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WAKEFIELD — The Capital Planning Committee this week approved just under $2 million in spending requests for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

On Tuesday committee members, after several weeks of meetings with department heads, unanimously approved $1,998,441 worth of requests ranging from police cars and 9 millimeter Glock service pistols to three garage doors…

By SAM DRYSDALE

State House News Service

BOSTON — Massachusetts continues to grapple with early literacy woes and school budget cuts but its students once again have topped the nation on Advanced Placement exams.

New data released Tuesday by the College Board show that 35.8% of Massachusetts public high school graduates scored a 3 or…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – The Engineering Division has been in the process of finalizing a new Stormwater Bylaw over the past two years and plans to bring a new bylaw for consideration at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting in May. Town Engineer William Renault appeared before the Town Council last week to discuss the changes. 

Last November, Renault told…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD —  A community Zoom video-conference Wednesday afternoon, February 25 was supposed to give School Superintendent Doug Lyons and his staff a chance to hear what people are looking for in the schools’ fiscal year 2027 budget, but so few people tuned in he started to ask for information.

Most of…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – The Town Council Monday night voted to accept, execute and record four legal instruments related to the development at 200-440 Quannapowitt Parkway at the head of the Lake. 

Specifically,…