Wakefield News

Published in the April 21, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — As part of our coverage of the April 25 Town Election, the Daily Item posed a set of questions to the candidates running for the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee. We have been publishing their responses all this week.

In today’s…

Published in the April 21, 2017 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

LYNNFIELD — Before Tuesday, April 18, anyone who Googled “bookstores in Lynnfield” would have been out of luck. There simply weren’t any.

But on that day, the new brick and mortar Amazonbooks opened at MarketStreet a stone’s throw from the Gaslight restaurant. The Lynnfield store…

Published in the April 21, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Celtics and Bulls won’t be the only  teams playing basketball on Sunday.

For those without tickets to Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals,  the Wakefield Police unions will play a charity basketball game against the All Pro Patriots Celebrity Basketball Team at 1…

Published in the April 20, 2017 edition.

Published in the April 20, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — As part of our coverage of the April 25 Town Election, the Daily Item posed a set of questions to the candidates running for the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee. We are publishing their responses all this week.

Today, we turned…

Published in the April 19, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — As part of our coverage of the April 25 Town Election, the Daily Item posed a set of questions to the candidates running for the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee. We are publishing their responses in four parts this week. The…

Published in the April 18, 2017 edition.

Town election 2017 preview

Published in the April 18, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD – As part of our coverage of the April 25 Town Election, the Daily Item posed a set of questions to the candidates running for the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee. We will publish their responses in four parts this week…

Published in the April 17, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Plans to replace the two missing bronze plaques commemorating the Spanish American War at the site of the Hiker Monument are proceeding according to plan, according to John Leone of the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association.

WCNA is funding the casting and installation of exact replicas of the original bronze plaques, at a…

Published in the April 14, 2017 edition.

Published in the April 14, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Independence Day Committee will be hosting its annual carnival fundraiser at the Galvin Middle School beginning on Tuesday, April 18, and running through Saturday, April 22.

The hours of operation are Tuesday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, 2 p.m. to 10…