Wakefield News

Published in the September 30, 2015 edition

NEWTON — Dr. John K. Erban of Wakefield, internationally renowned expert in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, is being honored this year with Silent Spring Institute’s Rachel Carson Advocacy Award for contributions to breast cancer prevention. The award will be presented to him at the…

Published in the September 29, 2015 edition.

Published in the September 29, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A sports bar is a step closer to opening in downtown Wakefield after last night’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

In a public hearing, the board voted unanimously to approve a number of licenses and permits, including a full liquor license, that would allow…

Published in the September 29, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A minor, mid-afternoon accident between a car and a youth on a bicycle was among the matters that police handled yesterday.

Police said a woman came into the Public Safety Building at about 3:30 p.m. and said that a short time earlier her 14-year-old son had…

Published in the September 29, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The community is welcome to a forum on the issue of prostitution in Wakefield on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Wakefield.

Police Chief Richard E. Smith will speak on the topic and share his insight on the current situation…

Published in the September 28, 2015 edition.

Published in the September 28, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John Rogers Galvin, 86, the son of a Wakefield mason who retired as a four star U.S. Army General, died in Georgia Friday, Sept. 25.

Flags all over Wakefield were flown at half mast in honor of the general, after whom Wakefield’s middle school is named…

Published in the September 28, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Police responded to a number of disturbances but two reported incidents of threats involving weapons proved to be unfounded in a busy weekend for local police.

On Friday at 3 p.m., a Salem Street resident reported that he had been attacked by his neighbors. The man…

Published in the September 25, 2015 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals thinks that a four-story residential building proposed for 404 Lowell St. is too big and too dense for the site. They also are unhappy with the lack of green space and the amount of parking provided.

Attorney Michael McCarthy represented…

Published in the September 25, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD – A motor vehicle accident on New Salem Street resulted in a woman being transported to Massachusetts General Hospital with serious injuries late yesterday afternoon. The woman was driving her 2007 Honda Odyssey when a 2015 Subaru backed out of a driveway. In an attempt to avoid…

Published in the September 25, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Warrior Marching Band played the National Anthem at Fenway Park preceding Monday night’s Red Sox game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Following…

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