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WAKEFIELD — The town may issue an on-street parking ban when significant snow accumulation is expected, like it is on Sunday and Monday. This allows plowing crews to safely access the roads and perform curb-to-curb cleanup.

Parking bans and other emergency notices are distributed through the Everbridge e-Alert System. Although you may have been registered…

Bill, drafted with help from Director of Assessments Victor Santaniello, passes in Senate

BOSTON—State Senator Jason Lewis led the passage of legislation in the Massachusetts Senate to make it easier for municipalities to provide some tax relief to seniors struggling to pay increasing property taxes and not be taxed out of their communities.

The bill…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – Music was a theme in the annual Martin Luther King Day ceremony at Galvin Middle School Monday…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — The town has revised its policy with respect to town-owned informational kiosks. Communications Director Jennifer McDonald appeared before the Town Council last week to propose several changes to the policy.  

She reminded the board that four informational kiosks were donated to the town by the Wakefield Main Streets organization in 2018. The kiosks are located at…

WAKEFIELD — The Savings Bank is a generous event sponsor of The Scholarship Foundation (TSF) 2026 Trivia Team Challenge being held on January 31.

TSF Trivia Team Challenge Chairperson Kelley Chapman and Tricia Desrocher accepted a donation recently from Executive Vice President and…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – Flanked by her colleagues, school nurse coordinator and Galvin Middle School nurse Keri Melanson told the School Committee about shortages in staffing at their meeting Tuesday, January 13.

“We, the school nurses of the Wakefield Public Schools, are here to share our concerns regarding two critical gaps in our…