Wakefield News

By GAIL LOWE

…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The building in Greenwood that until the fall of 2013 was occupied by Melrose Paint and Decorating Center fetched $1.675 million when it was sold last week. The building was on the market for about a year before Sigma Property Solutions LLC bought it.
The passing of papers for the…

By GAIL LOWE

MALDEN — The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has announced that the state’s four-year graduation rate improved for the eighth consecutive year, with 86.1 percent of students who entered as ninth graders in 2010-2011 or who transferred into that same cohort at any time during high school — graduating within four…

…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — While engineering work is progressing for the proposed rail trail project, a new group opposing the project has officially been launched.

The proposed rail trail project began in 2004 when the Rail Trail Committee was formed. Lynnfield and Wakefield were awarded a $30,000 grant for a feasibility study for the…

WAKEFIELD — A historic 10 days of winter storms have dropped 54 inches of snow on Wakefield, frustrating residents who have to work or get their kids to school, tiring those who have to shovel, snowblow or plow, and completely busting the town’s annual allotment of $650,000 for removing snow and ice.

Yesterday’s 16 inch…

…

By BOB BURGESS

WAKEFIELD — The New England Patriots Super Bowl victory last night brought immense relief and then joy to the area, as the team celebrated its fourth NFL championship in the difficult-to-navigate free agency era.

Among the fans cheering the Patriots on against the Seattle Seahawks were those who today were back out…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — At their Tuesday, Jan. 13 school board meeting, members approved the placement of a granite bench and purchase of books that will memorialize a beloved educator at the Dolbeare School who lost her life after a valiant battle with cancer.

For 28 years, Jeanne Hudd worked tirelessly in her job…