Wakefield News

WAKEFIELD — The Town of Wakefield and Chamber of Commerce invite downtown business and commercial property owners to attend a business-focused informational meeting on either April 23 or May 11 regarding the Envision Wakefield Downtown Revitalization Project.

These sessions will present an update on the project’s status, outline proposed design elements, and provide time for…

The following was submitted by the candidate.

Hello Wakefield,

I am proud to announce my candidacy for Town Council in Wakefield.

As a local Main Street business owner for over 23 years, I am committed to being a strong voice for our small businesses. They are the backbone of our local economy…

Dear Wakefield Town Council candidates,

 The Town Council must soon make a decision that will change Wakefield’s unique and attractive downtown forever. The Council must decide whether the town will withstand the lure of millions of dollars to reconfigure Main and Water streets to accommodate bike paths at the expense of our local merchants. This…

BOSTON – State Representative Donald Wong (R-Saugus) recently supported legislation to reform the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) by reducing the number of commissioners from 5 to 3 and placing the appointing authority in the hands of the governor.

House Bill 5350, An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws, was enacted by the House and…

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
Books by the Lake, Beebe Memorial Library, 7 p.m. This long-running book group brings together readers who enjoy discussing and sharing insights about a single title each month. Facilitated conversations are lively, intelligent, and insightful. The titles are mostly fiction, with one nonfiction choice included each year. The group chooses titles for…

The following release was submitted to the Daily Item by John Deaton, who is running for U.S. Senate.

Last week, the Washington Post highlighted a troubling trend that many young couples in Massachusetts already feel deeply. America’s fertility rate hit a historic low in 2025. CDC data shows roughly 3.6 million babies were born nationwide…

WAKEFIELD — A Lexington man faces charges of misdemeanor breaking and entering after he allegedly entered a woman’s apartment on Hopkins Street yesterday. The woman called police around noon yesterday to report that the man had entered her apartment and then left.

According to police, the man had previously been staying with the woman but…

People realize that too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. The result is dangerous and often tragic.

Local police departments and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration realize this too. That why they host programs where thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets and turn in…