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Family-friendly Town Day returns Sunday, Oct. 3

NATIONALLY-KNOWN singer and songwriter Annie Brobst will headline Town Day Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. at IRP. (Courtesy Photo)

NORTH READING — Town Day is finally here! This Sunday, October 3, the community will come together to celebrate everything good about the town of North Reading.

The family-friendly event returns to Ipswich River Park…

 

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Team “Toss Out Cancer” aims to raise $17,000 in Jimmy Fund Walk Sunday

WALKING for the seventh year, Team Toss Out Cancer features seven members from town who will participate in this year’s virtual Jimmy Fund “Walk Your Way” fundraiser on local streets Sunday rather than the Boston Marathon route due to Covid-19. From left: Sheri Burgholzer, supporter Katrina Collins and her son Tyler, who is a team…

 

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PHOTO: Girl scouts are back in action 

LITTLE SCHOOL second grade Troop 70416 earned their first aid badge with the help of MassPort Firefighter Tim Allison. Allison went over how to handle emergencies, when to call 911 and how to make a first aid kit. Pictured here in the front row are Maddison Moran, Evelyn Davis, Mia Rosabianca, Layla Roy, Hailey Cannell,…

 

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Front Page: September 29, 2021

 

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New voke school cost detailed

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Representatives of the Northeast Metro Tech regional vocational school on Hemlock Road were on hand at Monday’s Town Council meeting to provide an update on plans for a new $317 million school that will serve students from the 12 member communities. Currently, Wakefield sends about 100 students to the school.…

 

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PHOTO: A great day for a wedding

THE HUDSON FAMILY of Wakefield celebrated the marriage of Mary Hudson to Victor Magaletta this past Saturday at Danversport but not before stopping at beautiful Lake Quannapowitt for a photo shoot.

 

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Front Page: September 29, 2021

 

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‘Recovery is not a race, it’s a journey’

SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION advocates, from left, Ellen Crawford, Select Board member/A Healthy Lynnfield Chairman Phil Crawford, Think of Michael Foundation President Carmela Dalton and Select Board Chairman/Think of Michael Treasurer Dick Dalton lead 400 residents down Main Street to the Town Common for the third annual A Night of Hope on Sunday, Sept. 26. (Dan…

 

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Select Board eyes Richardson Green purchase

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board on Monday expressed its support for buying the Richardson Green property on upper Main Street even though a developer is making another attempt to build elderly housing on the land.

The Select Board closed the four-article Fall Town Meeting warrant on Monday, which includes a citizens’ petition…

 

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Retired Col. Connell: ‘Plenty’ went wrong in Afghanistan

RETIRED U.S. ARMY COL. JOE CONNELL flies into Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division on a helicopter in 2007. (Courtesy Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A number of factors contributed to the Taliban regaining control of Afghanistan, Select Board member and retired U.S. Army Col. Joe Connell said in an interview with the Villager.…

 

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Health board member needed

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Town Council is seeking Wakefield residents 18 years of age and older who are interested in serving on the Board of Health to fill the remainder of a three-year term ending April of 2022.

The Wakefield Board of Health is the Town’s health policy and decision-making board. It is composed of…

 

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Update on train horns tonight at Town Council

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Topping the bill at tonight’s Town Council meeting is an update from Town Engineer Bill Renault regarding the status of the Broadway commuter rail crossing and the town’s “Quiet Zone.”

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will be held at the WCAT studio on Hemlock Road. The meeting will…

 

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