Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Public Works Department has some important updates about our upcoming trash and recycling collection. 

First, the Independence Day holiday will delay service as is typical on a holiday week. The collection for Friday, July 4 will shift to Saturday.

In addition, our hauler Republic Services is currently in contract negotiations with…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – The School Committee will spend about a month mulling over proposed changes in a cell phone use policy for Wakefield Memorial High before they finalize it in August. “The language is something we worked on during the school year,” Principal Amy Mcleod said at the School Committee meeting Tuesday, June…

WAKEFIELD — Elm Street’s Brian Fox is the newest member of the Town Council after narrowly winning a three-way race for a vacant seat in yesterday’s special election.

With just 7.4 percent of the town’s 20,665 registered voters participating on a brutally hot day, Fox unofficially received 540 votes over the town’s seven precincts. Second…