Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — According to the latest data, COVID cases in the town’s schools are going down.

In an update late Friday afternoon, Supt. Doug Lyons told parents and guardians, “We are seeing a decrease in our overall cases and are continuing with our mitigation strategies and protocols. We are feeling hopeful that cases will continue to improve…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The School Committee got a chance to weigh in on next year’s (2022-2023) school calendar this week and is expected to vote on the final version at its next meeting on Feb. 8. Assistant Superintendent Kara Mauro said that an effort was made to get the school calendar out early this…

Many years before I became an ink-stained wretch, I toiled in another branch of local media. It was way back in the last century, the 1980s, to be precise, when I produced and directed Wakefield’s first regularly-scheduled TV comedy/talk show.

Cable TV was new and all the rage. Cable companies vied for lucrative contracts in…

WAKEFIELD — A Bay Street resident expressed interest yesterday in the April race for one of three seats on the Town Council.

Kaitlin Maria Dolan, 11 Bay St., took out nomination papers at Town Clerk Betsy Sheeran’s office for one of the 3-year Town Council terms to be decided in the April 26 Annual Town…

WAKEFIELD — Michael L. McLane of Fairmount Avenue took out nomination papers yesterday afternoon for one of the 3-year Town Council seats up for election in April.

McLane, a one-time elected member of the Board of Assessors, is also a candidate in the Feb. 22 Special Town Council Election to fill a vacancy on the board…