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Scout builds community Food Pantry for Eagle project

ZACCHAEUS ZIVAN (left) with First Parish Congregational Church’s Jim Fosnock, who is in charge of the church’s food pantry. Zacchaeus of Troop 701 finished his Eagle Scout Project by building a little food pantry, which is in front of stone church on Church Street. (OY ZIVAN PHOTO)

WAKEFIELD — Zacchaeus Zivan of Troop 701 in

 

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Principals getting into classrooms

THE TOWN’S elementary school principals are, from left, Erin Manzi (Doyle Early Childhood Center), Matt Carter (Woodville), Brian Schmitt (Walton), Tiffany Back (Greenwood) and TJ Liberti (Dolbeare). (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD —  The School Department is calling them “curriculum visits.” They could also be called collaborating on teaching strategies, internal professional development…

 

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FFT is sponsor of September Inspire Care drink cups

WAKEFIELD — First Financial Trust (FFT), a subsidiary of The Savings Bank (TSB) is this month’s sponsor of Inspire Café’s drink cups. Each drink purchased at Inspire Café during the month of September will be in a cup sporting the FFT logo. 

FFT and TSB representatives recently visited the café’s Main Street location to

 

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Porchfest 2025

Fender Bender at Saturday’s Porchfest

Porchfest 2025
LOCAL WAKEFIELD WARRIOR Chris Murphy and his band Fender Bender performed in the lot of the Wakefield Gas and Light Department at this years Porchfest held this past weekend. What at turnout! (Elena Corradino Photo)

 

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AG: Building Committee violated OML

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Another town board has violated the Open Meeting Law. This time, it was the Permanent Building Committee (PBC) that ran afoul of the law when its three-member subcommittee or “Working Group,” designated to keep tabs on the new high school construction project, failed to post notices or create minutes of

 

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Council plans vote on Casey contract

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council is expected to vote tonight on an employment agreement with Denise Y. Casey, the person they picked as the next town administrator.

The council meeting begins at the WCAT studio behind Wakefield Memorial High at 7 p.m.

Councilors selected Casey on August 18 to succeed Stephen P. Maio, who retired

 

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Front Page: September 3, 2025

 

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Opera Club to explore themes in Italian masterworks in October

WAKEFIELD — The following comes from Opera Club of Wakefield founder Howard Hart.

Dear Opera Club Members,

Our recent meeting, “Chestnuts in August,” was a great success, with five new members joining us. It was our first summer gathering since the early days of our meetings, and I want to thank each of you

 

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Northeast Metro

Top education leader visits Northeast

Northeast Metro
STUDENTS PRESENTED Commissioner Pedro Martinez with a Massachusetts Association of School Committees poster as he welcomed them to school. Pictured from the left: Building Committee member Blanca Gacharna; Assistant Superintendent Tracey O’Brien; Commissioner Martinez; Rosemary Brady of Reading; Trevor Burt of Melrose; Superintendent David DiBarri and State Rep. Donald H. Wong. (Photo Courtesy Northeast Metro

 

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Front Page: September 2, 2025

 

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