Wakefield News

Published in the November 18, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Effective Monday, Dec. 14, the 5:15 p.m. train from North Station will bypass Wakefield completely.
And riders aren’t happy about it.
According to a new schedule put out by the MBTA yesterday for the Haverhill Line and others, the 5:15 train — a popular afternoon commuting…

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Published in the November 17, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Bed and Breakfast operations, including Airbnb, are currently illegal in residential districts in Wakefield and, after last night’s Town Meeting, there will be no mechanism by which a homeowner can legally run a B&B or Airbnb in any Wakefield residential district.

Article 9 on the…

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Published in the November 16, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The fall Town Meeting will be asked to reinstitute an overnight parking ban during the winter months which the selectmen voted to eliminate earlier this year.

Charles L. McCauley Jr. of Lawrence Street has authored and submitted the request to amend the town’s bylaws in such…

Published in the November 16, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Three Stoneham men will be summonsed to court after police responded to a report of a possible knife fight in the parking lot of Shaw’s supermarket on Water Street at about 5:20 p.m. Friday.

Two vehicles fled the scene following the incident but police were able…

Published in the November 16, 2015 edition.

The semi-annual legislative gathering known as Town Meeting gets underway tonight in the Galvin Middle School auditorium at 7:30. We find a few of the items on the small 13-article warrant fascinating.

Article 9, for instance, is an attempt to place a few guidelines on people who rent…

Published in the November 13, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Fire Chief Michael Sullivan announced yesterday that Wakefield fire apparatus now carry Nasal Naloxone, otherwise known as Narcan, to better equip its members who respond to reported drug overdoses.

Narcan, an opioid antagonist, can quickly reverse the effects of a potentially fatal painkiller or heroin…

Published in the November 13, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — One of the zoning measures that will go before the voters at next week’s Regular Town Meeting seeks to encourage a shift toward multifamily, mixed-use developments in the downtown area.

Article 12 on the Nov. 16 Town Meeting warrant would make it easier…

Published in the November 12, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — “On this Veterans’ Day, we honor all men and women who have answered the call to…

Published in the November 12, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — One of the zoning articles voters will be grappling with at the Regular Town Meeting that gets underway on Monday, Nov. 16 relates to open space subdivisions, also known as conservation subdivisions.

At a public hearing earlier this week, the Planning Board voted…

Published in the November 12, 2015 edition.

This fall, Theatre To Go, Inc. is proud to present a production of The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

The memoirs of this young Jewish girl, forced to hide for nearly two years to escape the Nazi persecution, are an essential part of…