Wakefield News

Published in the May 9, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A Revere woman will be summonsed to court for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation after police stopped the white Nissan she was driving on Green Street at around noon on Friday.

Officer Brett Rossicone observed the Nissan traveling on Oak…

Published in the May 6, 2016 edition.

Published in the May 6, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Next week there will be a new program starting in Wakefield for young adults focused on recovery, healing and support.

The S.O.A.R. Program (Substance & Opiate Awareness & Reduction) is a weekly support group led by a Licensed Mental Health Clinician, Alcohol and Drug Counselor.

The…

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Published in the May 5, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Former Selectman Phyllis Hull said yesterday that she plans to go before the Board of Selectmen at their meeting on Monday night and request a Special Election to fill the seat on that board that was vacated when Betsy Sheeran was elected to the office of…

Published in the May 5, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

If you are one of those who thought last week’s election meant that you could finally count Phyllis Hull out, a) you don’t know Phyllis Hull very well and, b) you might want to cork the Champagne, at least for now.

Hull was defeated in…

Published in the May 4, 2016 edition

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Hollywood has Reese Witherspoon.
Wakefield has Emily Sheeran, Ryan Tarpey, Meg Sullivan and a host of other young actors who would give Reese a run for her…

Published in the May 3, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — It took three and a half hours, but 219 voters completed all of the business on last night’s Annual Town Meeting warrant, authorizing nearly $100 million in spending for FY 2017.

After the Finance Committee’s Daniel Sherman presented an overview of the town’s finances, Town…

Published in the May 2, 2016 edition

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — It was the place to be.

That is, if anyone wanted to visit the tropics without actually having to fly to one…

Published in the May 2, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Police arrested a 26-year-old Amesbury man on charges of kidnapping after receiving a report of a person being held hostage in a motor vehicle just after noon on Saturday. A 911 caller told police that a man was being held against his will in a truck…

Published in the May 2, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Join Wakefield Business Happenings, a free monthly meeting available to all Wakefield businesses, for information and discussion purposes tomorrow, May 3, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the first floor conference room in Town Hall.

Town Administrator Stephen Maio will be the guest and will be…

Published in the April 29, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Annual Town Meeting gets underway on Monday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the Galvin Middle School. There are 20 articles on the warrant. Any registered voter in the town of Wakefield is eligible to attend, speak and vote on each…