Wakefield News

Published December 18, 2019

WAKEFIELD — Another lingering winter storm finally moved out to sea this morning, leaving in its wake sloppy commutes but less snow than had been forecast.

According to DPW Director Joseph Conway, 99 percent of the battle with the most recent storm was done in-house. Crews began sanding around 2 a.m…

Published in the December 17, 2019 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Oh, by gosh, by golly, if it wasn’t Santa Claus spotted coming down Main Street on top of one of the town’s fire engines on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 14.

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Published in the December 16, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The steady rain that fell all day Friday and overnight into Saturday morning was not about to deter the dozens…

Published in the December 13, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — You may not have heard much about it recently, but that doesn’t mean the Envision Wakefield downtown infrastructure upgrade project isn’t still moving forward. VHB, the civil engineering consulting firm that the town has retained for the design of the project, will be meeting with…

State invites WMHS into Eligibility Period

Published in the December 12, 2019 edition.

BOSTON — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

That simple cliche certainly proved true for advocates of a new or vastly improved Wakefield Memorial High, as the town’s outdated flagship academic facility was accepted into a state building program after…

Published December 11, 2019

WAKEFIELD — A 34-year-old man was killed yesterday in a tragic accident involving a company doing tree work in Greenwood.

Wakefield Police and Fire went to 37 Greenwood Street at approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of a man who had been seriously injured while performing work for an…

Published in the December 10, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Candace Linehan of Oak Street is the newest member of the Board of Health. The nurse practitioner was appointed by a unanimous 9-0 vote at a joint meeting of the Board of Health and Town Council last night to fill the slot vacated…