Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — Frigid temperatures hovering in the single digits and a wind chill factor of well below zero might have claimed the life of a 19-year-old man early Saturday morning if not for an intensive police search that included a State Police K-9 named Rocky.

Police received a call just before 2 a.m. Saturday from…

By BOB BURGESS

WAKEFIELD — You may not want to hear this but, according to weather watchers, our winters are getting snowier.

With the two and half inches Wakefield received overnight, the town has seen 109 inches fall so far during the winter of 2014-15. While the amount is far form the 130 inches that…

Editor’s note: The following was submitted by Trivia Team Challenge Co-Chairman Noel Bailey.

WAKEFIELD — In a rare box-to-wire victory, Wakefield’s…

It’s going to be a big weekend for fans of high school theater and team trivia competitions.

Tomorrow around 9 a.m. at Manchester-Essex Regional High School, 36 Lincoln St, Manchester-By-The-Sea, some of our high school’s thespians will perform Arthur Miller’s The Crucible as their entry in this year’s Massachusetts Education Theater Guild High School Drama…

WAKEFIELD — Adam Colantuoni is coming home again, this time to lead the new Galvin Middle School.

Colantuoni, a Wakefield native, was selected from three finalists for the Galvin Middle School principal position by Supt. of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike.

Zrike announce the selection yesterday. Colantuoni will succeed Mark Bedrosian, who will resign at…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Finance Committee will look into sponsoring a Town Meeting article to change the positions of Town Clerk, Town Treasurer and Tax Collector from elected to appointed but despite a motion to that effect last night by FinCom member Daniel Sherman, most committee members said they weren’t ready to vote…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A new cafe/bakery will be coming to Greenwood at 1179 Main St., in the same building on the corner of Hanson Street where the postal annex is located. The post office will stay and the café will be located in the other side of the building, which is currently unoccupied…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Memorial High School Theater Arts will present a 40-minute version of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at The Savings Bank Theatre at Wakefield Memorial High School. The performances will be held on Thursday, Feb. 26, and Friday, March 6. Both performances are at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door and are…

By BOB BURGESS

WAKEFIELD — Embattled Town Clerk Mary K Galvin, who hasn’t worked since she collapsed in her office last April due to certain stressors she said she felt on the job, will retire at the end of June.

In a short Item Forum letter today, Galvin thanks all those who have supported her…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike went before the school board last night and requested a budget increase of 11.39 percent for Fiscal Year 2016 which, in dollars and cents, translates to $34.8 million or a $3.5 million increase over current spending.

Over a 15-year period, the school budget…