Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — The fifth annual Artisan Affair and Marketplace is taking place Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Press Room at the Wakefield Daily Item Building located at 26 Albion St., Wakefield.

There is plenty of parking and admission is free, so come on down and see what everyone is…

Published in the October 11, 2016 edition.

Published in the October 11, 2016 edition.

This is the second in a series looking at the ballot questions to be decided by voters next month.

By MARK SARDELLA

In addition to voting on candidates for president and other offices, Massachusetts voters will face four ballot questions when they go to the polls on Nov…

Published in the October 10, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Quick action by a homeowner and a rapid response by the Fire Department likely prevented a house fire on Butternut Road early this morning from turning into a far worse situation.

The Fire Department was called to the home at about 5:15 a.m. and found a…

Published in the October 10, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — The folks at America’s Funniest Videos have a name for Elaine and Jerry Meuse’s young grandson.

“Babbling Baby Boss.”

That’s what the segment this Sunday night will be called when it airs on Channel 5. If you see it, you’ll know what AFV’s production people are…

Published in the October 10, 2016 edition

Published in the October 7, 2016 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Relations between the Muslim population and some people of other religious faiths in the United States have been strained recently to the point of breaking.

But Imam (pronounced ee-mahm) Basheer Bilaal, religious director of the Islamic Society of Greater Lowell, hoped to clear up some…

Published in the October 6, 2016 edition.

Published in the October 6, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The recent rash of reported sightings of people dressed as clowns is no laughing matter, according to local police.

Whether it’s actual people dressed as clowns or mere hoax calls, the recent phenomenon of spotting real or imagined clowns has turned into something…

Published in the October 6, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

How things have changed.

Not so long ago, it was a given that drugs were bad, the police were good and American soldiers protected freedom and liberty at home and around the world.

These were universal values that served us well for generation after generation…

Published in the October 4, 2016 edition.

Published in the October 4, 2016 edition.

By DAN TOMASELLO

SALEM — Congressman Seth Moulton expressed concerns last week about the United States’ plan to send more troops to Iraq.

The U.S. is sending 615 more troops to Iraq to assist an Iraqi-led battle to reclaim Mosul, the northern city that has been the Islamic…