Wakefield News

By MARK SARDELLA

Like most of you, I had never heard of “transportation equity” until a week or so ago. It’s one of those terms that members of the Woke Community toss around in casual conversation believing everybody knows what it means, because everybody they know does.

You probably thought “equity” was the value of…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Chapter 40B affordable housing project know as Crescent Commons will likely be approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals at its next meeting on Feb. 23.

The ZBA reviewed the latest revised plans and a draft decision on the project last night with the developer’s attorney, Brian McGrail. Minor tweaks…

WAKEFIELD — This Saturday, Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon, local veterans will have a chance to come together at the Quannapowitt Yacht Club to talk things over.

The upcoming Veterans Coffee Social, according to a flyer, presents the following opportunity:

“Come chat with other Vets from the community, share stories and adventures from…

WAKEFIELD — National Grid reports that excavation and duct bank installation on Salem Street is nearly complete. Residents can expect to see continued activity on Salem Street between the New Salem Street and Salem Street split and Patriot Circle this week as contractors complete the remaining work.

Eastbound traffic on Salem Street is detoured at Grand Passway…

WAKEFIELD — Two Wakefield Police officers have been cleared in the shooting of a murder suspect they encountered after they arrived at the home of the suspect’s deceased mother on Otis Street on a January day in 2021.

The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the…

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Public Schools logged 66 new cases of COVID last week, as cases numbers continue to trend downward. Sixty-two of those were student cases. Four were staff illnesses.

The following is the breakdown by school, according to data released by the School Department on Friday, Feb. 4:

There were 10 new student cases…