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WAAV 2024

WAAV fundraising race is Oct. 19

WAAV 2024
WAAV ROAD RACE 2023

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Alliance Against Violence (WAAV) announces their annual race Racing to End Domestic Violence, will be held on Saturday, October 19. The WAAV race is a 5K around Lake Quannapowitt leaving from The Lakeside Inn on North Ave. at 9 a.m. This year, organizers are also having a…

 

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Volleyball 2024

Wakefield volleyball supports student athlete mental health during win over Burlington

Volleyball 2024
THE WAKEFIELD and Burlington volleyball programs teamed up to support Morgan’s Message and student athlete mental health awareness during their match on Wednesday. The event was created by Wakefield junior Emma Ickes. (Courtesy Photo)

By MICHAELA LYONS

WAKEFIELD — Wednesday night’s girls’ volleyball game was much bigger than volleyball. In an exciting match against Burlington, Wakefield…

 

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Marching Band 2024

Marching Band ready to mix things up this season

Marching Band 2024
WHEN THE WARRIOR MARCHING BAND holds a food drive, they hold a food drive. Members collected 4,749 high-demand items last week for the Wakefield Food Pantry.

(This update on the Wakefield Memorial High Marching Band’s competitive season was submitted by Karen Marshall.)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Warrior Marching Band is concocting a show that will…

 

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Soccer Fall 2024

Warrior girls’ soccer earns first win with a 4-0 shutout over Stoneham

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Warrior girls’ soccer team captured their first win of the season, 4-0, in a league game against Stoneham on Tuesday at the Galvin Middle School.  

Wakefield implemented an offensive shift that has been in the works since their first game against Arlington when standout sophomore Nora Fitzgerald suffered a season…

 

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MBTA Zoning 2023

Court date set for Milton’s MBTA housing case

By COLIN A. YOUNG

State House News Service

BOSTON — Six justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments Monday, Oct. 7 on Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s push to force Milton to comply with a 2021 zoning law — a case that the high court took on because of the new and important

 

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Girls swim team 2024

Wakefield girls’ swim ready for another strong season with new coach, Laura McCormack

Girls swim team 2024
THE 2024 Wakefield High girls’ swim team is looking forward to a promising season. The Warriors kick off their season tomorrow against Woburn/Burlington, 4:30 p.m. at Malden High School. (Courtesy Photo)

By CASSIDY SILVA

WAKEFIELD — As Wakefield Memorial High School fall sports kick off, the Wakefield girls’ swim team aims to start its 2024 season…

 

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MBTA Communities Act 2024

New 40A compliance plan taking shape

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council’s 40A subcommittee continues to look at ways for the town to comply with the state’s MBTA multifamily housing mandate while minimizing the impact on the character of existing neighborhoods. 

The subcommittee includes Town Council Chairman Michael McLane and Town Councilors Edward Dombroski and Robert Vincent. Senior Town

 

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Soccer 2024

Late goal sends Warrior boys’ soccer to 2-1 win over Melrose

Soccer 2024
NIK DHINGRA gets airborne to clear a ball away from the defense during Wakefield’s win over Melrose last week. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — A grueling, hard-fought rivalry game between the Wakefield and Melrose boys’ soccer teams crawled to the finish line on Wednesday with the Warriors holding onto a 1-0 lead with…

 

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Median house sales price: $830K

WAKEFIELD — The first eight months of 2024 saw the median sales price of a single-family home rise in town by almost 11 percent over the same period last year.

According to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data, 120 single-families changed hands in Wakefield through…

 

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Public Safety News 2024

One rescued from Albion Street fire

Public Safety News 2024
CREWS WORKED a two-alarm fire at 17 Albion St. last night. The cause remains under investigation. (Bob Sartori Photo)

WAKEFIELD — All occupants escaped safely but one occupant had to be rescued from a fire escape during a fire at 17 Albion St. last night.

The Wakefield Fire Department received a call from police reporting…

 

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Volleyball 2024

Warrior volleyball is victorious over Belmont for first time in program history

Volleyball 2024
THE WARRIOR volleyball team defeated Belmont 3-1 on Sept. 11, the first victory over Belmont in program history. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High volleyball team welcomed Belmont to the Charbonneau Field House on Wednesday and came away with an impressive 3-1 victory, their first over the Marauders in program history.

Consistently one of the…

 

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Topping off ceremony marks significant milestone for Northeast Metro Tech

THE FINAL STEEL BEAM in Northeast Metro Tech’s new high school building is steadied by a construction worker as it is hoisted up during the topping off ceremony August 29. (Northeast Metro Tech Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School began the process of building a new high school facility nearly two years…

 

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