Wakefield News

BOSTON – A move is on to have the proposed 2024 Boston Olympics’ fate decided at the polls.

Yesterday, United Independent Party Chairman Evan Falchuk filed paperwork with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance to create a ballot question group called the “People’s Vote Olympics Committee.”

In a press release, Olympics opponents say…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — On the heels of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech came a similar address from the leaders of Wakefield’s School Department — Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike and his Assistant Dr. Kim Smith.

The two went before approximately 100 people gathered at the Galvin Middle School…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — It seems that there can be no discussion of the proposal for a senior living facility on Crescent Street without some kind of friction surfacing and last night’s Historical Commission hearing was no exception.

As expected, the commission invoked its power to declare a six-month demolition delay with respect to…

The passing of another era has been marked with the removal of another landmark from the downtown area.

On Sunday, the giant projecting “Santoro’s” illuminated sign was removed from above what was one of the early submarine sandwich franchises in the Wakefield area.

Why didn’t the preservationists step in and protect this historic…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — When former Gov. Deval Patrick made his exit from the State House earlier this month, new Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker may have had an inkling that the $329 million mid-year budget deficit Patrick disclosed in November was an optimistic figure and if this is the case he would have been…

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Fire Department has announced that the annual open burning season started on Thursday, Jan. 15 and will continue until Friday, May 1.

Open burning is allowed each year by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and supervised by the local municipal fire departments.

In order to burn in the open during…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Board of Health Director Ruth Clay reported good news recently. The number of cases of flu is “about average” for this time of year but none of the cases have resulted in hospitalization or death.

In many locations across the nation, however, the story is far different.

Flu had reached…

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Independence Day Parade Committee is pleased to announce that the theme of the 2015 Independence Day Parade is “Foundation of Democracy – America’s Volunteers”

This theme celebrates the men and women who volunteered their time, skills, blood, sweat and tears to establish an independent nation. It also honors those who continue…

WAKEFIELD — A Valley Street homeowner is taking an inventory of his home to determine if anything was stolen during a possible break-in reported yesterday at about 4:15 p.m.

Police went to the Valley Street home, which is off Melvin Street, and spoke to the homeowner about damage to a door on his garage. It…