Wakefield News

Published in the June 27, 2016 edition.

Published in the June 27, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Improper disposal of a cigarette was the likely cause of a three-alarm house fire at 12 Highland St. late Saturday afternoon that drew engines and fire crews from Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, North Reading, Saugus, Woburn and Lynnfield.

The occupants were not injured but two firefighters were…

Published in the June 24, 2016 edition.

Published in the June 24, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Advisory Board of Public Works is recommending an increase in the water rates for fiscal year 2017 to $6.35 per 100 cubic feet (c.f.) of consumption. The new water rate represents a $0.20 hike over the FY 2016 water rate of $6.15…

Published in the June 23, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — With Lake Quannapowitt as the backdrop, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan stood shoulder to shoulder with a host…

Published in the June 23, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A 38-year-old Malden woman was taken to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after her 2006 Toyota crashed into a utility pole and a sign on North Avenue last night. Police, Fire and Action Ambulance responded to the scene after receiving multiple calls about the accident at about 11:20 p.m…

Published in the June 22, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — A contractor digging a trench for a new sewer line going into a home on Pine Hill Circle at about 8:20 a.m. yesterday undermined a tree, causing it to fall across the street into some wires, taking down three utility poles in the process.
The Police…

Published in the June 22, 2016 edition

Published in the June 21, 2016 edition.

Published in the June 21, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A year ago, when the town was looking for ways to get a handle on the problem of so called Bodywork spas serving as fronts for prostitution and human trafficking, the Board of Health agreed to look at its old massage regulations with an eye…

Published in the June 21, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The 2016 Wakefield Youth Risk Behavior Survey has been released and the results are encouraging in some areas but troubling in others.

The survey shows that overall substance use by local youth has trended downward, including tobacco use. But use of e-cigarettes, or “vaping,” is…

Published in the June 20, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD —They came to celebrate life and they came to reaffirm a commitment to defeat cancer.

And they…