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Lawmakers extend senior tax relief program

SEN. JASON LEWIS testifying at the Joint Committee on Revenue with Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Representative Donald Wong, Wakefield Town Administrator Steve Maio, and Wakefield Assessor Victor Santaniello.

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong said yesterday that legislation to extend Wakefield’s means-tested property tax relief program for…

 

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Transit housing compliance work continues

Housing construction in Wakefield. (Frank Conte, file photo)

 

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD —— The Town Council this week received an update on Wakefield’s efforts to comply with a state mandate under Chapter 40A to increase multifamily zoning around public transit stations in MBTA communities. 

Wakefield’s Community and Economic Development Director Erin Kokinda and Jim Hogan…

 

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Front Page: July 13, 2023

 

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Councilors push back on bike lanes

“Lemon Grove Bike Lane – Massachusetts Ave” by beany0 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

 

 

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD —— The Final Bike/Pedestrian Plan for the town of Wakefield was presented to the Town Council this week and plans to eliminate parking in favor…

 

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Front Page: July 11, 2023

 

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Pleasant Street-Salem Street WDI

Salem-Pleasant to be 4-way stop

COMING SOON: A FOUR-WAY STOP (Frank Conte Photo)

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD —— A big change is on tap for one of the town’s most traveled intersections. 

Soon, vehicles approaching the intersection of Salem and Pleasant streets from any direction will have to stop. The Town Council last night approved the Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC)…

 

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Front Page: July 10, 2023

 

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Tom Lucey to lead Zoning Board 

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – When the Zoning Board of Appeals meets on Wednesday, it will have a new chairman for the first time in nine years. 

Tom Lucey of Elm Street will gavel the meeting open at 7 p.m. 

The veteran ZBA member takes over for David Hatfield, who had been chairman since 2014,…

 

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Front Page: July 7, 2023

 

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The great stylings of Nadia Washington

LAST NIGHT on the Beebe Plaza and inside the library as well, the audience heard music from Nadia Washington and her accompanying band. (Miriam Morales Photos)

 

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Daly named new Light Commissioner

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD —— Sharon Daly is the new member of the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Commission. She was appointed last week to fill a vacancy due to the resignation of Commissioner Philip Courcy, who is moving out of town. 

Sharon Daly is a Principal Program Manager on the Infrastructure Investments team at…

 

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