Wakefield News

Published in the February 16, 2021 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – “Way too big” and “staggering in its size.”

Those were just two of the ways that members of the Zoning Board of Appeals described a 56-unit, 40B apartment building proposed for 44, 46 and 48 Crescent St. The proposed project has its first official…

Published in the February 15, 2021 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The blighted former Taylor Rental property at 610 Salem St. in Montrose is in line for a facelift, as Paul Caggiano’s proposal to build a 30-unit, mid-rise condominium project on the site was given the green light by the Zoning Board of Appeals…

Published in the February 12, 2021 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The School Committee has settled on a “process” to determine the future of the Wakefield Warrior logo, but a slim majority of the school board does not want that process to include a town-wide ballot question, even if that ballot question is non-binding…

Published February 10, 2021

Published February 10, 2021

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — With the Library Department’s FY 2022 budget on the agenda at Monday’s meeting, several town councilors took the opportunity to question Library Director Catherine McDonald about plans to reopen the library building to the public.

Town Council Chair Ann Santos noted that a lot of other town…