Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — A steady rain for most of Saturday failed to dampen the spirit…

WAKEFIELD — Just after midnight today, police said they arrested a Lynnfield man on a drunk driving charge.

Sgt. Geoffrey Eriksen was on patrol on Main Street at about 12:30 a.m. when he received word that a green Buick was being operated in an erratic manner and swerving “all over the road.”

Eriksen then located…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield public schools is one of 547 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the Fifth Annual AP District Honor Roll for increasing access to AP course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Conservation Commission is happy with apparent improvements to the health of Heron Pond after the commission told Heron Pond Condominiums management last spring that they had to abide by their Order of Conditions and reduce the amount of lawn fertilizer and other landscaping treatments used within the complex. But…

WAKEFIELD — The Holiday Stroll, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6, will still take place, rain or shine.

Events scheduled for outside will take place at locations to be determined.

The Dance Studios, scheduled to perform on the Beebe Library Plaza, will take place at the Civic Center starting at 4 p.m. if it is raining…

By BOB KATZEN

Beacon Hill Roll Call

BOSTON — The State Department of Revenue yesterday announced that sufficient economic growth under the terms of a 2002 law will result in a tax cut for millions of Bay State taxpayers beginning in 2015. The cut will come from a reduction in the income tax rate and…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Decorate your hats — or your umbrella if it rains on Saturday — and come on down to the Americal Civic Center on Main Street where the fun begins at Wakefield’s sixth annual Holiday Stroll.

The Civic Center will be a happening place Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. when festivities…

WAKEFIELD — A Spaulding Street man who helped defeat a proposed downtown parking garage last spring has filed suit against the town and its officials in the wake of actions — or inaction — taken at the Nov. 17 Town Meeting.

In a complaint filed in Middlesex Superior Court, Robert Mitchell said officials violated the…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — A 34-year-old woman from Saugus suffered minor injuries yesterday after striking a Verizon telephone pole on Water Street near Melvin Street while driving a 2000 Jeep, said police. On impact, the bottom portion of the pole was sliced off and the vehicle sustained heavy front end and under carriage damage…

WAKEFIELD — It’s officially a tradition. Again this year, Wakefield’s Holiday Stroll on Saturday, Dec. 6 will feature a Festival of Trees.

This event continues to grow. Last year, dozens of trees delighted more than a 1,000 visitors. This year’s event promises to be even larger. Register early.

The Boys and Girls Club is looking…

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