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State’s education leader can mandate masks

By KATIE LANNAN

State House News Service

By a 9-1 vote on Tuesday, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education decided to give Commissioner Jeff Riley the authority to mandate masks in K-12 schools for the imminent start of the third academic year influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Riley has said the mandate he plans…

 

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It must be summer if there’s Music in the Park!

Kenny Selcer

 

Saturday’s Concert in the Park by the North Reading Community Coffeehouse brought together musicians for the second time this summer who previously were performing up to three times per week virtually via Zoom. The thrill for the musicians of having an appreciative live audience was reciprocated with nearly $400 in donations raised…

 

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Front Page: August 25, 2021

 

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Study: Lake units will help local businesses

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — An economic impact study conducted for Cabot Cabot & Forbes concluded that the real estate giant’s proposed 485-unit apartment complex at the head of the Lake would have a beneficial impact on Wakefield businesses, particularly those in the downtown area.

CC&F’s local attorney Brian McGrail told the Zoning Board of Appeals last week that…

 

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Police welcome K9s Luna, Samy

FROM LEFT to right, Samy and Luna take a break from training and enjoy some playtime.

 

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Police are thrilled to introduce Luna and Samy, two new K9 members of the department. Thanks to generous donations from the community, both have been assigned to their handlers and are currently in training.

K9…

 

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Front Page: August 25, 2021

 

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A new school year begins Sept. 1

THE SCHOOL SYSTEM’S 14 new educators attended the New Teacher Orientation Program at the Central Office on Tuesday, Aug. 24. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The clock is ticking until summer vacation ends and a new school year begins.

Students in preschool through grade 12 will be returning to the classroom…

 

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Summer Street principal headed to Uxbridge

By DAN TOMASELLO

DR. KAREN DWYER Summer Street School principal

LYNNFIELD — Summer Street School Principal Dr. Karen Dwyer is leaving the school system at the end of the week.

The Uxbridge School Committee voted during an Aug. 20 meeting to appoint Dwyer as that district’s interim assistant superintendent, and her last day on the…

 

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EDITORIAL: The right decision

We would like to commend the Board of Health, School Committee and Select Board for voting to implement a mask mandate in all municipal buildings during a contentious and chaotic meeting last week.

The regulation went into effect on Monday, Aug. 23. The order stipulates that people age 3 and older are required to wear…

 

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Revised Tree Bylaw headed to Fall TM

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A revised version of the Tree Preservation Bylaw is headed to Fall Town Meeting.

Planning Board Chairman Brian Charville said during last week’s Select Board meeting that the board has been working on the Tree Preservation Bylaw for nearly two years. He recalled that the Planning Board requested last October’s…

 

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Front Page: August 24, 2021

 

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More PSB project funds needed

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Public Safety Building expansion and renovation project is over budget and the Permanent Building Committee expects to go back to Town Meeting in November to ask for an additional $2.3 million for the PSB project.

The Permanent Building Committee (PBC) learned at a recent meeting that cost estimates done for…

 

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