Month: December 2016

Published in the December 29, 2016 edition By MARK SARDELLA Among other things, it was a year for elections, as 2016 presented Wakefield voters with four occasions to go to the polls. An incumbent selectman lost her seat in the...

Published in the December 29, 2016 edition By GAIL LOWE In the “olden days,” it was common practice for families to take in their elderly and care for them. Nursing home placement was rare, and assisted living facilities didn’t...

Published in the December 29, 2016 edition

Published in the December 29, 2016 edition By NANCY BERTAND WAKEFIELD — The custom of Christmas trees originated in Germany and was popularly introduced in England after Queen Victoria’s marriage to the German Prince Albert. In...