Wakefield News

Published in the March 1, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

That’s it. I’m never going on vacation again.

Last September, while I was in France for two weeks, the Board of Selectmen voted to end a 400-year tradition and start calling themselves the “Town Council.”

Now, I come back on Tuesday from four days…

Published in the March 1, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — It took awhile, but the vacant seats on the School Committee are beginning o attract the attention they should.

Yesterday, Aimee J. Purcell, 53 Eunice Cir., took out nomination papers for one of the two three year terms to be filled at the April 24 town election…

Published in the March 1, 2018 edition.

Published in the February 28, 2018 edition

WAKEFIELD — The selectmen welcomed two new restaurants to town Monday night, and then debated how long they should be open.

Las Chivas, Inc., received all necessary licenses to open Tequila’s Grill & Cantina in the Greenwood Plaza. This family-style Mexican restaurant will serve customers in the space formerly…

Published in the February 27, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Beginning with the state party primary elections in September, all Wakefield voters will cast ballots in one place.

Last night the selectmen unanimously approved a request from Town Clerk Betsy Sheeran to centralize voting at the Galvin Middle School. Sheeran said her reasons for seeking the…

Posted on February 26, 2018

WAKEFIELD — On the first day back after a February vacation break, students at Wakefield Memorial High and the Woodville School were sheltered in place for a time yesterday morning after Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School was briefly locked down due to a social media post.

As television news crews…

Published in the February 26, 2018 edition.

Local photographer, filmmaker and historian David Watts Jr. has put together a series highlighting women business owners in Wakefield.
This is the second installment.

Charlene Harrington owns the Sharper Image Barber Shoppe. The newest…

Published in the February 23, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Local Eats Week, a 10 day website and social media campaign celebrating food, art, community, and conversation is coming to Wakefield March 1 through 11. To kick things off, local artists and restaureteurs are cooking up a three-day interactive experience in downtown Wakefield, with a heaping…