Wakefield News

Published in the February 9, 2021

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The next COVID-19 clinic for Wakefield residents will be on Friday, Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 200 Quannapowitt Parkway (the former American Mutual/Comverse building).

The clinic will be limited to Wakefield residents 75 years old and older in accordance with…

Published in the February 9, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Chief Michael Sullivan announced today that Wakefield Fire Lieutenant Louis R. Sardella Jr. retired from the Wakefield Fire Department on January 7, 2021 after serving the department for more than 27 years. At the time of his retirement he was the senior member of Group 1, led…

Published in the February 8, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — On Friday, February 5, members of Safe Streets Wakefield, Julie Smith-Galvin and Brian McCoubrey, participated in a “Walk Audit” of the Woodville Elementary School with Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Coordinator Judy Crocker, Wakefield Town Engineer Bill Renault, and Woodville Principal Matthew Carter.

The hour-long session…

Published in the February 5, 2021 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — At least 17 firms have picked up “Request for Qualifications” forms for the position of Construction Manager for the $9.6 million Public Safety Building expansion and renovation.

Shane Nolan of Owner’s Project Manager LeftField told the Permanent Building Committee (PBC) last night that…

Published in the February 4, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — There is now a race for the Board of Municipal Light Commissioners, as Elton Prifti of 18 Partridge Lane pulled papers yesterday for a three-year term. He will challenge incumbents Kenneth J. Chase and Jennifer Kallay, both of whom took out nomination papers in early January.

In other…

Published February 3, 2021

MELROSE — The New England Patriots have announced that the Kraft family is using the Patriots plane to transport 76 vaccinated health care superheroes from across New England to Super Bowl LV. Among those superheroes is MelroseWakefield Healthcare nurse Jen Medina, RN.

Medina, who works on the…