Wakefield News

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church on Vernon Street will finally get its cell tower housed within a new steeple, after a ZBA member at a meeting last week reversed his earlier vote, giving Bell Atlantic Mobile the fourth vote they needed to obtain a height variance for the planned 124-foot…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The General Services Administration is currently performing a Phase 1 “environmental characterization” report for Tarrant Lane and is expected to be finished by February 2015. Environmental characterization encompasses the study of a land’s geology, soil and possible contaminants.

“We hope to begin marketing the property in the spring of 2015…

This is the second of two parts.

WAKEFIELD — John Rogers Galvin, mason’s son and retired four star U.S. Army General, will have the new middle…

WAKEFIELD — People planning to attend Saturday’s tours and/or rededication of the new Galvin Middle School are urged to either carpool with others or, if you live close enough, walk to the events.

The property is still a construction site and there are now about 50 fewer parking spaces than there will be when the…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Any form of anti-Semitism will not be tolerated in Wakefield schools, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike said at Wednesday’s school board meeting.

His pronouncement came on the heels of recent anti-Semitic incidents involving negative and hurtful comments made by grade 8 students and the display of swastikas in…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — It’s official.

Dollar Tree has signed a lease to take over the old CVS building and the adjacent former Santoro’s location at 376-378 Main St. in the heart of downtown Wakefield. Dollar Tree could be open for business as soon as next March, filling a longstanding, major vacancy in the…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The words “student” and “homeless” used in a single sentence seems to be an incongruity but the fact is there are homeless students and a few attend classes in Wakefield’s schools.

In September, seven homeless students were enrolled in the district; in October, eight. Last January there were 11.

Homelessness…

This is the first of two parts.

WAKEFIELD — John Rogers Galvin, mason’s son and retired four star U.S. Army General, will have the new middle school rededicated in…

Veterans’ Day ceremonies held in impressive new GMS Memorial Auditorium

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Hundreds of local residents turned out yesterday for the first ever Veterans’ Day ceremonies held in the new Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the Galvin…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — At tonight’s school board meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike will speak about his three goals for improving the Wakefield district.

A motion will then be made for school board members to accept the goals as presented,

Dr. Zrike’s first goal focuses on student learning and concerns coaching…