THE WAKEFIELD GARDEN Club’s Civic Better Committee recently brought holiday cheer to the Welcome to Wakefield sign at the corner of Main, Salem and Church streets. Pictured from the left decorating the sign with symbols of the season are Nancy McCarthy, Diane Kelley, Amy Brennan and Ellen Hennessy.
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
“THE GREATEST AND PRETTIEST Christmas illumination in the history of the town,” was how the Dec. 16, 1940 Daily Item described this downtown light display. Nineteen cables carrying 2,500 colored lights extended from Water Street to the Rockery. Five additional strands spanned Albion Street from Main Street to the Item Building, for a total of
…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
DECEMBER 10, 2024 Meeting of the Wakefield School Committee (Screen capture WCAT)
By NEIL ZOLOT
WAKEFIELD — Students in writing classes are using new tools to improve their techniques, the EmPOWER sequence and the Brain Frame organizational tool. “We’re asking kids to write and giving them a clear process,” Middle and High School English Language Arts Curriculum Coordinator Margaret…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
THREE-YEAR-OLD Emric tells Santa what he would like for Christmas. Santa will be welcoming children at his headquarters on the Common weekdays from 3:30-7 p.m. and weekends 1-5 p.m. until Dec. 23. (Mark Sardella Photo)
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
WITH THE FLEX POSTS gone, a car straddles into the bike lane on North Avenue trying to maintain a safe distance from oncoming traffic. (Mark Sardella Photo)
By MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD – They’re gone for the winter, but they’ll likely be back in the spring.
The controversial “flex posts” that served as a visual barrier…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
THE WAKEFIELD MEMORIAL HIGH boys’ hockey team held a toy drive on Thursday, December 5, 2024, for the Holiday Shop at the Senior Center in Wakefield. Their donations placed smiles on the faces of many Wakefield children.
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
A LITTLE assistance was welcomed as one of the younger volunteers placed a wreath on the grave of a veteran at Saturday’s Wreaths Across America ceremony at Forest Glade Cemetery. (Mark Sardella Photo)
By MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD — A large crowd gathered at Forest Glade Cemetery at noon last Saturday for the annual “Wreaths Across…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
SANTA ARRIVED on Saturday in a sleigh provided by Designer Christmas Trees on North Avenue. (Mark Sardella Photo)
BY MARK SARDELLA
WAKEFIELD — Despite chilly temperatures on Saturday, scores of children and families gathered to await the arrival of Santa Claus at his local headquarters on the Common Saturday afternoon. Before long, the jolly elf…
We have switched to a subscription model for online access.
Please purchase an Online Subscription in order to view this content.
