Wakefield News

Published in the August 21, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – At Tuesday’s School Committee meeting, three policies will be laid on the table that need to be revised for the return to school. The policies include one on face coverings, one related to staff out-of-state travel and another related to privacy in the…

Published in the August 20, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Cabot Cabot & Forbes has significantly scaled back its earlier plan to build 600 units of residential housing at the head of the Lake. CC&F representatives met last night with the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt to go over the changes, but offered the…

Published in the August 20, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

It’s taken far too long, but I now see the light. Change is needed. Now.

In the words of the old hymn, “I once was lost, but now am found / Was blind but now I see.”

Like many, I’ve resisted change. Change is hard…

Published August 19, 2020

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals last week got its first in-depth look at a proposal to build a four-story apartment building with 19 units at 581-583 Salem St., near the Lynnfield line. The applicant had been before the board a couple of months ago for a…

Published in the August 17, 2020 edition.

The following information was sent to the families of Wakefield Public School students on Friday afternoon, August14 by Superintendent Doug Lyons and Assistant Superintendent Kara Mauro.

WAKEFIELD — We hope that you are all doing well and staying safe. We are reaching out to provide the latest update related…

Published in the August 14, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The School Committee this week approved a hybrid re-opening plan for Wakefield Public Schools that reflects modifications in the preliminary proposal presented last week by Superintendent Douglas Lyons based on surveys and feedback from parents and faculty.

In the week since Lyons released his…

Published in the August 13, 2020 edition.

By KATIE LANNAN

State House News Service

BOSTON — When Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday rolled out a new color-coded metric of COVID-19 risk levels in each Massachusetts community, he suggested those new labels would play a role in how cities and towns think about the approaching school…