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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Three of the town’s major boards held their annual pre-budget season “Tri-Board” meeting last week. The Town Council, the School Committee and the Finance Committee meet in joint session each October to discuss town finances and budgeting strategies for the next fiscal year.

Following opening remarks by Town Council chairman…

By ROBERT KATZEN
Beacon Hill Roll Call

Note: Bob Katzen, editor of Beacon Hill Roll Call, has compiled summaries of the five ballot questions facing voters on November 5. Here is Question 4. The final summary will run tomorrow.

QUESTION 4: Limited legalization of certain natural psychedelic substances.This question asks voters if they approve…

WAKEFIELD — Voters at the November 16 Annual Town Meeting will consider a Warrant of eight articles. 

Among them is Article 4, “MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District,” which proposes an amendment to Wakefield’s zoning…

WAKEFIELD — As Wakefield firefighters helped with a brush fire at Cedar Glen Golf Course off Water Street in Saugus yesterday, the town reminded people to heed warnings issued because of extremely dry conditions. 

Brush fires along the…

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong announce that the Wakefield Police Department received a $39,536 Municipal Road Safety grant administered by the state’s Executive Office of Grants and Research with funding awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

This grant will be…