Wakefield News

Published August 21, 2019

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – If you’ve been wondering if this summer’s ongoing gas line work on Salem Street is related to National Grid’s plans to run a 345kv underground electric power transmission line along the route, the answer is “yes.”

General Manager Pete Dion of the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light…

Published in the August 20, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — In the next few weeks you’ll notice some subtle changes in the town’s trash collection program.

First, there will be a new contractor. JRM Hauling and Recycling of Peabody takes over for Somerville’s Russell Disposal, Inc., which has had the contract to collect refuse in town for…

Published in the August 19, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Envision Wakefield Resilient initiative was launched to create a pathway to a healthy, thriving future.

Extreme storm events, flooding, and other hazards are becoming the norm, and climate science suggests this will continue. The Town of Wakefield is taking action to prepare for these changes and…

Published in the August 19, 2019 edition.

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — Local businessman Bob Sardella put in a lot of time training to bicycle up…

Published in the August 16, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A revised architectural design for the proposed 24-unit 40B project known as Greenwood Station met with the approval of some members of the Zoning Board of Appeals this week, while others found it lacking in aesthetic appeal.

Jeff Engler, an affordable housing consultant representing…

Published in the August 15, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD — After four months of hearings, the old mill building that stands at the corner of Albion and Foundry streets is about to enter its next incarnation as a 184-unit, mid-rise apartment building.

The Zoning Board of Appeals last night voted 4-1 to grant…

Published in the August 15, 2019 edition.