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WAAV is on a mission
Published in the September 29, 2020 edition. WAKEFIELD — National Domestic Violence Awareness Month is right around the corner in October. The month is an opportunity to raise awareness about Domestic and Family violence. The Wakefield Alliance Against Violence (WAAV) will use the event to educate Wakefield on its work as a community-based organization dedicated to creating a lifestyle free from violence in Wakefield. The alliance achieves its mission by: • Reaching out to the community, • Raising awareness, • Providing education to families and individuals, • Providing resources to...
read moreWCAT surviving, thriving in spite of pandemic
Published in the September 29, 2020 edition. By GAIL LOWE WAKEFIELD — The only thing that has been consistent during the pandemic is change. For the past six months, change has come to every facet of life, from how the young are educated to how restaurants serve patrons and everything in between. Last week, the Daily Item contacted WCAT studios on Hemlock Road to find out how the town’s local community access TV network has been coping with the pandemic and what preparations were established before the country went...
read moreSchools ready to welcome kids
Published on September 28, 2020 edition. By MARK SARDELLA WAKEFIELD — An independent engineering firm has cleared the way for local schools to reopen tomorrow for limited classroom instruction. The firm concluded that any deficiencies in the air quality or ventilation systems in the schools can be adequately addressed using short-term measures and should not affect plans to move to the hybrid instructional model tomorrow. On Tuesday, local schools plan to enter Phase 3 of their reopening plan, which involves a blend of in-person classroom instruction and remote learning at all...
read moreSchools set for start of ‘hybrid’ instruction
Published in the September 25, 2020 edition. By MARK SARDELLA WAKEFIELD — With the hybrid model of in-person and remote instruction set to begin Tuesday in local schools, the School Committee was brought up to date on a number of matters this week. School Facilities Manager Bob Schiaroli said that his staff has worked with the Water Division to flush all of the buildings. He said that with the buildings not experiencing much use in the last six months, there was potential for chemicals to collect from water standing...
read moreTwo teens facing gun charges
In Audubon Road shooting Published in the September 24, 2020 edition. WAKEFIELD – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Wakefield Chief of Police Steven Skory have confirmed that a 17-year-old male juvenile from Wakefield and a 16-year-old male from Lynn have been charged with firearms offenses in connection with the non-fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman that occurred early Tuesday morning in Wakefield. The 17-year-old has been charged with possession of a firearm without an FID Card, possession of ammunition without an FID Card, receiving a firearm with a defaced...
read moreMailing it in
Published in the September 24, 2020 edition. By MARK SARDELLA It’s adorable how people still refer to Nov. 3 as “Election Day.” We’ve had “early voting” for a couple of years, which began the process of diluting the meaning of Election Day. Now, with the totally unnecessary concept of “mail-in voting,” we’re told that we may not even know the result of the presidential election for days or even weeks after “Election Day.” The excuse for mail-in voting is COVID-19. We have to let people vote by mail because it’s...
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