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Front Page: February 21, 2024

 

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Voting in Wakefield

Vote today: Early voting begins in Wakefield

Voting in Wakefield
THE HIKER SAYS, “Vote early.” Residents can now vote early in the Presidential Primary at the Office of the Town Clerk in Town Hall, 1 Lafayette Street, any day between now and March 3, including weekends. For the full schedule of early voting hours, go to wakefield.ma.us/vote. (Mark Sardella Photo)

 

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Home sale price up 17.6 percent

January 2024 housing report

WAKEFIELD  — Eight single-family homes sold in town last month for a median price of $700,000, according to information compiled by The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and transaction data.

The eight homes sold to start off 2024 were one fewer than the number sold in January…

 

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Front Page: February 20, 2024

 

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ZBA 2024

A tale of two 40Bs

ZBA 2024
THE SITE of a proposed 32-unit 40B affordable housing project on Nahant Street is presently occupied by a two-family home at 32 Nahant St. (left) and a single-family home at 36 Nahant St. (Mark Sardella File Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – Hearings continue before the Zoning Board of Appeals on two separate 40B affordable

 

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Front Page: February 19, 2024

 

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Wakefield Town Hall 2023 November

Two new zoning districts proposed

Town Council Notebook

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council has referred two proposed changes to the town’s Zoning Bylaw to the Planning Board for public hearings, including one that would allow marijuana establishments in town. Both proposed zoning amendments came as the result of citizen petitions signed by 10 or more voters.

The first

 

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Front Page: February 16, 2024

 

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ZBA OKs 19 units at 330 Salem Street

ARTIST’S RENDERING of a 19-unit residential building that will replace Willow Treer Garden & Plant Center at 330 Salem St. The Zoning Board of Appeals approved the necessary permits this week.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Big changes are coming to the Reid’s Corner neighborhood after a Zoning Board of Appeals decision this week. The…

 

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And the winner is . . .

MEMBERS OF WAKEFIELD’S ROTARY CLUB gathered at Brothers Deli & Restaurant on Main Street Wednesday, Feb. 14 for the Dine Anywhere in the World drawing. Vito Vacca, owner of Vito’s Tailor Shop on Albion Street and winner of the 2023 drawing, pulled the winning name—Joseph Martinelli of Lexington. Vacca and his wife went to Italy

 

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Front Page: February 15, 2024

 

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MBTA Zoning 2023

Residents down on MBTA district

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD – At a public hearing on Tuesday, the Planning Board and its local MBTA Communities Working Group heard mostly pushback from residents about their plan for a multi-family zone around downtown as required by the state for MBTA communities. Most speakers objected to the size of the local plan, which allows far more…

 

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