Wakefield News
TSB turns 150 Sunday
Published in the May 24, 2019 edition. WAKEFIELD — May 26 will mark the 150th anniversary of The Savings Bank, a milestone that is being celebrated with the community throughout the year including their celebration with the community on Saturday, June 22 from 2 to 8 p.m. “We are excited to be celebrating this significant milestone and to share our extraordinary history with our customers and the community,” President and Chief Executive Office Robert J. DiBella said. “I am humbled and proud to be at the helm of the...
read moreMemorial Day program at WSSC
Published May 22, 2019 WAKEFIELD — The West Side Social Club (WSSC) will hold its annual Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 27. The program will commence at Moulton Field on Harrington Court at 10 a.m. This event dates back to the end of World War II. At the time, club members planted young maple trees around the perimeter of the baseball field in memory of 18 young men, all from this small neighborhood, who made the supreme sacrifice in that conflict. On every Memorial Day since then, the...
read moreBurnett space at WMHS to be dedicated
Published in the May 21, 2019 edition. By MARK SARDELLA WAKEFIELD – The dedication and grand opening of the Meghan S. Burnett Makerspace at Wakefield Memorial High School will be held on June 6 at 6 p.m., school Superintendent Douglas Lyons told the School Committee last week. Last December, the School Committee approved the naming of the “makerspace” at the high school library for Meghan Burnett after hearing a presentation from WMHS Librarian Diane Ho and Marlissa Burke of the Health and Life Skills Department. Meaghan passed away last June just...
read moreCrash shuts down Vernon Street
Published in the May 20, 2019 edition. WAKEFIELD — Vernon Street had to be shut down in both directions for a time last night after a car took down a utility pole in the area of Vernon Street and Mansfield Drive at about 8:15 p.m. The police report was not complete at press time, but two vehicles were reportedly involved, a 2014 Honda Civic Driven by a Wakefield man and a 2013 Honda Odyssey driven by a Lynnfield man. The Fire Department reported that when they arrived all three...
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