Wakefield News

Published in the December 9, 2016 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Arts and Crafts Society, in existence for more than a century, met for their annual Christmas luncheon at the Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church on

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Published in the December 8, 2016 edition.

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – More than a year after the project was initially proposed and many modifications later, Rocco Scippa will finally get to build an apartment building at 404 Lowell St. The Zoning Board of Appeals last night approved a dozen separate Special Permits that will…

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

I was relieved the other day when my L.L. Bean Christmas Gift Guide arrived in the mail. Not that I plan to buy any gifts from it. In fact, I’m at a bit of a loss as to why I’m even on their mailing list…

Published in the December 7, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — The country was shaken to its core 75 years ago today when…

Published in the December 6, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A state requirement that student tests scores be used as the sole element in rating teachers and administrators has long been a major concern of educators and teachers’ unions. But a new proposal from state Commissioner of Education Mitchell Chester to address the…

Published in the December 6, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Icy road conditions apparently resulted in…

Published in the December 5, 2016 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — As in years past, Wakefield hummed with the sounds of thousands of people singing, laughing and enjoying…

Published in the December 2, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Tonight and over the weekend, the town will be transformed into a holiday wonderland.

Frosty the Snowman comes to Wakefield tonight sometime after 6 p.m. as the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association sponsors his visit and the lighting of the trees on the Veterans Memorial Common.

The…

Published in the December 2, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

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Published in the December 2, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Independence Day Committee will begin their fundraising efforts for the 2017 Fourth of July Parade with a Fourth of July in January Indoor BBQ. The date is Jan. 14, the place is the Wakefield Lodge of Elks on Bay State Road, doors open at…

Published in the December 1, 2016 edition

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Employers who don’t pay attention to federal and state labor laws could end up spending tens of thousands of unnecessary dollars if they ever find themselves taken to court by a disgruntled employee.

“The 100 percent surefire way to eliminate an employee from…