Wakefield News

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By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The School Department will receive $777,071 this Fiscal Year, approximately $32,000 more than was anticipated for Circuit Breaker reimbursement, said Business Administrator Michael Pfifferling at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

“Last spring when we presented the budget, we anticipated Circuit Breaker reimbursement to be at 70 percent of our FY’13 net…

WAKEFIELD — Municipal Gas and Light Department customers will not see an increase in their electric bills unless we have an unusually cold winter, according to Manager Pete Dion.

The WMGLD has the ability to enter into long term power purchasing contacts that large utility companies like National Grid cannot. State regulators have approved a…

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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Steven D. MacNeill could be ordered to cease conducting business at his auto repair shop at the corner of North Avenue and Church Street unless he complies with the conditions attached to a Special Permit and decision issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals on May 23, 2013.

A “Notice…

By MARK SARDELLA

Add yet another to the list of titles used to describe Wakefield native Israel Horovitz: movie director. His film, “My Old Lady,” starring Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas, opened last week and is playing at…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — According to statistics last released by the American Association of Suicidology in 2011, there were 585 deaths from suicide in Massachusetts, a number of them children that year.

Though the figure pales in comparison to Florida, where there were 2,880 deaths reported in the 2011 report, the number still remains…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — A bear sighting in Middlesex County is thought to be rare by most people but spokesman for the Department of Fish and Game Amy Mahler said such sightings are not unusual at all.

Over the weekend a Sycamore Road resident told police a “large bear” greeted him in his driveway…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Mark your calendar.

The much anticipated Galvin Middle School Re-dedication Ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15 in the new Galvin Auditorium. The announcement came last night as the Permanent Building Committee (PBC) met in a classroom in the new school.

Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio…

Editor’s note: Wakefield resident Dave Castine owns a classic car sales and consignment business called Vintage Cars Online, LLC. He has been renting some space at the old NAPA Auto Parts store at 500 Main St. On Friday, fellow classic car enthusiast and collector Jay Leno dropped by for a visit.

By DAVE CASTINE

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By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The latest round of MCAS test results have been released and show some gains have been made by Wakefield students. Unfortunately, there have been some setbacks as well.

For instance, the Grade 10 Science and Technology/Engineering (STEM) score in the Advanced category showed a 14 percentage point gain over last…