Wakefield News

Published in the March 24, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – It was a historic meeting in ways that no one really wanted but which were made necessary in light of the social distancing required due to the COVID-19 virus.

Nevertheless, last night’s Town Council meeting, during which most members participated remotely via telephone hookup…

Published in the March 24, 2020 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — A North Shore couple in their early 30s rent an apartment but have saved enough money to qualify them for buying a house valued at between $550,00 and $600,000. (To protect their privacy, in this article they will be referred to as the…

Published in the March 24, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Health Department was notified yesterday that a Wakefield resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the illness associated with the novel coronavirus. This is the second known positive case in Wakefield.

The Health Department is following Massachusetts Department of Health protocols, including communication with the individual and…

Published in the March 23, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri has announced that Northeast Metro Tech donated a variety of medical supplies to MelroseWakefield Healthcare recently.

“After we closed our school as a precaution against the novel coronavirus, our staff went through the building, and we realized we had an incredible stock of…

Published in the March 23, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The town and the Wakefield Education Association (the local teachers union) have come to a tentative contract settlement. The news came to light in response to a question during Wednesday’s public hearing on the FY 2021 School Department budget.

Stefan Chase of Emerson…

Published in the March 23, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Town of Wakefield Health Department was notified on Friday, March 20, that a Wakefield resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the illness associated with the novel coronavirus. This is the first known positive case in Wakefield.

Our Health Department staff has been in communication with the…

Posted on: Monday, March 23, 2020

BOSTON — This morning Governor Charlie Baker issued an emergency order requiring all businesses and organizations that do not provide “COVID-19 Essential Services” to close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers and the public as of Tuesday, March 24 at noon until Tuesday, April 7 at noon.…

Published in the March 20, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council last week weighed in on a preliminary concept by Cabot Cabot and Forbes to construct 600 residential units at the head of the Lake on the site of the former American Mutual/Comverse building at 200 Quannapowitt Parkway.

As reported in two…