Wakefield News

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The financial and operational impact on town services of Cabot Cabot & Forbes’ proposed 485-unit residential development at the head of the Lake was again on the agenda at last week’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.

At their previous meeting on June 23, the ZBA heard from Mark J. Fougere…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Members of the Town Council could not offer enough praise to the Wakefield Police Department, the State Police and other regional law enforcement agencies for their handling of the July 3 incident on Route 128 in Wakefield involving an armed, self-styled militia group.

Wakefield Police Chief Steven Skory appeared before the Town Council at…

Published in the July 12, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Megan Webb has hit the ground running as the new principal of the Galvin Middle School.

Webb, who was chosen in May to succeed Adam Colantuoni as leader of the Galvin, wrote in an e-mail Friday:

“It is with great excitement that I write to introduce myself as…

Published in the July 9, 2021 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Property owner Ralph Penney will be able to go forward with his plans to rehab the building at 13-15 Albion St. after the Zoning Board of Appeals granted the necessary relief.  The ground floor commercial use will continue while the currently vacant second and third floors will be…

 Published in the July 8, 2021 edition.

MEDFORD — Two more members of the Rise of the Moors militia group arrested Saturday morning on a host of gun charges were arraigned in the temporary Malden District Court yesterday.

The men were identified as John Doe 2 — who has refused to give authorities his name…