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Officials, residents condemn anti-Semitic graffiti

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Police Department is investigating anti-Semitic graffiti that was discovered at Glen Meadow Park on the morning of Wednesday, July 21.

A spray painted swastika, the name “Hitler” and an obscene image of male genitalia were discovered on the back of a shed. Lynnfield resident Matthew Donahue and his twin…

 

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Departing town engineer will miss Lynnfield

Charlie Richter served for 16 years

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A highly regarded local official is leaving town at the end of the month.

Town Engineer Charlie Richter is biding farewell to Lynnfield after a 16-year tenure because he and his family decided to relocate to the Midwest. He is currently a Wakefield resident…

 

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PHOTO: Time to unwind

THREE HAPPY DOGS relax underneath the refinished fire bell during Lynnfield Rotary’s Concert on the Common on July 22. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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Front Page: July 27, 2021

 

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Larceny of cash reported

WAKEFIELD — On Friday at about 1 p.m. a Crescent Street resident called police to report a possible theft.

The man told police that a couple of acquaintances were visiting his apartment. He said that he left his wallet containing $400 out while he left the room to do something. When he returned, he told police…

 

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Front Page: July 26, 2021

 

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Local stores sold tobacco products to minors

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – It’s now going to be very costly for stores if they sell tobacco products to anyone under 21 years of age, as several local stores recently found out the hard way.

Under a state law passed in December of 2019, the fines and penalties for selling tobacco products to anyone…

 

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Wakefield gets small bump in state aid

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Now that the FY 2022 state budget has been passed and signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue this week released the final Cherry Sheet numbers for local cities and towns. 

Named for the cherry-colored paper on which it was originally printed, the Cherry Sheet is the…

 

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Coming soon to a school near you

By MARK SARDELLA

If the sudden urgency to eliminate the Wakefield Warrior logo last spring after 75 years struck you as curious, perhaps it shouldn’t have come as such a surprise.

In retrospect, you wouldn’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to conclude that the logo’s elimination was merely setting the stage for something bigger…

 

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Front Page: July 23, 2021

 

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Back in business

Summer Stroll next Friday

MELROSE — The Melrose Chamber of Commerce and the City of Melrose will host the Eighth Annual Summer Stroll on Friday, July 30. Come to downtown Melrose from 6 to 9 p.m., brush off those COVID blues, and be reminded of what makes our community so special: You and your neighbors…

 

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Local housing market remains strong

MELROSE — Activity in the single-family home and condominium markets remained strong in June, pushing median prices and sales numbers to new highs in the process, according to a new report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data.

Single-Family Homes

Last month, there were 6,959 single-family home sales in Massachusetts, a 38.1…

 

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