Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — A 44-year-old woman from Reading was given a citation yesterday for a stop sign violation. Her failure to stop resulted in an accident, said police.

In her report, Patrol Officer Meaghan Leary said that a 17-year-old male driver from Wakefield was heading south on Cedar Street near the Chestnut Street intersection in a…

Published in the June 25, 2015 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — It’s no longer just an issue discussed on social media.
The growing number of massage or “bodyworks” operations in Wakefield that are…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — School board members were “called out” last night for “humiliating” science teacher William Winiarski when seeking approval for a field trip to the McAuliffe/Shepard Observatory in Concord, N.H. at the Tuesday, June 9 meeting.
During the public comment session of the school board meeting last night, Wakefield resident and former…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — School board members were in unanimous agreement last night that incoming Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Smith should receive $168,000 in annual salary compensation, pro-rated.
Her contract will begin on Monday, July 6 and end on June 30, 2018, with a 2.5 percent salary increase cap per…

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WAKEFIELD — The Col. James Hartshorne House Association’s Educational Outreach Committee once again…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Board of Selectmen last night voted to approve the new, FY 2016 water and sewer rates recommended by the Advisory Board of Public Works, which will mean a total combined increase of 3.7 percent.

Public Works Director Richard Stinson and DPW Business and Operations Manager Carol Antonelli were on…

WAKEFIELD — Detectives who had been conducting surveillance on an alleged massage parlor operating on North Avenue across from the train station yesterday arrested a 51-year-old  Flushing, N.Y. woman for offering sex for a fee.

According to police, Sum In Xue of 13208 Sanford Ave., Flushing, N.Y., was arrested around 11:45 a.m. after she alleged…

WAKEFIELD — The West Side Social Club Fourth of July Committee is soon approaching the final days to raise money for this year’s celebration in the Town of Wakefield. And the funds are coming in very slowly.

Since there are two committees both asking for donations for the July Fourth celebration, it is no wonder…

Published in the Monday, June 22nd edition

WAKEFIELD — The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be controlling mosquitoes using truck-mounted aerosol sprayers in neighborhoods of Wakefield on Wednesday, June 24, between dusk and 11:30 p.m.

Areas to be sprayed are located in the vicinity of Lowell Street, Pleasant Street, Vernon Street, New Salem Street, Butler Avenue, Montrose Avenue and Water Street…