakefield received almost two feet of snow during our recent storm. To improve roadway conditions and clear more parking areas, overnight snow removal operations will take place from 10 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, through 6 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4. Crews will be working…
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