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Town Council mulls limiting public input

BY MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Placing limits on the public’s access to the levers of local government was a topic of debate at last week’s Town Council meeting, but the consensus of the board was to make no changes to current practices.  

The discussion stemmed from two separate proposals floated by Councilor John Carney. One…

 

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Summer’s almost gone

CHRYSANTHEMUMS have been installed in the fountain planters to bring a little fall color the Rockery. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Front Page: Friday, September 12, 2025

 

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Council OKs grading on town land

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Contingent on soil testing and Conservation Commission approval, the Town Council this week approved a request by the owners of 200 Quannapowitt Parkway to do some grading on town-owned land between the site of the housing development currently under construction and Lake Quannapowitt.

Attorney Brian McGrail represented 200 Quannapowitt Owner…

 

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Scout builds community Food Pantry for Eagle project

ZACCHAEUS ZIVAN (left) with First Parish Congregational Church’s Jim Fosnock, who is in charge of the church’s food pantry. Zacchaeus of Troop 701 finished his Eagle Scout Project by building a little food pantry, which is in front of stone church on Church Street. (OY ZIVAN PHOTO)

WAKEFIELD — Zacchaeus Zivan of Troop 701 in…

 

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Front Page: September 11, 2025

 

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Principals getting into classrooms

THE TOWN’S elementary school principals are, from left, Erin Manzi (Doyle Early Childhood Center), Matt Carter (Woodville), Brian Schmitt (Walton), Tiffany Back (Greenwood) and TJ Liberti (Dolbeare). (Neil Zolot Photo)

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD —  The School Department is calling them “curriculum visits.” They could also be called collaborating on teaching strategies, internal professional development…

 

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FFT is sponsor of September Inspire Care drink cups

WAKEFIELD — First Financial Trust (FFT), a subsidiary of The Savings Bank (TSB) is this month’s sponsor of Inspire Café’s drink cups. Each drink purchased at Inspire Café during the month of September will be in a cup sporting the FFT logo. 

FFT and TSB representatives recently visited the café’s Main Street location to

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Front Page: September 10, 2025

 

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Porchfest 2025

Fender Bender at Saturday’s Porchfest

Porchfest 2025
LOCAL WAKEFIELD WARRIOR Chris Murphy and his band Fender Bender performed in the lot of the Wakefield Gas and Light Department at this years Porchfest held this past weekend. What at turnout! (Elena Corradino Photo)

 

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AG: Building Committee violated OML

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Another town board has violated the Open Meeting Law. This time, it was the Permanent Building Committee (PBC) that ran afoul of the law when its three-member subcommittee or “Working Group,” designated to keep tabs on the new high school construction project, failed to post notices or create minutes of…

 

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Council plans vote on Casey contract

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council is expected to vote tonight on an employment agreement with Denise Y. Casey, the person they picked as the next town administrator.

The council meeting begins at the WCAT studio behind Wakefield Memorial High at 7 p.m.

Councilors selected Casey on August 18 to succeed Stephen P. Maio, who retired…

 

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