Wakefield News

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — “What if?”

It’s the question every fiction writer must ask before sitting down in front of a computer or, in rare cases, notebook and pen.

Suspense novelist Hallie Ephron is no exception and she taught her audience a thing or two about writing at last night’s Sweetser Lecture, the final…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — In recognition of the 150th anniversary of its founding, the Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church last night hosted Dr. Jeremy G. Stewart, a psychologist and post-doctoral fellow at McLean Hospital-Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Stewart spoke at length about the high incidence of depression and anxiety disorders in America and what can…

WAKEFIELD — Where can you start your night eating Cucupa (Cape Verde), Scones (Scotland) and Palue (Trinidad); watch Irish step dancing from our very own high school students, and then dance with Rumbafrica, a Congolese rumba group? Answer: International Night sponsored by the Wakefield METCO Program.
On Friday, April 10, from…

WAKEFIELD — The Relay For Life of Wakefield invites community members to join them tonight, April 8, for a dessert buffet and short presentation at The Saving Bank, 351 Main St., Wakefield.
Come find out what Relay is about.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and you will have the opportunity to pick up…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — An MBTA offer of a free shelter for inbound bus commuters in Wakefield Square was turned down by the Board of Selectmen last night. The aluminum and tempered glass shelter would have stood on the…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The slide show of photos that fell across the projector screen on the stage of the Galvin Middle School’s auditorium told the story of Ryan Halligan’s formative years but his childhood came to an abrupt end at age 13.

As did his life.

Last night, Ryan’s father — John P…

WAKEFIELD — Police said today that a case involving the break-in of a Summer Street home last June has been cracked. During the break, about $5,000 in random jewelry was alleged to have been stolen.

Wakefield Detectives John Ryan, Christopher Grace and Ken Silva had been working on the case since last June and were…

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Special Education Parent Advisory Council will present an important workshop tomorrow, Wednesday, April 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Galvin Middle School’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP, a speech and language pathologist, will talk of ways to support your child to create a homework space; organize personal and…

WAKEFIELD — Temporary Town Clerk Rosemary Morgan announces that absentee ballots for the April 28 annual town election are now available in the Town Clerk’s Office for any registered voter who will be unable to vote at the polls on that day due to:

1. Absence from the town during normal polling hours of 7:00…

WAKEFIELD — Police over the holiday weekend handled calls concerning several more incidents of tax fraud.

The first incident was reported by a Columbia Road man who said that someone had used his Social Security number to file not only taxes but an unemployment claim. He notified police at about 2:15 p.m. Friday and spoke…