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WAKEFIELD — A community’s programs, businesses and public spaces are critical because they’re often an important source of social connection and a sense of belonging. The absence of social connections can have profound effects on our overall health. 

Wakefield’s Health and Human Services Department, in support of a student project at Endicott College, is…

By COLIN A. YOUNG
State House News Service

BOSTON — Economic development officials, cultural sector advocates and others pitched lawmakers this week on the idea of peeling off a portion of the state’s sales tax revenue from online shopping to use as grant funding for organizations that work to make downtowns across Massachusetts more walkable,…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – Most of the residents who spoke at last week’s Planning Board forum on the new, state mandated multi-family zoning district questioned why the town’s compliance plan goes well beyond what is required by the state, both geographically and in terms of housing units added. 

In 2020, the Massachusetts Zoning Act…

WAKEFIELD – With Halloween here, Chief Steven Skory and the Wakefield Police Department want to remind families of several important safety tips as they prepare to take their children trick-or-treating this year.

“On behalf of the entire Wakefield Police Department, we want to make sure our residents have a safe and happy Halloween,” Chief Skory…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – As the budget formulation and review season begins, Finance Committee member Douglas Butler said, “The town is in stable financial shape,” in a video conference meeting of the Town Council, School Committee and Finance Committee Thursday, October 26, with Town Administrator Stephen Maio and School Superintendent Doug Lyons also tuned…