Wakefield News

Published in the May 7, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Boards of Health in Wakefield and Melrose last night rescinded their orders requiring masks in public places, but that doesn’t mean that anything has changed or that you’re now free to go barefaced. The order was only revoked because the governor’s order…

Published May 6, 2020

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Last night’s Regional Summit meeting was a first in a number of respects. It may have been the first time representatives of Wakefield and the five communities contiguous to it have met in a formal setting to share ideas. Plus, with the unique circumstances imposed by…

Published May 6, 2020

Published in the May 5, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield school administrators provided an update last week on the district’s “Learn Anywhere” remote learning program that has been in place since the schools closed on March 13 due to the statewide COVID-19 shutdown.

School Superintendent Douglas Lyons told the School Committee last…

Published in the May 4, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A Regional Summit Meeting of town officials from Wakefield and neighboring communities Reading, Melrose, Stoneham and Lynnfield has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 5.

The Regional Meeting was called by Wakefield Town Council Chairman Edward Dombroski, who had originally intended for the meeting to…

Published in the May 4, 2020 edition.

Published in the May 1, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The original town budget for FY 2021 included a new Economic Development Director position. But with the sudden and unexpected economic disaster that has come in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown, that position may be temporarily sacrificed as the town looks for…