Wakefield News

Published in the October 17, 2018 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — “Fiscal Year 2018 was a very strong year for the town,” Stephen P. Maio told the Town Council this week. The Town Administrator presented his financial recap of the previous fiscal year at Monday’s meeting. FY 2018 ended on June 30, 2018.

Maio…

Published in the October 17, 2018 edition

Published in the October 16, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The local property taxes you pay will be going up, but not as much as they could have. The town has again this year decided to forego increasing the tax levy by the full 2.5 percent allowed by law and will go with…

Published in the October 15, 2018 edition.

Published in the October 15, 2018 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — The second annual Healthy Living Expo, sponsored by the Wakefield/Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce and held on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Americal Civic Center, drew hundreds of people from inside and outside the town in spite of the rainy weather.

The free, community…

Published in the October 12, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Crews will be working on the commuter rail tracks in town Monday night as the Mass. Department of Transportation and the MBTA install certain safeguards mandated by the federal government.

The overnight work will be within the right-of-way along the MBTA Haverhill commuter rail line between…