Wakefield News

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The Greenwood Elementary School and Wakefield Memorial High have been long in need of upgrades and, in some cases, an overhaul, but no improvements will be made anytime soon.

At tonight’s school board meeting, Dr. Stephen K. Zrike will share with members findings of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Memorial High School Senior Alex Mansour had his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the First Parish Congregational Church in Wakefield at 2 p.m.

The community was invited to attend this ceremony signifying the highest honor in scouting.

Alex completed his Eagle project last May with…

WAKEFIELD — Town Clerk Mary K. Galvin says she really wants to go back to work but she doesn’t feel the current environment in Town Hall would be good for her health.

Galvin collapsed in her first floor office on April 8 and spent the next six days in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Her doctors initially thought…

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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Department of Public Works will be able to go ahead with plans to rebuild a major sewer pumping station at the end of Lakeview Avenue after the Conservation Commission issued a negative Determination of Applicability last night. Lakeview Avenue runs off Main Street at the head of the Lake…

By MARK SARDELLA

The New Year is the time for lists: Lists of “Bests,” and “Worsts” for the year just gone by along with predictions for the coming year.

Among those of us who work with words, one of the popular year-end lists is Lake Superior State University’s Annual List of Banished Words. It’s…

MELROSE — Hallmark Health System is in the preliminary stages of planning improvements to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital to better serve its patients and the residents of the surrounding communities.

The improvements, which would likely take place over four distinct phases, will culminate in the creation of a new…

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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Traffic and parking were the expected topics for last night’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, but because the Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) needs more time to study the traffic impact of the proposed Brightview Senior Living facility, those topics were deferred to a future meeting.

The ZBA elected to wait…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Today’s below zero weather prompted several homeowners in Wakefield to call plumbing companies due to frozen pipes.

Though his phone has not been ringing off the hook yet, by 8 a.m. John Cersosimo, owner of Central Plumbing & Heating on Albion Street, had received two calls, one from an Indian…

By BOB KATZEN

Beacon Hill Roll Call

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick, on his last full day in office Wednesday, announced that the salary of the 200 members of the Legislature will be frozen for the 2015-2016 legislative session that began Wednesday. The freeze will leave in place the current $60,032 base salary of each…