Wakefield News - Local Headline News

Town holds Civil War monument rededication ceremony

June 2, 2025

THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT on the Common has been beautifully refurbished and was rededicated during a ceremony Saturday. (Robert Pushkar Photos)

We must never forget

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — Early morning rains subsided and afternoon rain was light and intermittent for the rededication of the Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War…

We have switched to a subscription model for online access.

Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.

Subscribe Now!

Town holds Civil War monument rededication ceremony Read More

Marine Corps veteran Mary O’Leary celebrates 103rd birthday

June 2, 2025

MARY O’LEARY had some birthday cake during a party held in Reading recently.

READING — Over Memorial Day weekend, Mary O’Leary, a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran and native of Wakefield, celebrated her 103rd birthday surrounded by family, friends and fellow residents and associates at The Residence at Pearl Street in Reading.

The celebration honored…

We have switched to a subscription model for online access.

Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.

Subscribe Now!

Marine Corps veteran Mary O’Leary celebrates 103rd birthday Read More

Front Page: May 30, 2025

May 30, 2025

We have switched to a subscription model for online access.

Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.

Subscribe Now!

Front Page: May 30, 2025 Read More

Rededication Day tomorrow rain or shine

May 30, 2025

WAKEFIELD — Tomorrow the town will rededicate the 1902 Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Veterans Memorial Common.

An early afternoon slate of activities is planned, beginning at 12 noon, on and near the Common. People can visit the Hartshorne House on Church Street and Prospect Street’s Wakefield History Museum; they can engage with Civil…

We have switched to a subscription model for online access.

Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.

Subscribe Now!

Rededication Day tomorrow rain or shine Read More

Big recycling event set for June 14

May 30, 2025

WAKEFIELD — State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian will host her 4th annual Recycling & Sustainability Day for the Town of Wakefield, Saturday June 14, 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Wakefield Memorial High School. In partnership with the Wakefield Department of Public Works, Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department, and organizations local to the town, this…

We have switched to a subscription model for online access.

Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.

Subscribe Now!

Big recycling event set for June 14 Read More

WEF honors the Woodville

May 30, 2025

WOODVILLE CONGRATULATES WEF student award recipients, fourth-graders pictured from the left front: Audrey Sessions, Declan Burns, Xavier Silva Rebelo, Isabel Sofie Sapuay, Ella Monaco, Rosie White, Benjamin McDonald, Declan Holden together pictured from the left back: Principal Matthew Carter, WEF Co-Presidents Cary Mazzone and Melissa Holmes and Superintendent Doug Lyons.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Educational…

We have switched to a subscription model for online access.

Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.

Subscribe Now!

WEF honors the Woodville Read More

Front Page: May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025

We have switched to a subscription model for online access.

Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.

Subscribe Now!

Front Page: May 29, 2025 Read More

Remembering Michael Salvatore

May 29, 2025

Directors of the Hartshorne House deserve our praise for a lot of reasons, but a recent move to honor one of their own exemplified their goodness.

The directors recently dedicated a very special remembrance for the late Michael Salvatore, a two-time past president of the Hartshorne House Association and longtime director, who lost…

We have switched to a subscription model for online access.

Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.

Subscribe Now!

Remembering Michael Salvatore Read More

School Choice okayed for high school grades

May 29, 2025

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — The School Committee voted to participate in School Choice for high school grades, not grades 2-12 as originally proposed by Superintendent Doug Lyons, at their meeting Tuesday, May 27. “Class size could be an issue,” member Kevin Fontanella said. “The high school has space, but the elementary schools are more compressed.”

The vote was 5-1, with Chairman…