Wakefield News

Published in the July 13, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Over the weekend, police arrested a woman for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and for possession of an open container of alcohol; looked into reports about three vehicles that were broken into on Richardson and Melvin streets, and went to the…

Published in the July 13, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — The Hartshorne House Board of Directors is pleased to announce its first ever (and hopefully annual) ice cream social to be held on the grounds of the historic house at 41 Church St. in Wakefield on the shores of beautiful Lake Quannapowitt.

Save the date of…

Published in the July 10, 2015 edition

Published in the July 10, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — In the coming days municipal officials will have a better idea of what they can expect to receive in state assistance for fiscal year 2016.

Gov. Charlie Baker and his administrative team are poring over a proposed $38.1 billion budget passed Wednesday afternoon by the Legislature…

Published in the July 10, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — A 59-year-old Bartley Street woman will be summonsed to court by police after allegedly knocking a mirror off a parked car on Farm Street as she drove to an appointment yesterday morning.

The Daily Item does not print the names of people police say they plan…

Published in the July 9, 2015 edition

Published in the July 9, 2015 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A Board of Appeals hearing scheduled for last night on the Brightview Senior Living facility proposed on Crescent Street was continued to July 29 at the request of the applicant, Shelter Development.

Shelter’s attorney, Brian McGrail, was expected to offer his response last…

Published in the July 9, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Police Department has developed the Wakefield Wanderer’s Alert Program in order to help improve the response time when a person with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other severe cognitive impairment is reported missing.

The Wanderer’s Alert Program is part of Wakefield’s efforts to implement the…

Published in the July 9, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — The Shepherd’s Table of the First Baptist Church of Wakefield, 8 Lafayette St., will hold its next meal on Monday, July 13, serving from 6 to 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of the church.

The menu for the night will be New England Clam Chowder, fresh…

Published in the July 8, 2015 edition

WASHINGTON — Wakefield’s Caroline Herzog has had a photograph selected to hang in Vice President Joseph Biden’s residence in our nation’s capital.
Caroline’s “Jellyfish” was one of the 10 selected this month. She will be a freshman at Wakefield…

Published in the July 8, 2015 edition

The following was submitted by Kathy Uva, Susan Siebeking, Gail Shapiro, Sheila Robertson and Karen Swales.
WAKEFIELD — On Monday, June 29, a…

Published in the July 8, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — A landscaper working outside North Avenue’s Lakeside Inn (the old Lord Wakefield) inadvertently walked into the bucket of a small Bobcat yesterday afternoon as he was removing bushes from the property.
Firefighters and Action Ambulance personnel were notified after police were called at 2:29 p.m. According…