Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Special Education Parent Advisory Council will present an important workshop tomorrow, Wednesday, April 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Galvin Middle School’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP, a speech and language pathologist, will talk of ways to support your child to create a homework space; organize personal and…

WAKEFIELD — Temporary Town Clerk Rosemary Morgan announces that absentee ballots for the April 28 annual town election are now available in the Town Clerk’s Office for any registered voter who will be unable to vote at the polls on that day due to:

1. Absence from the town during normal polling hours of 7:00…

WAKEFIELD — Police over the holiday weekend handled calls concerning several more incidents of tax fraud.

The first incident was reported by a Columbia Road man who said that someone had used his Social Security number to file not only taxes but an unemployment claim. He notified police at about 2:15 p.m. Friday and spoke…

WAKEFIELD — Public works administrators this week plan to finalize their list of projects for the fast-approaching 2015 construction season.

According to DPW Director Richard Stinson, he plans to meet tomorrow with his staff to decide what work will be done this year.

One significant early project will be the cold planing and repaving of…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Sweetser Lecture Series ticket holders can look forward to a night spent with lady of letters Hallie Ephron when the three-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award takes the podium Wednesday night, April 8, inside The Savings Bank Theatre at Wakefield Memorial High School.

Ephron is the third and…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — It appears that calls for a skateboard park for the young people of Wakefield will finally be answered.

The Permanent Building Committee is looking to add a skateboard park to the grounds of the new Galvin Middle School. Last night, Public Works Director Richard Stinson and Town Engineer Michael Collins…

WAKEFIELD — The NAMM Foundation has recognized the Wakefield Public Schools for its outstanding commitment to music education with a Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) designation. Wakefield joins 388 districts across the country and one of 14 school districts in…

WAKEFIELD — If our seemingly endless winter has you feeling down, fear not, the first sign of spring is here! April vacation is coming and with it the annual Wakefield Independence Day Spring Carnival. The carnival will be in the Galvin Middle School parking lot, offering rides, food, fun and games for toddlers, teenagers and parents…

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association’s annual Easter Egg Hunt planned for this Saturday, April 4, on the Lower Common has been postponed.

Organizers, with an eye on Saturday’s weather forecast, feel the ground conditions won’t be conducive to holding the event this weekend. They plan to hold the egg hunt on the rain…