Wakefield News

January 30, 2024 Front Page Story Also ZBA story July 2, 2024

40B frustrations continue

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — Since it was initially presented last November, a 100-unit Chapter 40B affordable housing project proposed at 127 Nahant St. has been a source of frustration for the Zoning Board of Appeals. Their level of dissatisfaction with the process reached new heights last week when the attorney for the project sent…

 

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Schools get $15K grant from state

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong announce that Wakefield Public Schools will be receiving a $15,000 Evaluate and Select High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Network Support Targeted Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

This grant will help Wakefield Public Schools to identify high-quality…

 

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In good hands

THE WAKEFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT made sure the Easter Bunny got to the Common Saturday morning for the annual egg hunt sponsored by the Wakefield Center Neighborhood Association. Pictured from the left are Acting Lieutenant Jerry Sancinito, Firefighter Joe Treacy, the Easter Bunny and Firefighter Jon O’Brien. (Photo submitted by Jon O’Brien)

 

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Front Page: March 29, 2024

 

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Remaining $2M in ARPA funds allocated

THE JOHN J. McCARTHY Senior Center on Converse Street (formerly the H.M. Warren School) is in line for a $400,000 renovation after the Town Council voted to use ARPA funds to renovate the upper floors of the building to be usable public space. (Mark Sardella Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — After a lengthy and…

 

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Bleak week

AFTER a cold, damp and dreary week, the sun will make its triumphant return on Saturday with the promise of a glorious Easter weekend. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Police to hold Drug Take Back Day in April

WAKEFIELD — On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Wakefield Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at Wakefield’s Public Safety Building, 1 Union St. 

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Front Page: March 28, 2024

 

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A Cappella

Wakefield High School’s 12th annual A Cappella Night featuring Chasing Saturn: April 9

A Cappella
CHASING SATURN

WAKEFIELD — The fresh and cutting edge vocal band, Chasing Saturn, will perform in Wakefield on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the state-of-the-art Galvin Middle School Veterans Memorial Auditorium. 

After being brought together by a galactic singularity in November 2022, Mason Van Gieson, Adam King, Charlie Arthur, Ryan Slone and…

 

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Town Council approves $2m in capital spending

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week endorsed the Capital Planning Committee’s recommended $2,051,816 budget for capital outlay in FY 2025. In addition to that tax levy funded amount, the CPC recommended $390,000 for Sewer Division capital spending and $254,000 for the Water Division. The Water and Sewer divisions are enterprise departments…

 

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Front Page: March 27, 2024

 

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