Hartshorne, who earned the “colonel” title for his service in the town’s calvary, did not add on to the house during the years he owned it. He and Mary were living at the house during the Civil War — ...

Tim Wakefield has been a fixture with the Red Sox for so long, his presence with the pitching staff has been a given year-in and year-out. After two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992 and '93 ...

When Tim Johnson took the helm of the Wakefield boys’ lacrosse varsity program in the middle of the 2019 season, he wanted to convey a message of unity. So the 1987 Wakefield grad, who had spent 11 ...

A strike at the National Coal Mining Museum could be extended until next summer unless a workers’ pay dispute is settled, a ...

On Sunday, Dec. 12, an unseasonably warm and rainy day, the Wakefield History Museum flung open its doors to hold an open house. Amateur historians and interested townsfolk had the opportunity to ...

The Wakefield First Baptist Church congregation is hoping to salvage a bell and some historical documents from the wreckage left behind after a seven-alarm fire gutted their historic church on ...

Today's trains and tracks don't seem to produce that same unique sound that once made railroad traffic easily identifiable. But step into the back of the Wakefield Depot Museum and close your eyes.

In the past, earning an invitation to the USRowing junior national team selection camp was a daunting but attainable feat. That changed this year when the committee altered its format, accepting fewer ...

Vibrant artwork installed on a Wakefield street is helping to tell the stories of the area’s past, whilst encouraging people to take note of its architecture. Laura Reid reports. Did you know with a ...