Archive for June, 2021
High school confidential
25Jun21
If you thought the Warrior logo issue that roiled the Wakefield community last spring was just going to go away quietly, that’s what’s known as wishful thinking. At least that’s what the anti-logo side was wishing would happen. But the Warrior logo is back in the news, and once again, it wasn’t the pro-logo side […]
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Tags: Ami Wall, Doug Lyons, election, Humor, Indian, logo, Mark Sardella, Native American, Opinion, Politics, public records, Richard Bayrd, school, School Committee, survey, Suzy Veilleux, Wakefield, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield High School, warrior
Train in vain
18Jun21
WAKEFIELD, MA — The closure since last November of the Broadway commuter rail crossing has certainly been no picnic for many, and the damage to nearby businesses is not to be minimized. At the same time, I’m an optimist by nature, and in the spirit of this week’s theme of arcane 1970s pop culture references, […]
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Tags: Boys & Girls Club, Broadway, crossing, Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, Greenwood, gridlock, Harvard Mills, Humor, Mark Sardella, Massachusetts, Monty Python, New Englnd Dragway, Opinion, Politics, quiet zone, railroad, traffic, train, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA, Wesr Side
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