Wakefield News

STONEHAM — Police Chief James McIntyre reported that the Stoneham Police Department is looking for a robbery suspect and is asking the public for help in identifying the man in several released surveillance…

WAKEFIELD — The Friends of Lake Quannapowitt are conducting their spring cleanup of the shores of the Lake on Saturday, May 9.
Organizers are always looking for volunteers to help out.
Bags and gloves are provided.
The group meets at the Bandstand on the Lower Common. Cleanup is from 9 a.m. to noon. Any time…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A very efficient 2015 Annual Town Meeting finished all of its business in one night, including approval of the School Department’s $34,847,085 budget.

An 11.4 percent increase in that budget was expected to draw some debate in the Galvin Middle School’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium last night. But the only discussion…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Pssst — all girls going to the prom in June. Have you bought your dress yet? Shoes? Jewelry…

It is fitting, in a way, that Town Meeting last night passed a $34.8 million School Department spending request for the year beginning July 1. This is, after all, National Teacher Appreciation Week.

And nothing says that Town Meeting participants appreciate the job educators do more than the approval of an 11.4 percent increase over…

WAKEFIELD — Tonight’s 24-article annual Town Meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Galvin Middle School’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

In what appears to be a rather routine spring session, Town Meeting participants will vote on an $84.9 million operating budget for the year beginning July 1. The largest single appropriation is for the School Department…

By BOB BURGESS

WAKEFIELD — School Committeeman Rob Tiro, a Holy Cross senior elected to office last week, this morning answered critics who claim his campaign didn’t play fair during the last few days of the campaign.

In particular, the chairman of the committee to reelect Janine Iengo Cook to the School Committee — Fred…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Starting in September, students in Wakefield’s school district will pay 25 cents more for breakfast. At last Tuesday’s school board meeting, members voted unanimously to increase the price from $1.25 to $1.50 per breakfast but the increase will not affect rates that are already reduced, such as those in the…

WAKEFIELD — Police over the weekend responded to a host of motor-vehicle related accidents, including a pedestrian accident in the area of 627 Main St. Saturday afternoon.

Police said that a 9-year-old girl was taken to Lahey Clinic in Burlington for treatment of cuts to her knees, elbow and wrist suffered during the accident.

According…

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