Wakefield News

Published in the October 13, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — It may be a short week from a municipal perspective but it will be a busy one despite the Columbus Day holiday, as most of the town’s major boards and committees will be meeting and a number of significant issues will be addressed…

Published in the October 12, 2020 edition.

The following was submitted by the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt.

WAKEFIELD — Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) remain opposed to a 485-unit housing development being planned for construction on the site of 200 Quannapowitt Parkway (formerly American Mutual/Comverse). Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, a large Boston development corporation, is…

Published in the October 9, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Police Department will participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Chief Steven A. Skory announced that his department, in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will once again be participating in the…

Published in the October 8, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The town’s COVID-19 cases continue to tick up, a trend that has been developing in other communities as well.

Yesterday’s weekly update from the state’s Department of Public Health shows that Wakefield once again remains in the green category, which is the second most favorable one…

By MARK SARDELLA

Let me be the first to wish you and yours a happy Columbus Day.

This year’s holiday is doubly special because it’s not just the second Monday in October. Monday also happens to be Oct. 12, which is traditional Columbus Day. It will be exactly 528 years ago to the day that…

Published in the October 8, 2020 edition.

Published October 8, 2020

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – And then there were four.

The Permanent Building Committee (PBC) last night interviewed the four firms that made it to the final round in the selection process for an owner’s project manager for the upcoming $9.6 million expansion and renovation of the police side of the…