AMERICAN REVOLUTION-related items from the Historical Society’s collection, including orders for town funding of the military and a blanket and cartridge box carried by Nathaniel Cowdrey, who saw considerable service during the War. Cowdrey lived on what is now Prospect Street in Wakefield
By NANCY BERTRAND
For the Wakefield Historical Society
WAKEFIELD — As the…
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THIS PHOTO is of Wakefield Square in 1930, looking north from the corner of Main and Water streets. In the foreground on the right, the ivy-covered edge of the old Town Hall is visible. Across Main Street is the W.T. Grant Co. department store, on the current site of the Farmland parking lot. Note that
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WAKEFIELD — The Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, Inc. (TSF) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Live Like Leah Ellis Fund as a new permanent fund. Beginning in June 2025, a scholarship will be awarded in Leah’s name to a local student pursuing education beyond high school.
Leah spent her entire life in Wakefield…
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WAKEFIELD — The Capital Planning Committee is recommending that the town spend $2,152,966 from the tax levy on capital improvements in FY2026. The CPC is also calling for $307,000 in capital spending for the self-funded Water Department and $358,000 for the Sewer Enterprise Department.
Capital Planning Committee chairman Phil Renzi appeared before…
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THE TOWN COUNCIL voted last night to do away with flex poles and the large North Avenue bike lane heading towards Reading, but things may change again after next week’s Town Election. (Mark Sardella file photo)
By MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD – In its last meeting before the Town Election, the Town Council last night voted…
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PICTURED FROM THE left holding cookie boxes in back row: Troop co-leader Katherine Chaison, Stella Barr, Vita Ciarametaro, Mary-Cate Spears and Troop co-leader Jen Boettcher and pictured from the left in front row: Elveera Mishra, Rose Libby and Sydney Boettcher.
WAKEFIELD — Members of Wakefield Junior Troop 83417 dropped off 80 boxes of Girl Scout…
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POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of 384 Vernon St. on Saturday. The car struck a utility pole, knocking out power in the neighborhood for a couple hours. (Photos courtesy of Wakefield Fire Department)
WAKEFIELD — A 56-year-old Stoneham man was seriously injured Saturday morning after he lost control…
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WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) announces that the 29th annual Celebration of Learning ceremony and reception will take place on Wednesday, April 16 at the Galvin Middle School Auditorium. Award presentations will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m., immediately followed by a reception serving light refreshments in the cafeteria.
No tickets are needed for this event, and…
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WAKEFIELD — The Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, Inc. (TSF) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Live Like Leah Ellis Fund as a new permanent fund. Beginning in June 2025, a scholarship will be awarded in Leah’s name to a local student pursuing education beyond high school.
