Wakefield News

Published in the March 23, 2016 edition

Published in the March 22, 2016 edition.

Published in the March 22, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The town’s efforts to revitalize the downtown business district got yet another boost last week.

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) approved a $40,000 grant to help the town develop an economic and cultural development strategy for the downtown area, specifically with an eye toward…

Published in the March 21, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The first full day of spring was expected to see about 6 inches of snow fall on Wakefield overnight and this morning as a quick moving storm reminded all of us that winter isn’t bound by any…

Published in the March 21, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Fast action by firefighters this morning likely prevented a car fire from turning into a house fire.

Police and the Fire Department were called to a Highland Avenue home at about 7:10 a.m. According to police, the resident said that she was driving to work this…

Published in the March 21, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — You’ve probably seen the “Honor Banner” that hangs above the entrance to the Americal Civic Center. The banner welcomes home Wakefield’s active duty military personnel and honors the town’s veterans by displaying their names.

Wakefield’s Veterans Services Officer Alicia Reddin and the Wakefield…

Published in the March 18, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The town’s ongoing effort to revitalize the downtown business district brought a visit Wednesday from Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash for a meeting and a tour of the downtown area.

Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio invited Secretary Ash to town in…

Published in the March 18, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Tickets are now on sale for the ninth annual Blossoms at the Beebe to benefit the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library and the Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce. The adult-only event will be held on Saturday evening, April 30, at the Library, 345 Main St., Wakefield from…

Published in the March 17, 2016 edition.

Published in the March 17, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Four workers were taken to various hospitals with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a wall collapsed at a construction site on Line Road early this morning.

Firefighters, Action Ambulance and police responded to 18 Line Rd. at about 6:30 a.m. after a neighbor called to report…

Published in the March 17, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The “charming, walkable layout” found in downtowns like Wakefield are what lifestyle centers like MarktetStreet in Lynnfield are trying to recreate.

That’s what consultant Peg Barringer told the Board of Selectmen this week when she presented the results of her “Market Assessment and…

Published in the March 17, 2016 edition.

Local high school students will be calling Wakefield residents on Saturday, March 19 between noon and 4 p.m. as part of The Scholarship Foundation (TSF) of Wakefield’s 36th Annual Phonathon. The student volunteers will be calling from the Americal Civic Center where TSF has its office.

According to…