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*UPDATE* Northeast Metro Tech Cancels Friday Classes to Repair Propane Line

WAKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri wishes to announce that classes at Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School have been canceled on Friday to allow contractors to repair a propane gas line inside the building.

Classes were canceled on Thursday following reports that an odor of propane had been detected inside the building before the start…

 

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Gas leak closes Voke school

WAKEFIELD — No one was injured, but a propane leak early this morning at Northeast Metro Tech on Hemlock Road kept students out of the building and was expected to result in school being dismissed for the day to allow crews to isolate the source of the leak.

A school maintenance worker called the Wakefield Fire…

 

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Front Page: September 7, 2021

 

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Broadway reopening still on hold

A CREW WORKS to create a raised island on the approach to the Broadway crossing. The measure is one of the safety measures that will enable the crossing to be reopened. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The long-awaited re-opening of the Broadway crossing will now likely happen toward the end of September.…

 

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Mosquito spraying in town tonight

WAKEFIELD — Today, the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project (EMMCP) is planning to use a truck mounted aerosol sprayer to reduce mosquito populations. The areas of focus in Wakefield are Pleasant Street, Centre Street, Bartley Street, Nahant Street, Holland Road, Preston Street, Butler Avenue, Rosemary Avenue and Andrews Road.

Spraying will be done between sunset…

 

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Boys & Girls Clubs get $225K from state

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration, along with the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) and its affiliate Children’s Investment Fund (CIF), recently announced $7.5 million in Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund (EEOST) capital improvement grants. Lt. Governor Polito joined Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) Commissioner Samantha Aigner-Treworgy at East Boston…

 

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Front Page: September 3, 2021

 

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Tarrant Lane 40B project set to begin

EQUIPMENT PARKED at Tarrant Lane appears to signal that the days may be numbered for the 12 vacant single family homes on the street. Developer Anthony Bonacorso plans to construct a 173-unit 40B affordable housing development on the site. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Cue the wrecking ball.

With heavy equipment parked…

 

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Front Page: September 2, 2021

 

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First human West Nile case reported

WAKEFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. The individual is a female in her 80s who was likely exposed to the virus in Middlesex County, an area known to be at moderate risk. The risk of human…

 

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Cruel summer

By MARK SARDELLA

August was not a good month for those who imagine they have the power to control the weather.

The first blow came on Aug. 12, when those climate deniers at the Department of Public Utilities approved Project 2015A, a natural gas-fired plant to be sited in Peabody that would assure that there’s enough electricity…

 

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Woman dies after being hit by train

WAKEFIELD — A 63-year-old local woman was pronounced dead at the scene after she was struck by a Boston-bound commuter rail train at about 6:15 p.m. yesterday.

According to Wakefield police, the woman was struck between the Albion Street and Broadway crossings. Preliminary indications were that operator error was not involved and all gates and…

 

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