Wakefield News

Published March 13, 2019

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Public Works Director Richard Stinson presented his final DPW budget to the Town Council last night. Stinson announced in January that he will be retiring on June 30, 2019.

The amount requested for the tax-supported portion of the FY 2020 DPW budget is $6,858,201, an increase of $233,513…

Published March 12, 2019

Published March 12, 2019

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council last night approved six recommendations from the Traffic Advisory Committee related to parking on various streets. TAC Chairman Lt. Steven Skory of the Wakefield Police Department presented the recommendations.

The TAC recommended eliminating one parking space immediately to the south of the driveway…

WAKEFIELD — How do you envision Wakefield?

Organizers were thrilled at the turnout for our February 12 public meeting where they provided an introduction to the downtown revitalization initiative and gave attendees the opportunity to voice their ideas.

A second public meeting will take place Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the Galvin Middle School. VHB, the civil-engineering consulting…

Published in the March 8, 2019 edition.

By DAN TOMASELLO

Voters participating in Lynnfield’s municipal election on April 9 will get another chance to weigh in on the future of the rail trail planned to run from Main Street in Wakefield to Peabody.

Late last month, the Lynnfield selectmen voted 2-0 to place a non-binding…

Published in the March 7, 2019 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

On the heels of the devastating news only men applied to serve on new Public Safety Building Committee came the bombshell that no women were among the top 50 highest paid town employees.

What’s a girl to make of this during Women’s History…

Published in the March 7, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Police were called to Wakefield Memorial High School at about 9 o’clock last night after things got a little heated between fans leaving a Division 3 North semifinal basketball game between St. Mary’s of Lynn and Dracut High School being hosted at the field house as a…