Wakefield News

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Annual Town Meeting returns to the Galvin Middle School on Monday night, May 9 at 7 p.m. after the Town Council set the the date and opened the warrant this week.

For 2020 and 2021, all spring and fall Town Meetings were held on Saturday mornings in the Wakefield Memorial…

WAKEFIELD — The Daily Item posed two questions to the candidates on the ballot in tomorrow’s Special Election to fill the Town Council vacancy caused by the death of Councilor Peter May last October.

The Special Election pits former Town Councilor Paul DiNocco against former Assessor Michael McLane. The winner will hold the seat until the…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council gave its blessing to more departmental budgets this week, as the town’s FY 2023 budget process continues. All budgets are also scrutinized by the Finance Committee before going before the voters at Annual Town Meeting in the Spring.

Town Accountant Kevin Gill presented the numbers for each…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — As anticipated, the Board of Health voted last night to end the mask mandate for indoor public settings, including retail businesses, restaurants and town-owned buildings.

However, the removal of the mandate is not effective immediately, as was expected. Instead, the board decided to extend the mandate for one more day…