Wakefield News

Published in the December 23, 2015 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Students at Wakefield Memorial High School will be expected to complete their course selections for the 2016-2017 school year prior to the February school vacation and last night Principal Rich Metropolis and Director of Guidance A.J. Beebe reviewed with the School Committee proposed…

Published in the December 23, 2015 edition

‘Tis the Christmas season, and Mr. Paid Reporter Man is filled with the spirit of giving toward the naughtiest and the nicest among us. He’s made his list and checked it twice. If you don’t find your name on his list, perhaps you haven’t been sufficiently naughty or…

Published in the December 23, 2015 edition

Published in the December 22, 2015 edition.

Published in the December 22, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

MELROSE — Last week’s decision by the Hallmark Health Board of Trustees to end its exclusivity agreement with Partners and broaden its search for a tertiary partner will not change Hallmark’s plans to expand Melrose-Wakefield Hospital and construct a new medical building at 888 Main…

Published in the December 22, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Police assisted motorists with exchange of papers yesterday morning at about 8 a.m. after one vehicle’s side mirror was taken off by another vehicle while on the Route 128 exit 42 off ramp.

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Just before 9 a.m. yesterday morning, police received a report of a…

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Published in the December 21, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A routine police check of the Irving gas station and Circle K convenience store in Montrose resulted in the arrests of two Saugus men and one Saugus juvenile on multiple charges at about 9:45 Saturday night.

Officer Matthew Powers was driving through the Irving lot conducting…

Published in the December 18, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — One man’s trash, as the saying goes, can turn out to be another’s treasure.

That’s why the town was lauded this week by those behind The Institution Recycling Network’s Surplus Property Program for all the equipment from the old Galvin Middle School donated for relief efforts in Managua, Nicaragua and in Lusaka, Zambia…

Published in the December 17, 2015 edition.

Published in the December 17, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Police detectives arrested a 28-year-old Lynn man and a 41-year-old Salem man yesterday afternoon after observing an apparent drug deal in the parking lot of the Lakeside Inn on North Avenue.

Police were in the area of the Lakeside Inn at about 4:30 p.m. when…