Wakefield News

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD—Three female officers from the Wakefield Police Department attended a Women in Business luncheon hosted by the Wakefield Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Quannapowitt Yacht Club off North Ave. to speak about their professional roles in the community.

The guest speakers were Patrol Officers Micayla Botelho, Meaghan…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Board of Health is considering adopting the “Tobacco-Free Generation” policy initiative, which is described as a path toward eliminating the addiction, disease and premature deaths caused by tobacco products. 

Representatives of Wakefield’s Health and Human Services Department appeared before the Town Council last week to discuss the details…

THE TOWN is seeking to halt a 40B project proposed for this site by claiming “safe harbor” status under state law.

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — In an effort to halt a proposed 100-unit Chapter 40B affordable housing project on Nahant Street, the Zoning Board of Appeals has invoked one of the “safe harbor”…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — It has been a busy summer and fall for the Department of Public Works. DPW Director Joseph Conway and Town Engineer William Renault were at this week’s Town Council meeting to provide an update on recent, current and upcoming projects. 

Conway once again called attention to the DPW’s interactive construction…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — A plan that could increase multifamily housing density in neighborhoods within a half mile of the North Avenue commuter rail station came under fire at this week’s Town Council meeting. 

A proposal by Wakefield’s “MBTA Communities Working Group” was criticized for allowing even more new multifamily housing than what is…