Wakefield News

Posted on: Wednesday, April 1, 2020

On April 1, Wakefield’s Health Department was notified that an employee of Farmland, a supermarket located at 415 Main St., tested positive for COVID-19.

The employee, who last worked on March 31, does not work in a public area and had no exposure to customers. The establishment has performed…

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Published April 1, 2020

By JOY SCHILLING

What does it mean when…

Published in the March 31, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Town Council last week approved a number of public works-related articles for Annual Town Meeting. Among them was funding for a long-range road improvement plan.

The plan was presented in detail at the Feb. 24 Town Council meeting, but before voting, councilors…

Published in the March 30, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Residents of the seminal Brightview Senior Living complex on Crescent Street are under a full-community quarantine following a death there caused by the coronavirus.

Last Thursday, Executive Director Amy Murray wrote that the now-deceased resident presented with symptoms on Tuesday, March 24. “As you are aware…

Published in the March 30, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — As we continue to deal with a highly-contagious coronavirus strain, everyone has to do things differently and the Wakefield Police are no different.

In order to comply with Gov. Charlie Baker’s social distancing guidelines, for example, local police will be suspending in-person firearms license processing until further notice…

Published in the March 30, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Quick action by the homeowner and neighbors with garden hoses along with a rapid response by the Fire Department likely saved a Lakeview Avenue home from more serious damage after it was hit by lightning during last night’s thunderstorms.

According to Fire Chief Michael Sullivan, at about…

Published in the March 30, 2020 edition.

Published in the March 27, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The business of the town must go on, even in the era of coronavirus, and to that end the Town Council approved several more budgets at this week’s meeting.

Under mandated social distancing rules, the meeting was conducted with just Chairman Edward Dombroski…