Wakefield News

Published in the November 14, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Action’s 20-year run as Wakefield’s ambulance company is coming to an end. Their last day of providing service in Wakefield will be Nov. 28, when their current 3-year contract expires. On Nov. 29 Cataldo Ambulance Service will take over in town.

The Town…

Published November 13, 2019

MELROSE — The race for the 32nd Middlesex is on.

Kate Lipper-Garabedian, a Melrose City Councilor-at-Large and education attorney, said yesterday she is running to fill the soon-to-be-vacated state representative seat for the 32nd Middlesex District, representing Malden, Melrose, and Wakefield. Earlier this week, longtime Wakefield Town Councilor Ann McGonigle Santos said…

Published in the November 12, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD –  U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jay Pinette, chairman of the Wakefield Veterans Advisory Board, welcomed hundreds of local residents to Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the Galvin Middle School promptly at 11 a.m. yesterday for the town’s annual Veterans Day ceremonies.

“Every year, at the…

Published in the November 12, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Town Councilor Ann McGonigle Santos plans to announce that she is running for the Democratic nomination to fill the 32nd Middlesex State Representative seat soon to be vacated by Democrat Paul Brodeur.

Last week, Melrose resident Brodeur defeated at-large City Councilor Monica Medeiros to…

Published in the November 11, 2019 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — First Parish Congregational Church on Church Street, affectionately known as “the stone church by the Lake,” is celebrating its 375th anniversary this year, and on Sunday, Nov. 10 a special service commemorating the event was held.

The building has been at its current…

Published in the November 8, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Sunday, Nov. 10, the First Parish Congregational Church of Wakefield will celebrate its 375th Anniversary. Pastor John Dale will lead the church’s traditional service at 9:30 a.m. and its contemporary service at 11 a.m. Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. Richard Weisenbach and Pat Weisenbach will be among…