Wakefield News

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD —  “We’re here to celebrate the optimism of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King,” Human Rights Commission Chair Sherri Oken said in…

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — Elementary school mid-year report cards will look a little different this February. 

“State standards have been updated since the previous report card was developed,” reads a report given to the School Committee at their meeting Tuesday. “Previously, our report cards did not encompass all standards. In English Language Arts…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The FY 2025 budgeting process officially got underway this week as the Town Council approved the first 12 budgets under its purview, mostly for Town Hall departments. 

Town Accountant Kevin Gill presented the budgets, beginning with his own Accounting Department. His department’s budget will see a $14,168 increase, which…