Wakefield News

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Of the original $73,960,309 budgeted for the new Galvin Middle School, $63,701,144 (86 percent) has been spent to date, leaving $10,259,165 remaining. Lynn Stapleton of owner’s project manager Joslin, Lesser & Associates provided the financial update last night as the Permanent Building Committee (PBC) met in Room 129 at the Galvin.

Stapleton…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD —Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike cited challenging space issues, including the new full-day kindergarten program coming in September, as one of the reasons the Wakefield school district should remain a “no school choice” district during a public hearing held at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

“This is not a prudent time to…

WAKEFIELD — The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is lowering the amount of fluoride added to the water it supplies in accordance with a new recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

On April 27, the CDC released a recommendation that water suppliers reduce their fluoride dosage to 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/l) from a…

WAKEFIELD — Beginning Sunday night, May 3, nighttime roadway improvements will begin on the following roads:

• North Avenue (Quannapowitt Avenue to Church Street)

• Lowell Street (Rt. 129 Rotary to Walden Road)

• Main Street (Lowell Street to Carriage Lane)

• Minor cut ins to side streets along the three major routes

According to…

WAKEFIELD — A worker at Lakeside Cemetery on North Avenue called police yesterday after discovering that 36 aluminum grave edge markers had been stolen from plot locations in the cemetery.

Each marker, described as 6-inch discs, was valued at $4 for a total loss of $144.

The incident was logged just after 8 a.m. Patrol…

Does size matter?

Yes, it does. But if you’re a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, there’s a limit to the number of hours you want to spend talking about it.

Size is the biggest issue for many opponents of the Brightview Senior Living facility that Shelter Development is proposing to build…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The school board heard good news from schools Business Administrator Michael Pfifferling at last night’s meeting — the relief request for Special Education (SPED) expenses will come in higher than what was anticipated from the state.

Pfifferling said that he had just received word yesterday morning from officials at the…

WAKEFIELD — Police have announced that the man found murdered in a wooded area at the end of Sunset Drive in Montrose has been identified as Jeffrey Raphael, 30, Lynn.

At approximately 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Wakefield police received a 911 call from a passerby reporting the find of the murdered man’s body.

Officers who responded…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The area surrounding Sunset Drive in Montrose is usually quiet with nothing more than the occasional barking of…

WAKEFIELD — Political newcomer Rob Tiro, a senior at Holy Cross, is a new member of the School Committee.
In yesterday’s annual municipal voting, Tiro and incumbent Kathryn Morgan won the two school board seats up for election. Incumbent Janine Cook finished out of the running by 140 votes.
Tiro, who turned out to be…