Wakefield News

Published September 16, 2020

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Unions representing Wakefield teachers and other school personnel have ratified a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with respect to working conditions under Phases 1 and 2 of the school reopening plan.

The first two phases encompass the 10 days of teacher “professional development” and the eight days of remote…

Published in the September 15, 2020 edition.

Published in the September 15, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A number of recommendations from the Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) were approved by the Town Council last night.

Meeting with the Town Council via Zoom teleconferencing, Police Lt. Joseph Anderson, who chairs the TAC, told the board that the TAC had met on Friday, Aug…

Published in the September 14, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Appointments to boards and commissions top the agenda for tonight’s Town Council meeting.

The council is expected to meet in in joint session with the Planning Board to appoint two individuals to fill vacancies on the Planning Board. New members are also expected…

Scott brothers awarded Korean Ambassador for Peace medals

Published in the September 14, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Recently, 88-year-old former Wakefield Selectman and former Superintendent of the Wakefield Municipal Light Department James Scott, a veteran of the Korean War, accepted the The…

Published in the September 11, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The 10-day period of “professional development” aimed at getting teachers ready for a hybrid of in-person and remote instruction for the upcoming school year is well underway, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Kara Mauro told the School Committee this week. The teacher professional development is taking…

Published in the September 10, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Zoning Board of Appeals heard more details last night about a proposed four-story, 19-unit apartment building at 581-583 Salem St., near the Lynnfield line.

The project would involve combining two exiting parcels for a combined area of 24,638 square feet. The former…