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In for a Dollar
The mystery is over and the rumors were true. It’s now official that Dollar Tree has signed a lease agreement and will be filling the long-vacant spot at 376-378 Main St. in downtown Wakefield formerly occupied by CVS. We should welcome our new neighbor. Anything would have been better than nothing in that prime retail […]
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By now you’ve received the red booklet, Massachusetts Information for Voters: 2014 Ballot Questions, published by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth. This handy booklet provides you with all the information on the four ballot questions that you could possibly need when you go to vote on Nov. 4. All the information, that is, […]
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Tags: 2014, Ballot Questions, bottle deposit, business, casinos, earned sick time, election, employers, gambling, gas, gasoline tax, juice, legislature, Mark Sardella, Massachusetts, recycling, taxes, Voter's Guide, Wakefield Daily Item, water
Trashing Automated Collection
For better or worse, automated trash collection started in Wakefield, MA on Sept. 29. And for better or worse, it’s here to stay – at least for as long as the current trash contract is in effect. I’m not interested in arguing the merits pro or con of automated trash collection. But I am fascinated […]
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Mark Sardella 