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CC&F breaks ground on The Basin

July 2, 2024

WAKEFIELD – Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, Massachusetts-based real estate development firm, and its partner on the project, Equity Residential, has officially broken ground on its newest project, The Basin, located at 200 Quannapowitt Parkway in Wakefield.

Residents will be able to begin moving into The Basin in 2025.

Located on Wakefield’s beautiful Lake Quannapowitt…

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Tensions flare at Nahant Street 40B hearing

July 2, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A proposal for a 100-unit, 40B affordable housing project at 127 Nahant Street has proven frustrating for neighbors and for the Zoning Board of Appeals, and things got testy once again at the end of last week’s meeting, with the attorney for the developer speaking out of turn and accusing one…

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2024 Wakefield Fourth of July Parade Line of March

July 1, 2024

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July 1, 2024

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Town Council to tackle MBTA multifamily housing plan

July 1, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – It has been out of the news in recent weeks, but the state mandate under Mass. General Laws Chapter 40A Section 3A that would require Wakefield…

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Front Page: June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024

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Water, sewer bills going up

June 28, 2024

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — When the new fiscal year begins on July 1, local residents will be paying more for water and sewer. The Town Council this week approved the new rates recommended by the Advisory Board of Public Works.

Public Works Director Joseph Conway and DPW Business Manager Ann Waitt appeared at this…

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Front Page: June 27, 2024

June 27, 2024

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SC gets an update on WMHS project

June 27, 2024

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — Hemlock Road will be closed Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28, for work on drainage systems connecting the Shaun F. Beasley Track and Field area behind the Wakefield Memorial High to the Walsh Field baseball diamond across Hemlock, School Department Facilities Director Tim O’Brien announced at the School Committee…