Wakefield News

Published in the February 27, 2017 edition.

By BOB BURGESS

WAKEFIELD — No one among the top 50 paid municipal employees made less than $120,000 last year.

As is the case in any community, more police were among the town’s top paid public servants than any other department in 2016. Twenty members of the Police Department made…

Published in the February 27, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A two-car crash in the area of 68 Oak Street just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday sent the driver of at least one of the cars to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital and two children to Mass. General Hospital. Police, Fire and Action Ambulance all responded to what was…

Published in the February 24, 2017 edition.

Published in the February 24, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — There has been a spike in opioid-related overdoses state-wide with fentanyl involved in a high percentage of those cases. Unfortunately, Wakefield is not immune to the devastation inflicted by these drugs.

In 2016, unintentional opioid-related overdose deaths likely rose for a sixth consecutive…

Published in the February 24, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A 19 year old from Revere and two 17 year olds from East Boston have been charged with trespassing after police reportedly found them inside the old Winship Estate last night with flashlights and cans of spray paint.

Police were called to the unoccupied building on…

Published in the February 23, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The final Cherry Sheet numbers won’t be official until closer to July 1, but Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio is confident that the figures released as part of the Governor Charlie Baker’s proposed FY 2018 state budget are a good indication of what Wakefield can expect to receive in the…

Published in the February 23, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

The older I get, the more I hate winter.

I hate Old Man Winter almost as much as CNN hates the President of the United States.

I have no proof, but I’m convinced that winter is a Russian plot to turn the United…

Published in the February 23, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Four local Chambers of Commerce, including the Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce, will join together to sponsor Local Eats Week to encourage diners to visit and support restaurants and businesses in six-member communities. The event, which runs from Thursday, March 2nd to Sunday, March 12th, is…

Published in the February 22, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD – The 2017 Town Election continues to take shape as eight candidates have already returned their nomination papers and had the requisite number of signatures certified, according to Town Clerk Betsy Sheeran.
To qualify for the ballot, a candidate must return nomination papers with at least 50…

Published in the February 22, 2017 edition

Published in the February 21, 2017 edition.