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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals continues to be frustrated with the slow pace of progress in hearings for two proposed 40B affordable housing projects on Nahant Street. But mostly, the board agrees with neighbors that both projects are too large and will cause undue traffic problems on Nahant Street and…

WAKEFIELD — The 18 single-family homes sold in town last month fetched a median price of $866,000, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data.

The median sales price is $65,500…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – The highlight of Friday’s Wakefield Relay For Life opening ceremonies was the presentation of the American Cancer Society’s Sandra C. Labaree Volunteer Values Award to Wakefield’s Elaine Silva for her 25 years of dedicated service on the Wakefield Relay For Life leadership team. 

The award is the most prestigious accolade…

WAKEFIELD – Rain forced last Friday’s Flag Day ceremonies indoors, but the Americal Civic Center proved a fittingly patriotic alternative venue to Veterans Memorial Common.  

The event was presented by American Legion Post 63, with help from the Scouts from Troop 701. A key element of the annual event is a flag disposal ceremony, where…

WAKEFIELD — The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) recently announced…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — School principals briefed the School Committee on their progress in meeting goals in their School Improvement Plans, at their meeting Tuesday, June 11. 

“There’s a lot of creativity happening across a lot of classrooms,” Galvin Middle School principal Megan Webb said, primarily in reference to her own school, but applicable to the others as…