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Leone, Covelluzzi named boys’ hockey All-Stars

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League boys’ hockey coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2023-24 season. 

Senior assistant captain, forward Frank Leone (left) and freshman forward Joe Covelluzzi  (right) were the two All-Stars selected from Wakefield.

Leone was the leading goal scorer for the Warriors this season, finishing with 12. He also…

 

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January 30, 2024 Front Page Story Also ZBA story July 2, 2024

Frustration over 40B proposal

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals continue to voice their exasperation with various aspects of a proposed Chapter 40B affordable housing project at 127 Nahant St., the former site of Precision Honing.

Not only is the size of the proposed 100-unit project seen as too big and out of

 

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Burton, Millward named boys’ basketball All-Stars

Hoop 2023-2024 All Star
DE’ARI BURTON

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s boys’ basketball coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2023-24 season. 

Two All-Stars were selected from Wakefield as senior captain De’Ari Burton and sophomore Jack Millward both got the nod. Millward was also one of just five players named to the Middlesex League All-Conference team…

 

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Election Day parking to be addressed

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — People who vote on Election Day ought to be able to park their cars when they arrive at the polls. At least that’s what Town Councilor Edward Dombroski and Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio believe. 

At last week’s Town Council meeting, Maio and Dombroski each described having to drive around the

 

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Six Warriors named girls’ track All-Stars

THE WAKEFIELD High girls’ track and field team celebrated their six All-Stars at the annual end of the season banquet recently. Pictured from left to right are Middlesex League All-Stars Liza Bangston, Lily Sallee, Grace Brackett, Megan Clark, Lauren Mangarelli and Charlotte O’Neil. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High indoor girls’ track and field team…

 

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Town Council approves final Bike/Ped Plan

CHANGES to the Main Street right-of-way along the Lake were among of the more contentious aspects of the Wakefield Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, which was passed this week by the Town Council in a 5-2 vote. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week approved the final version of the…

 

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Two Warriors named girls’ hockey All-Stars

THE ALL-STARS, Gianna Scoppettuolo (l) and Julia Welch (r), were honored at the Wakefield/Northeast girls’ hockey banquet recently. (Courtesy Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s girls’ hockey coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2023-24 season. The Wakefield/Northeast girls’ hockey team had two All-Stars selected: senior captain Gianna Scoppettuolo and senior Julia Welch. 

 

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Schools want $52.3M next year

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – School officials are facing dwindling dollars amid growing demands in the district, the School Committee was told this week.

The proposed School Department budget for Fiscal Year 2025 is $52,319,699, a 5.5 percent increase over $50,090,191 allocated for the current fiscal year, which included $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act…

 

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Sullivan Ceremony 2024

Fire Lt. Robert Sullivan remembered in moving ceremony

Sullivan Ceremony 2024
WAKEFIELD FIREFIGHTERS stand at attention during last night’s memorial ceremony for Lt. Robert Sullivan. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Last night as dusk fell on Wakefield, a crowd gathered at the corner of Main and Albion streets to pay their respects and honor the memory of Lt. Robert T. Sullivan, who perished

 

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Quinn named Freedom Division MVP; Three Warriors earn girls’ hoop All-Star awards

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s girls’ basketball coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2023-24 season. Wakefield had three players named to the All-Star team: Senior captain Emma Quinn, junior Brooklyn Calder and junior Shea Suntken.

Quinn, a two-time league All-Star, was also named the Middlesex League Freedom Division’s Most Valuable Player. Wakefield’s…

 

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Track New Balance Nationals

Five Warriors impress at New Balance National Championship

Track New Balance Nationals
THE 4X800 meter relay team competed at New Balance Nationals in Boston over the weekend and ran a time of 8:09.39 in their last indoor competition of the season. (Courtesy Photo)

BOSTON — The New Balance National Championship was held in Boston over the weekend from Thursday to Sunday at The Track at New Balance…

 

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Wakefield Town Hall 2023 November

Council OKs Fire, DPW budgets

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Two of the town’s largest Fiscal Year 2025 budgets got the Town Council’s endorsement last night. The Fire Department and Public Works budgets will eventually go before the voters at the April 29 Annual Town Meeting. 

Town Accountant Kevin Gill presented the numbers for the Fire Department budget, with Fire Chief

 

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