Wakefield News

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Encouraging news was reported at last night’s school board meeting.

Though it is the mission of Guidance Director AJ Beebe, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike and other administrative staff to have every student graduate, the high school dropout rate is trending downward.

Over the 2013-2014 academic year, only…

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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — If you own or live in a building with more than four units and you are getting your trash picked up by the town, your days of receiving town rubbish collection are numbered. The Board of Selectmen last night voted that starting Feb. 1 the town will uniformly apply the…

WAKEFIELD — Town Hall received several complaints yesterday about Fred’s Franks working overtime at his regular spot at the head of Lake Quannapowitt, prompting police intervention.

Patrol Officer Joseph Anderson was sent to the hot dog stand to let the owner know that he had overstayed his welcome.

A Town Bylaw passed in 2013 states…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Ebola, a viral disease that has its origins in West Africa and is ravaging that area, is on the minds of many people lately — from the White House to Town Hall and everywhere in between.

At tonight’s school board meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike plans to…

WAKEFIELD — A building in the heart of the Square — once home to Lubie’s Jewelry, CVS and Santoro’s — could house any number of businesses if the Zoning Board of Appeals approves requests by the owner at a hearing set for Nov. 12.

Robert Santonelli, the principal behind 376-378 Main Street Realty Trust, has…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The weather Wednesday night was dark and stormy, just the right backdrop for Rory Raven’s (O’Brien) visit to the Beebe Library.

The timing was right, too, since…

WAKEFIELD — Detectives got a break yesterday in a case involving break-ins at three homes in the past month. They now have a suspect in custody and he will be summonsed to court soon.

The suspect is a 25-year-old man from Wakefield. When he appears in Malden Court, he will face charges of breaking and…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The issues between MacNeill’s Auto Repair and the Zoning Board of Appeals appear to be on the road to resolution, after the parties met Wednesday night at a Town Hall hearing.

“I appreciate your coming in,” Appeals Board chairman David Hatfield told Steven MacNeill at the start of the hearing…

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — A nor’easter that got its start yesterday blew through Wakefield overnight…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — No decisions were made but Shelter Development presented…