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WAKEFIELD — Twenty three single-family homes sold around town last month, fetching a median price of $830,000, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

The median sales price is down from that of July 2024, when 19 single-families sold for a median price…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — Pending negotiation of an employment contract, Denise Y. Casey will be Wakefield’s next Town Administrator, succeeding Stephen P. Maio, who retired on July 3 after 17 years. Casey will also be the first woman to hold the position and the first who is not a Wakefield native.

The Town Council last…

Note: Having interviewed all four finalists, the Town Council is expected to make a decision tonight on which of those candidates will be Wakefield’s next Town Administrator. Liz Hartsgrove and Ann McGonigle Santos were interviewed by the board last Thursday.

One of the finalists is anticipated to replace Stephen P. Maio, who retired as Town Administrator…

School Committee notebook 

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — School Department Human Resources Manager Joseph Belanger reported 96 percent of positions for the upcoming school year are filled. “It’s typical for August,” he told the School Committee at their meeting Tuesday, August 12. “The list will change over the next week or two as we…

Note: The Town Council interviewed two of the four finalists for the position of Town Administrator, Denise Casey and Joseph Domelowicz, Tuesday night at Town Hall. The remaining two candidates, Liz Hartsgrove and Ann McGonigle Santos, will be interviewed tonight.  

The Town Council anticipates making the appointment of a new town administrator to replace Stephen…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week approved one request for bicycle-related signage around town while rejecting another. Both requests originated with Town Councilor/bicycle activist John Crisley.

The first request was for 14 signs to be deployed at primary entry points into town reminding motorists to give four feet of clearance when…