Wakefield News

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Published in the October 10, 2018 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Walton Elementary School has been named a “Commissioner’s School of Distinction” by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), School Superintendent Douglas Lyons announced at last night’s School Committee meeting.

Only 52 schools in the state have been recognized in…

Published in the October 9, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD – As a prelude to its planned Oct. 23 unveiling and discussion of the spring 2018 Wakefield MCAS results, tonight the School Committee will get a look at a just-released report on the statewide MCAS results as well as an overview of the changes to the assessment…

Published in the October 8, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A 52-year-old Everett man was arrested at about 3:45 p.m. yesterday for assault with a dangerous weapon as well as drug charges after police were called to Main Street in the area of CVS for a reported fight between two men, one of whom was said…

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Published in the October 5, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIED — William J. Renault, Jr. is Wakefield’s new Town Engineer, taking over the position after Michael Collins retired last summer. Collins had served as Town Engineer since 2002.

A resident of Middleton, Renault’s previous professional experience was in Concord, Mass, where he had been…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The town is once again trying to encourage downtown merchants and their employees to park in a town-owned lot on Water Street rather than taking up prime parking spaces on Main Street that could be used by shoppers.

A second public meeting in two weeks to discuss downtown parking issues…