Wakefield News

By CHRIS LISINSKI

State House News Service

BOSTON — With state tax revenues continuing to blow past projections, municipal leaders said recently they are disappointed in Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito’s forecast that cities and towns would share a collective $31.5 million hike in the pot of unrestricted local aid they receive from Beacon Hill.

Polito…

WAKEFIELD — Several local groups received grants from the Wakefield Cultural Council. The Council recently — and enthusiastically — congratulates this year’s grant recipients. A reception is being planned for the spring. Proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs were submitted between September 1 through October 15, 2021.

The Wakefield Cultural Council recently awarded over…

WAKEFIELD — A woman has died after being struck by a truck on Main Street in Greenwood early last night.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Wakefield Police Chief Steven Skory have confirmed the ongoing investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred at around 6:26 p.m. on Main Street in the area of Hanson…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Since the holidays, public health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Public Health have updated definitions and protocols related to COVID, Wakefield’s Health Director Anthony Chui told the Board of Health last night. Chui reviewed the latest protocols for quarantine and isolation.

First, Chui explained…