Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — A Reading man in his 80s got trapped under his silver 2003 Cadillac sedan while he was possibly checking a front tire…

Editor’s note: The following was submitted by the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association.

WAKEFIELD — When the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association (WCNA) went looking for a new project, they didn’t have to look far. While putting up the lights up in the trees for the annual holiday light display, the members noticed the poor condition of…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) announces the 19th Annual Celebration of Learning Ceremony and Reception will be held on Thursday, April 16, at the Galvin Middle School Auditorium. Award presentations will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m., immediately followed by a reception serving light hors d’oeuvres and cake in the cafeteria.

Tickets are not necessary…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — A fire that got its start in a clothes dryer Sunday morning caused a heavy smoke condition to a home in Greenwood, displacing four family members.

After the Fire Department received a 911 call at 9 a.m. Sunday about a heavy smoke condition inside a ranch home at 7 Kingmont…

WAKEFIELD — Over the weekend, police responded to calls about tax fraud, erratic drivers and multiple car accidents.

One accident Friday night involved a downed Verizon utility pole on Forest Street in Greenwood and sprawled wires, some live, hanging from the pole created a hazardous condition for police officers when they tried to access the…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Finance Committee last night voted to recommend favorable Town Meeting action on the $34,847,085 School Department budget with its $3,558,357 (11.4 percent) increase but the vote wasn’t unanimous and was preceded by a lengthy and at times spirited discussion.

Earlier in the evening, the FinCom heard a detailed budget…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The severe cold and snow of this past winter cast a black cloud over the Northeast but there was a silver lining — crime dropped in Wakefield.

Wakefield Police Chief Rick Smith said that, generally speaking, crime is down here.

“We have a 58 percent drop with aggravated assaults dropping…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — If Shelter Development gets approval to build its proposed 130-unit Brightview Senior Living facility on Crescent Street, it plans to also build a pedestrian walkway on church property between the Unitarian Universalist Church and Sabatino’s restaurant. The idea of the walkway is to provide easier access to the downtown for…