Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — Spring arrived yesterday and the Department of Public Works is ready.

The DPW has released its 2022 event calendar, including curbside leaf collection, hazardous waste days, and expanded hours at the Nahant Street Yardwaste Site (“the Pit”).

Yardwaste disposal

The Yardwaste Site will open on April 2, 2022, for the disposal of leaves, grass…

BOSTON – Last week, State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D- Melrose) joined her colleagues in House of Representatives in voting to unanimously approve H.4532, a FY22 supplemental budget bill.

“I was glad to vote in favor of such comprehensive and supportive bill reflective of the needs of the Commonwealth,” said Lipper-Garabedian. “Investments in housing, COVID-19 response, and…

A cold October rain was falling as I turned my rented Nissan Sunny down the dirt lane in the village of Portglenone, Northern Ireland. The road was barely wide enough for one vehicle and had grass growing between tire-worn tracks. Up on a hill in the distance, I could make out a pickup truck. A…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A Boston research and development company has been convinced to relocate to Audubon Road in Wakefield in part due to a program known as “tax increment financing.” Tax increment financing, or “TIF,” subsidizes companies by refunding or diverting a portion of their taxes to help finance development in an area or…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council last night gave its approval to the Department of Public Works requested $6,657,369 FY 2023 operating budget as well as the $6,182,001 Water Department budget and the $9,130,721 Sewer Division budget.

Also approved by the Town Council were the Snow & Ice budget at a level-funded $850,000 and…