Wakefield News

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Glavia Smith, director of Wakefield’s METCO program, appeared at last week’s School Committee meeting to provide an update.

As with many students, there was some learning loss among the METCO students during the last year school year under the hybrid model of in-person and remote learning, Smith noted. But she…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — And then there were three.

The list of potential designers for a new Wakefield Memorial High School building project has been narrowed down to three firms.

The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Designer Selection Panel met last week to review the applications of the 10 architectural firms who submitted their…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Parents, stock up on masks.

It’s not official until the School Committee votes, but last night the Wakefield and Melrose Boards of Health, meeting in joint session, voted to recommend that everyone – students, faculty and staff — mask up when school reopens in September.

The Wakefield School Committee is…