Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — Five graduates of Saint Joseph School received Special Appreciation Awards from the school:

The Saint Joseph School Art Award: Presented to an eighth grader…

WAKEFIELD — A representative of a New Salem Street business called police at about 5:15 p.m. yesterday to report a female acquaintance for trespassing and said that she had also used one of the business accounts to purchase tires. Police are investigating.

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Yesterday at about 4 p.m., a caller reported a possibly intoxicated man…

WAKEFIELD — Police are investigating after a Wakefield man reported that his 2017 Ford Mustang had been struck by a hit-and-run driver inside a parking garage on Edgewater Drive.

The owner called police just after 5 p.m. and said that he parked the car in the garage at about 3:30 p.m. yesterday. When he returned…

This comes from the State House News Service’s Ella Adams.

A ballot proposal that would eliminate political party primaries for state elections got the go-ahead from the Supreme Judicial Court on Monday, sending it along on its path to potentially go before voters in November.

The measure would overhaul the way Massachusetts’ state elections operate…

WAKEFIELD — The following Saint Joseph School (Wakefield) eighth grade students were celebrated on graduation night for their academic accomplishments during the 2025-2026 school year. These awards were based on the yearly cumulative average.

Honorable Mention: Brandon Goodrich (Saugus)

Honors: Sarah Hickey (Wakefield), Dominic Leo (Reading)

High Honors: Atticus Day (Billerica), Christian Guild (Wakefield), Luigi…

READING — Whitelam Books is welcoming back local children’s author Monica Acker as she celebrates the release of her new picture book “The Legend of Leo: a Dandy-Lion Tale”, Sunday, June 28 at 3 p.m. Whitelam Books is located in downtown Reading at 610 Main Street, near the intersection of Haven Street and Main Street…