Wakefield News

Published in the November 6, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – Although it spurred much more discussion than any other article at last night’s opening Town Meeting session, in the end Article 7 passed by a wide margin, with just a handful of voters opposed.

Presented by DPW Director Rick Stinson,  Article 7 sought…

Published in the November 5, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Voters will face 39 articles when Regular Town Meeting convenes tonight at 7 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the Galvin Middle School. The unusually large number of articles for a fall Town Meeting is mainly due to Bylaw Review Committee and Charter Review Committee recommendations…

Published in the November 5, 2018 edition.

By DAN TOMASELLO

WAKEFIELD — The time to decide is upon us. After months of enduring an onslaught of campaigning and relentless political advertisements, voters will finally make their voices heard when they head to the polls tomorrow, Nov. 6.

Voters in all seven precincts will be casting…

Published in the November 5, 2018 edition…

This is the last of three parts.

Published in the November 2, 2018 edition.

By DAN TOMASELLO

A proposed ballot question would uphold an existing state law designed to protect transgender people in public places.

Question 3 would add, “Gender identity to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination in places of public accommodation, resort…

Published in the November 2, 2018 edition.

MALDEN — Former Wakefield Fire Captain Christopher Smith pleaded guilty in Malden District Court Thursday to sexually assaulting a 19-year-old.

According to FOX 25 News, Smith told a judge that he’s been undergoing weekly addiction counseling since his arrest.

Smith, who was stripped of his job as a longtime…

Published in the November 1, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week approved recommendations from the Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC), including one that is designed to relieve a traffic bottleneck in Greenwood.

At the request of Town Council, the TAC revisited its recommendation to remove the four parking spaces on…

Published in the November 1, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

Well, well, well.

It seems that as the date approaches for the first recreational marijuana shops to open, more and more communities are getting cold feet – including towns that voted overwhelmingly to legalize the bud.

That includes Brookline, where they voted 17,803-11,066 to legalize…

Published in the November 1, 2018 edition.