Wakefield News

Published in the January 30, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Engineers from the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department will have to go back to the drawing board after town councilors this week questioned their recommendation regarding the location of a new utility pole and a new guy pole on Del Carmine Street…

Published in the January 30, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

Massachusetts state lawmakers are now weighing a proposal that would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote.

In other news this week, the latest viral trend among teenagers involves partially inserting an iPhone charger into a wall outlet and sliding a penny down the…

Published January 29, 2020

Published January 29, 2020

BOSTON — Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, and Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver have announced the latest round of Complete Streets Funding Program awards, totaling $8.1 million in funding to 24 communities. These awards will be used to fund local, multimodal infrastructure projects that improve accessibility for…

Published in the January 28, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council wants to develop a “Vision and Values Statement” to guide the town’s goals and budget priorities going forward.

Town Councilor Jonathan Chines presented a framework last night for the creation of a Vision and Values Statement. Such a statement, he…

Published in the January 27, 2020 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Get ready for the possibility of another huge residential development in town, this time right on the shores of Wakefield’s jewel, Lake Quannapowitt.

Just weeks after securing the necessary Special Permits and other zoning relief that would have allowed them to lease out the former American…

Published January 24, 2020

Published January 24, 2020

WAKEFIELD — In its second official gathering of 2020, the Town Council on Monday will continue hearing the fiscal year 2021 spending plans of municipal departments and are expected to talk about allowing members of town committees, boards and commissions to remotely participate in meetings, among many other matters.

The Town Council meets…