Wakefield Daily Item
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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Weather: Today: Sunny, hi 86 deg., overnight lo 80 deg. Tomorrow: Sunny, humid, but fresh mild breeze, hi 86 deg, lo 73 deg.
Perton doesn't make it past semis
Elimmed in running for Dolbeare Principalship
-WAKEFIELD
-"Selecting our two candidates for principal of Dolbeare School," boomed School Board Head Paula Wastere in Town Hall Wednesday, "from pool number one, Linda Ronfeld." John Perton waits anxiously to see if he will make it; he is in pool number two.
"In pool number two... Alan Schmiddtt."
Perton can't help it; he collapses to the ground in agony.
Some called Perton a sore loser after his reaction Wednesday, but at the same time close friends of Perton say that the people who make those comments need to know just how dire the rued GMS ex-principal's situation is.
"He's not sure what he's supposed to do now, how he's supposed to hold down a job and support his family," said his wife, Carol Crystal. Perton remarked Wednesday he'll probably have to find a regular classroom teaching job at another school. He says he will probably fare better teaching in Wakefield than applying for principalship in another town because he has tenure here.
However, despite numerous openings in science and math, Perton's formerly taught subjects, across town, no schools have yet come forward and allowed Perton to fill out an application.
"It's going to be a rough summer," Perton remarked late in the day. "I'm running out of options fast--too fast."
He does have options outside teaching--he has a degree in visual design from UNH.
"I can always go down that road if, as the consensus seems to be, education doesn't want me anymore."
-(WWLS)
WHS V.P. Chosen If Marysville Wins GMS election
-WAKEFIELD
-Should Dan Marysville win the Galvin Middle School principalship Monday, WHS principal John Allawouskes has already appointed a new vice principal for Wakefield High.
"Mind you," said Allawouskes, "This is only if Dan wins the principalship, which I hope he does."
The potential replacement VP is Ernestina Vallejo. Despite Vallejo's Latino ethnicity teaching a prominently White student body, Vallejo has actually had a very good response among parents and students in her 18 years of teaching math and home ec in the school. Mrs. Vallejo, 57, is the American-born daughter of Dominican immigrants, and has been teaching since 1980. She taught at Woburn High for 11 years before moving to Wakefield.
"If Dan must leave," remarked Allawouskes, "Mrs. Vallejo will make a very good replacement."
Heat fires up town for third consec. day
Things finally cool down today
-WAKEFIELD
-107 Wakefieldians sought medical attention in relation to this unrelenting heat Wednesday. Many flocked to local beaches.
Joseph Lee, his wife, Andrea, and his children, Charlotte, 1, and Paul, 8, came to Nahant Beach Wednesday afternoon. Joseph, a contractor, played hooky from work to beat the heat.
"It's a whole lot cooler and nicer here at the beach today," he said. "I went out the front door today and it felt like I was standing on the sun. I said to myself, 'I'm not going to labor away for hours outside in this weather. I'm taking the kids to the beach.'"
Which is exactly what the Pine Street family, like many other overheated Wakefieldians, did.
Opal and Kevin Murray of Cross Street came here to celebrate their second wedding anniversary with their 7-month-old baby boy.
"At first we were going to go boating out on the Lake," said Kevin Murray, "but there's something more relaxing and refreshing, especially on steamy days like this, about going to the beach."
The Melrose-Wakefield Hospital still got a flurry of calls yesterday concerning dizziness, nausea, and mild dehydration, though there were less complaints than Tuesday.
Today is expected to top out at 86, a 6-point drop from yesterday, and tomorrow also aty 86. Then a cool front will come in, accompanied by some showers. "It should cool off real soon," meteorologist Stan Stanton assures Wakefieldians.
Wakefield ranked 8th on list of greenest towns in New England
-WAKEFIELD
-Wednesday was a proud day for the town as New England Magazine conducted a survey to find the greenest towns in New England, and Wakefield came up as 8th on the list. The magazine elaborated further:
"Its one environmental flaw is its polluted lake, but otherwise Wakefield, Massachusetts is a very environmentally friendly town with an extremely successful recycling program, one of the region and the nation's best."
West Essex, Vt., was voted first in the survey.
"This is a terrific honor to have bestowed upon the town," said County Board Representative Bradley Ravell upon hearing the news Wednesday. "I am proud for Wakefield right now."
The list lists 50 towns; Wakefield appeared on the list in 2008, but in the 42nd spot.
Type A call results in arrest
-WAKEFIELD
-A man in possession of a Class A narcotic was arrested Wednesday afternoon when Officer Thom Shensheseo, on regular duty, red-flagged a red Ford Escape for crossing marked lanes at the Junction at 4:02 p.m. When he pulled the vehicle over, he found its driver to be drunk. The driver, an Andy Osprey, 29, 3 Beantown Road, #18, Brookline, was arrested for DUI, and, when Shensheseo found a small package of a narcotic in the glovebox of the vehicle, possession of a class A narcotic.
Also yesterday:
- At 5:29 a.m., a Mansion Road resident reported fireworks being set off in the area.
- At 12:26 p.m., a group of youths playing basketball in the middle of the road at 6 Hickory Hill Road were sent on their way.
- At 1:05 p.m., several youths fighting on Vinton Street had to be sent on their way.
- At 5:43 p.m., barking dogs were reportedly creating noise whenever a car passed by. The matter was resolved.
- At 6:27 p.m., police informed a lost man from Concord, N.H. of the town he was in and pointed him in the direction of his intended destination, Saugus.
- At 7:25 p.m., a lost dog found on Walton Place was turned into the P.D., who turned the pooch into PAWS Animal Shelter.
- At 9:28 p.m., a group of men drinking and partying on Norway Street and creating loud noise in the process were asked to disband.
- At 11:26 p.m., a man who took a seat in a 24 hour diner on Salem Street without ordering anything was sent on his way.
- At 12:54 a.m., youths were reportedly throwing eggs at houses on Roosevelt Road. The group was gone when police arrived.
- At 1:07 a.m., a congregation of 8 teenagers making noise in a garage on Oak Street was asked to quiet down.
All were put out summarily.
DPW is set to dredge and clean Edgewater Pond today.
SPORTS: Only one game yesterday, but it's a big loss
Amerks 11s/12s lose critical matchup
Drop Woburn game 7-4.
WAKEFIELD 4, WOBURN 7
-WAKEFIELD
-In a contest that could have clinched a playoff berth for the Wakefield 11/12 year old Little League All Stars, the locals came up short. Allan Jensen started on the hill for Wakefield, giving up five runs in two innings pitched. Reliever Mike Malfoldt gave up two in the bottom 6th.
Wakefield started a rally. They got the bases loaded with one out in the top 8th and got a grand slam home run from Aaron Apftson, and then got runners on first and third with no outs in the top 9th. Alex Moore struck out, Patrick Yount flied out to shallow center (it was not deep enough to bring in the runner from third), and Kevin Alster stepped into the box and quickly racked up a 3-1 count. On his 5th pitcher, Alster slammed a curveball to deep left--a homer for sure--until Woburn outfielder Gary Newell snagged it at the wall, ending the game for Wakefield.
The Amerks now have to win their last two regular season games to make the playoffs.
