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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Planning Board’s third and final public forum on the town’s plan to comply with the state’s mandated multi-family zoning district drew more criticism along with some support from local residents.

In 2020, the Massachusetts Zoning Act (Section 3A of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A) was amended to promote the production…

By NEIL ZOLOT
WAKEFIELD –  The project for the new High School is proceeding on time and on budget, SMMA architect Brian Black told the School Committee at their meeting Tuesday, Dec. 12. “There’s a lot of pressure to get things open on time, but there’s a lot of people working very hard on it,” he…

WAKEFIELD — The town’s housing market trends continue to differ slightly from the state’s, as more homes sold here last month than a year ago. 

But that’s about the only difference, according to a new report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

The 19 single-family homes…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – It’s the first thing visitors see as they enter the cemetery. Hundreds of donated Christmas wreaths adorned with red bows now decorate the graves in the veterans’ section of Forest Glade Cemetery, thanks to the Wreaths Across America program and the volunteers who attended Saturday’s wreath-laying ceremony.

Scores of local…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Bike lanes continue to be a hot button issue as the Town Council heard another update on the town’s proposed Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan this week.

Town Engineer William Renault presented the latest updates to the plan. Police Chief Steven Skory, Fire Chief Michael Sullivan and Economic Development Director Erin Kokinda were also…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — One hundred eighty 5th graders took a trip to Camp Bournedale in Plymouth in October and had a great time. “I really liked it,” student Eloise Renzi said at the School Committee meeting Tuesday, December 12. “It was a good trip.”

“It was a lot of fun and good experience…