Wakefield News

Published in the February 9, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The town and those around it were spared a major winter blow yesterday during a storm that dumped about 4 1/2 inches of cold, dry snow on Wakefield streets. Forecasts called for up to twice that amount.

The DPW began treating road surfaces around 3 a.m…

Published in the February 9, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Four vehicles on Stark Avenue were broken into between Sunday night and Monday morning. The owners notified police at various times yesterday as the breaks were discovered. All four vehicles had been unlocked, police said.

One of the vehicles was a Toyota Tacoma from which an…

Published in the February 8, 2016 edition.

Published in the February 8, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Public Works crews were kept busy over the weekend cleaning up after Friday’s storm and getting ready for today’s wintry conditions.

DPW Director Richard Stinson said that the town got about 7 inches of heavy, wet snow on Friday that he said was “like glue…

Published in the February 5, 2016 edition.

Published in the February 5, 2016 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Nazareth Academy on Cordis Street will close its doors at the end of the current school year and join with the new Academy at Penguin Hall in Wenham, which is set to launch with an incoming class in the fall of 2016.

Both…

Published in the February 5, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The caretaker at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Greenwood yesterday reported several instances of vandalism, including a stone bench that had been broken into four pieces.

Police went to the church around 8:50 a.m. after the caretaker found the vandalism. He first took an officer to…

Published in the February 4, 2016 edition.

By DAVID WATTS JR.

Fifty years ago, on Feb. 4, 1966, not long after his morning ritual of a Turkish bath, Lucius Beebe, syndicated columnist, journalist, photographer, gourmand, railroad historian, author, raconteur and acknowledged dandy, succumbed to a heart attack in his Hillsborough, Calif. winter home, not far from San Francisco at the age of…

By MARK SARDELLA

There has been much hand-wringing of late regarding the opioid abuse crisis. As there should be.

But when it comes to dealing with substance abuse, we know what works and what doesn’t work. Our long history with alcohol and tobacco provides a blueprint, if only we would follow it instead…

Published in the February 4, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Teagan Sparhawk is a selfless young girl who believes in looking out for others. The Woodville School student, who is 7, already has an impressive background in helping those who need it.

This year, she is fundraising for a dog rescue in the Bahamas. She has…

Published in the February 3, 2016 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — It’s admittedly early in the process, but Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio sees Charlie Baker’s proposed FY 2017 state budget as a positive sign for Wakefield. Baker filed his budget last week.
“Charlie Baker has stated on a number of occasions that he…