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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD —— One of the more dangerous and confounding intersections in town will be redesigned and reconfigured to improve safety and enhance operations.

Town Engineer William Renault appeared before the Town Council last week to discuss the planned changes to the five-way intersection at Green Street, Oak Street and…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — Improvements over the summer to the grounds at the Walton School, a new rug in the Galvin Middle School auditorium, progress on the Galvin Solar Project and new electrical systems at the Doyle and Greenwood schools were the highlights of School Department Facilities Director Tim O’Brien’s report during the School…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD ——  Planning and Economic Development Director Erin Kokinda was at this week’s Town Council meeting to provide an update on the activities and initiatives that her office has been undertaking.

She began by summarizing the role of her department since it was created in 2020. The Community and Economic Development…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD —— Confusion over the 2021 sale of a small parcel of town-owned, tax title land on Water Street to Cataldo Ambulance was explained at Monday night’s Town Council meeting, with Town Counsel Thomas Mullen accepting responsibility for errors on the initial…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – The Town Council got an update last night on the “Envision Wakefield” project, which will reconfigure the downtown area adding bike lanes and other features. The project would be funded using millions in state and federal dollars.

Town Engineer William Renault and Josh Trearchis, an engineer from VHB, were on…