Wakefield News

Published July 31, 2019

Published in the July 30, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Massachusetts Municipal Light Plants (MLPs) are well ahead of the New England region and Massachusetts independent owner utilities (IOUs) with lower-emitting resource mixes, lower carbon emission portfolios, and proactive investments in advanced energy technologies, according to a study entitled “Fuel Mix and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of…

Published in the July 30, 2019 edition.

Published in the July 29, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Now that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has accepted the Greenwood School roof replacement into its Accelerated Repairs program, school administrators last week explained how they expect the process to play out. The state is now expected to pick up about half…

Published July 26, 2019

Published July 26, 2019

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Learn Anywhere program that allows students and teachers to work from home on snow days and avoid making up school days at the end of the year may be coming to an end.

School Superintendent Douglas Lyons told the School Committee this week that the…

Published July 25, 2019

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Christine Bufagna, currently Director of Budget and Finance for the Lawrence school system, will be joining the Wakefield Public Schools leadership team next month. Bufagna will succeed Michael Pfifferling as the next Business Administrator for the Wakefield Public Schools. Pfifferling has accepted a position with the Haverhill Public…