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Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the greater Boston metropolitan area, [9] incorporated in 1812 and located about 12.5 mi (20.1 km) north-northwest of Downtown Boston. Wakefield's population was 27,090 at the 2020 census. [10] Wakefield offers an assortment of activities around the local lake, Lake ...
Pleasure Island was an amusement park located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The park, billed as the " Disneyland of the Northeast ", [ 1 ] [ 2 ] was in business from 1959 to 1969. During its short existence it went through several owners [ 1 ] and was financially handicapped by New England 's relatively short summers.
The library in 2013. The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library is the main library for the town of Wakefield, Massachusetts.The building that currently holds the town's main library was opened in 1923 and is named after the first library commissioner.
The Wakefield Town Hall and Opera House is a historic municipal building at 2 High Street in the Sanbornville village of Wakefield, New Hampshire.Built in 1895, it is a prominent local example of Romanesque architecture, and has housed civic and social activities since its construction.
The Item is famous for the "Looking Backward" column, detailing events that took place in Wakefield and around the country 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago from the date of the newspaper. The Item's presidents have all been Dolbeare's heirs—his widow Emma Dolbeare, sons Cyrus and Richard Dolbeare, and now grandson Glenn Dolbeare.
Known initially as Clarence Rocks Off [1] it has been held annually at the bandstand in Clarence Park, Wakefield since 1991. [1] It is the flagship event for Wakefield Music Collective, a non-profit community group with open membership. Estimated attendance of the festival ranges between 2,000 and 8,000 depending on weather, and it is funded ...
WAKEFIELD, N.H. - Four people were found dead on Christmas Day in Wakefield, New Hampshire from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said. State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said police ...
Wakefield has good access to the motorway system, with the intersection of the M1 and M62 motorways, junctions 42/29, lying to the north west, whilst the M1 to the west is accessed at junctions 39, 40 and 41. The A1(M) is to the east of the district. Wakefield is crossed by the A61, A638, and A642 roads and is the starting point of the A636 and ...