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PHOTO: Dance Party U.S.A.

ASPIRING DANCERS show off their moves on the Lynnfield High School stage during Community Schools’ Princess Party camp recently. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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New Galvin leader gets to work

Published in the July 12, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Megan Webb has hit the ground running as the new principal of the Galvin Middle School.

Webb, who was chosen in May to succeed Adam Colantuoni as leader of the Galvin, wrote in an e-mail Friday:

“It is with great excitement that I write to introduce myself as…

 

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Albion Street property gets new life

Published in the July 9, 2021 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Property owner Ralph Penney will be able to go forward with his plans to rehab the building at 13-15 Albion St. after the Zoning Board of Appeals granted the necessary relief.  The ground floor commercial use will continue while the currently vacant second and third floors will be…

 

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Rise of Moors’ vehicles filled with guns

 Published in the July 8, 2021 edition.

MEDFORD — Two more members of the Rise of the Moors militia group arrested Saturday morning on a host of gun charges were arraigned in the temporary Malden District Court yesterday.

The men were identified as John Doe 2 — who has refused to give authorities his name…

 

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Local man guilty in jobless pay scheme

Published July 9, 2021

BOSTON – A Melrose man pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in connection with his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme.

Alan Neal Scott, 68, of Banks Place pleaded guilty to four counts of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud and five counts of aggravated identity theft. U.S…

 

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Metro Tech gets $300K Cummings grant for Saturday Program

Published July 9, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri recently announced that Northeast Metro Tech has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation to support the school’s Saturday Program.

The grant will be distributed over 10 years, during which time Northeast Metro Tech will receive $30,000 in funding annually for the program.

The Saturday Program offers…

 

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FUMC yard sale Saturday

Published July 9, 2021

MELROSE — The First United Methodist Church of Melrose, 645 Main St., will have a yard sale on Saturday, July 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The yard sale is a fundraiser for its mission work. The church is partnering with Haiti Global Youth Partnership to raise funds for projects to…

 

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Trends in local youth substance use shows a general decline

Published July 8, 2021
By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Now in the fifth year of a five-year grant cycle, the town’s Drug-Free Communities Grant Director Amy Luckiewicz has completed the 2021 Core Measurement Report of youth substance use surveys of the town’s students in grades 6-12.

With the strange scheduling this year, the 2021…

 

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U.S. DOE approves state’s plan for use of K-12 American Rescue Plan funds

Published July 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education (DOE), on Wednesday, announced the approval of Massachusetts’ American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plans, and distributed remaining $611 million in ARP ESSER funds.

The plan to benefit all Massachusetts’ schools details how the state is using, and plans to use…

 

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Overnight detours on Rte. 28 at town line

Published July 8, 2021

READING — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) said it will be conducting overnight pavement marking operations on Route 28 (Main Street) from Salem Street to the Reading/North Reading town line over the next two weeks.

Local motorists should seek alternate routes whenever possible. Portions of some detours listed below will require traveling…

 

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Virtual Reid’s Ride returns Sunday, July 18

Published July 7, 2021

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The 17th annual Reid’s Ride is going to be a virtual fundraiser once again this year when it returns on Sunday, July 18.

The Reid’s Ride bike-a-thon has been a popular North Shore tradition for 15 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced last year’s event to…

 

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DPW ready to tackle construction projects

Published July 7, 2021

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The DPW is gearing up for a busy construction season this summer.

Town Engineer Charlie Richter recently appeared before the Select Board in order to give an overview of the roads that will be repaved this summer. He noted that some of the projects will be…

 

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