Wakefield News

Published in the April 13, 2020 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Never before has life been so difficult for so many. Job losses, warnings about social distancing, lack of day…

Published in the April 10, 2020 edition.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town has lost two more people to the COVID-19 virus, including a prominent World War II veteran.

Essex Village resident Earl Richard,…

Published in the April 10, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Town councilors meet remotely Monday night and are scheduled to discuss the latest on the coronavirus, to set a new date for the traditional spring Town Meeting, to talk to their Advisory Board of Public Works about various projects now in the pipeline and to “discuss…

Published in the April 10, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals had its first meeting Wednesday night since the coronavirus shutdown rules went into effect. The board met by teleconference to consider and vote on several matters.

Nghi Luu was seeking three variances in order to build a three-story…

Published in the April 9, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The COVID-19 shutdown is not slowing down the efforts of Cabot Cabot & Forbes to redevelop the former American Mutual/Comverse site at the head of the Lake. 

Officials from the real estate development giant met via teleconference on Tuesday evening with a select…

Published April 8, 2020

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — If you were in the downtown area at around 3…

Published in the April 7, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The 2020 Town Election will take place on Tuesday, June 23, after the Town Council voted last night to postpone the election, originally scheduled for April 28.

But that wasn’t the only dramatic measure that the Town Council took last night. They also…

Published in the April 7, 2020 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — It was as though the driver of a Brinks armored truck had left a million dollars at my front door last week when a package containing dishwashing liquid arrived from Amazon.

These days, I am doubling down on taking nothing for granted…