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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Soon you will have another store in Wakefield where you can purchase beer and wine. The Town Council last night voted to approve a beer and wine license for the Circle K convenience store, which operates in conjunction with the Irving gas station at 448 Salem St. in Montrose.

Representing…

WAKEFIELD — Seniors to Seniors is a cross-generational event that brings high school seniors and seniors in our community together…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – Starting classes at the high school 45 to 60 minutes later than the current time of 7:30 a.m. will affect after school programs and activities in and out of the schools, according to a panel at the third community meeting on the matter convened by Superintendent Doug Lyons Wednesday, February…

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong are pleased to announce that the Wakefield Fire Department will be receiving a $18,916 state grant to purchase new safety equipment to protect their firefighters through the Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program.

Fire departments across Massachusetts are able to utilize this…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — As of this week, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are allowed by right in single-family zoning districts across most of Massachusetts, under a law Gov. Maura Healey signed in August.

The Wakefield Planning Board and Senior Planner Samantha…

By NEIL ZOLOT
WAKEFIELD — The Special Education Parents Advisory Council is planning a joint event with Lynnfield’s SEPAC Wednesday, February 26 on Special Education Mediation with Bureau of Special Education Appeals Mediator Beth Ross. It’s a virtual event from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with registration through https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regsister/i8HLIrnsScqe79sIAdC19g.

“We’re looking forward to presenting with the Lynnfield SEPAC,” Wakefield SEPAC volunteer co-chair Ann Herzog said during a Community Call…