RORY McNEILL and the Wakefield defense played a strong game to shut down Arlington’s attack. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)
By DAN PAWLOWSKI
ARLINGTON — The Wakefield High girls’ lacrosse team earned their first win of the season yesterday at Arlington High, defeating the Spy Ponders, 13-3. It was the first Middlesex League game for the Warriors who…
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WAKEFIELD – The School Committee approved a budget proposal of $58,601,611 for Fiscal 2027 in a video conference meeting Wednesday, April 1 at 4:05 p.m.
The total represents a 5.73 percent increase of $3,176,450 over the Fiscal 2026 budget of $55,425,161. The increase from Fiscal 2025 to 2026 was 5.94 percent.
It…
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WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Health & Human Services Department budget for FY2027 came under question by Town Council members last week after it was submitted with an increase of $108,104.10 (36 percent) in in the Personal Services line item and an overall budget increase of 24 percent for the department.
Most town…
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The Wakefield Police Department will be hosting a street hockey tournament for 5th and 6th graders in memory of Officer Robert Ramocki on April 20 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Officer Bob or “OB” as he was fondly remembered, was a Wakefield Police Officer starting his career in 1979. Officer Bob was dedicated to the Wakefield…
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WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals last week granted the Special Permit, site plan approval and other relief that will allow iONNA to construct an electric vehicle charging facility capabable of charging 16 EVs at 525 Salem Street in Montrose.
iONNA was formed in July 2023 as a joint venture between automakers BMW, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Stellantis, Hyundai,…
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WAKEFIELD’s defense earned player of the game honors from the coaching staff after a strong effort in a hard-fought 9-8, season-opening loss to Manchester-Essex on the road Friday. Pictured from left to right is Tori Grace, Alla Othman, Emma Ickes, Rory McNeill, Keira O’Brien, Stella Carlino, Teaghan Johnson and Allie DeGray. (Courtesy Photo)
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — The…
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WAKEFIELD – The Town Council has approved the $7,555,600 tax levy supported portion of the FY2027 Department of Public Works budget. The board also gave its blessing last week to the self-supporting Water and Sewer Division budgets. The budgets will go before the voters at the Annual Town Meeting in May.
DPW Director Joseph Conway presented the budgets at last week’s Town Council meeting. He was joined by Town Engineer William…
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THE GALVIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Chamber Chorus will be part of the lineup of performers at A Capella Night, April 10.
America’s top female vocal band, Musae, will perform in Wakefield on Friday, April 10th, at 7:00pm, at the state-of-the-art Galvin Middle School Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
Meet Jessie, Angela, Jo, Lily, and Mel – together they…
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JACK PENNACCHIA, a Middlesex League All-Conference player and team MVP last year, will lead the Warriors into the new season. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)
By DAN PAWLOWSKI
WAKEFIELD — As winter turns to spring, another exciting baseball season is set to descend on Walsh Field for the Wakefield Warriors.
The 2026 Warriors are looking to build…
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WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High girls’ lacrosse team will begin their 2026 regular season tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. with a trip to Manchester-by-the-Sea to take on Manchester-Essex.
The Warriors and Hornets also met for game one last season. Manchester-Essex came away with a 20-8 victory.
Wakefield made the Div. 3 state tournament last year as a…
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