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9/11 remembrance Saturday

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town will be commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and honoring local heroes during First Responders Day on Saturday, Sept. 11.

The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on the Town Common. Select Board Chairman Dick Dalton informed the Villager that local resident and…

 

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Adario siblings form new Americana band

SIBLINGS Alyssa and Anthony Adario have formed a new band called Birchwood Blaze. (Beth MacGray Photo)

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The love of music and family inspired Lynnfield residents Alyssa and Anthony Adario to form a new band.

Birchwood Blaze is a new Americana band comprised of the Adario siblings. The musicians released…

 

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School dress code policy change OK’d

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee voted to overhaul the district’s dress code policy during an Aug. 31 meeting.

The policy change was the result of a group of now high school freshmen telling the school board during a June meeting that the school system’s dress code policy for all four schools was…

 

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PHOTO: First day smiles

HUCKLEBERRY HILL FOURTH GRADE teacher Heather Clavin was thrilled to welcome students, from left, Aidan Cole, Scarlett Donnelly, Anastacia Curtis, Cameron DiStefano and Noah Williams on the first day of school on Sept. 1.(Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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*UPDATE* Northeast Metro Tech Cancels Friday Classes to Repair Propane Line

WAKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri wishes to announce that classes at Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School have been canceled on Friday to allow contractors to repair a propane gas line inside the building.

Classes were canceled on Thursday following reports that an odor of propane had been detected inside the building before the start…

 

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Gas leak closes Voke school

WAKEFIELD — No one was injured, but a propane leak early this morning at Northeast Metro Tech on Hemlock Road kept students out of the building and was expected to result in school being dismissed for the day to allow crews to isolate the source of the leak.

A school maintenance worker called the Wakefield Fire…

 

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Front Page: September 7, 2021

 

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Broadway reopening still on hold

A CREW WORKS to create a raised island on the approach to the Broadway crossing. The measure is one of the safety measures that will enable the crossing to be reopened. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The long-awaited re-opening of the Broadway crossing will now likely happen toward the end of September.…

 

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Mosquito spraying in town tonight

WAKEFIELD — Today, the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project (EMMCP) is planning to use a truck mounted aerosol sprayer to reduce mosquito populations. The areas of focus in Wakefield are Pleasant Street, Centre Street, Bartley Street, Nahant Street, Holland Road, Preston Street, Butler Avenue, Rosemary Avenue and Andrews Road.

Spraying will be done between sunset…

 

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Boys & Girls Clubs get $225K from state

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration, along with the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) and its affiliate Children’s Investment Fund (CIF), recently announced $7.5 million in Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund (EEOST) capital improvement grants. Lt. Governor Polito joined Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) Commissioner Samantha Aigner-Treworgy at East Boston…

 

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Front Page: September 3, 2021

 

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Tarrant Lane 40B project set to begin

EQUIPMENT PARKED at Tarrant Lane appears to signal that the days may be numbered for the 12 vacant single family homes on the street. Developer Anthony Bonacorso plans to construct a 173-unit 40B affordable housing development on the site. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Cue the wrecking ball.

With heavy equipment parked…

 

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