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By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – At a public hearing on Tuesday, the Planning Board and its local MBTA Communities Working Group heard mostly pushback from residents about their plan for a multi-family zone around downtown as required by the state for MBTA communities. Most speakers objected to the size of the local plan, which allows far more…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week approved three more FY 2025 departmental budgets, which will now go before Annual Town Meeting on April 29. The Police, Library and Information Technology budgets all received unanimous approval from councilors after some discussion Monday night.

Town Accountant Kevin Gill presented the numbers for each…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — How could some currently underutilized town properties be repurposed in ways to maximize their benefit to the community?

That was the topic of a very preliminary overview and discussion at last night’s Town Council meeting. The properties discussed included the Hurd School, the John J. McCarthy Senior Center, a parcel on…

WAKEFIELD — A space heater that was left on in an upstairs bedroom was determined to be the cause of a house fire on Forest Street late Friday morning. 

Wakefield firefighters under the command of Captain John Walsh responded to numerous 911 calls reporting a fire at 21 Forest St. at approximately 10:41 a.m…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield firefighters battled a blaze at 21 Forest St. this morning.

Heavy smoke was reported coming from the roof of the 1-1/2 story wood frame house around 10:40 a.m.

A second…

WAKEFIELD — William Spaulding will seek re-election to the Planning Board this spring.

An incumbent, Spaulding took out nomination papers for a 5-year term on the Planning Board yesterday.

Anyone interested in running for elected office can take out nomination papers at the Town Clerk’s Office on the first floor of Town Hall. To get…