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WAKEFIELD — To accommodate the scheduled Independence Day activities, road closures and parking restrictions will be in place throughout the downtown and surrounding areas.

All chairs and other items left along the parade route and fireworks-viewing locations must be removed by 7 a.m. on July 5.  Any items left in these areas after that time will…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — In anticipation of the annual blue-green algae bloom, the Town Council voted last week to pre-authorize the town to put up temporary warning signs around Lake Quannapowitt warning of the dangerous cyanobacteria.

Town Administrator Dee Casey asked the board to authorize the signs in advance in case an algae bloom…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — The School Committee approved a contract extension for Superintendent Doug Lyons through May 2031 with a 7.5% raise for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 and a 3% cost of living adjustment starting…

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on June 26, 2026

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WOBURN — Wakefield Food Pantry (WFP) has been selected as one of 150 nonprofits to receive funding through Cummings Foundation’s…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — The School Committee approved a transfer of $269,488.69 for Fiscal Year 2026 between food services accounts to cover health and life insurance costs of $122,540.54, retirement costs of $112,307, workers compensation ($24,072.04) and employer Medicare ($10,569.11), at their meeting Tuesday, June 23.

These chargebacks to the School Department to cover…