Wakefield News

Published in the August 17, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Tomorrow afternoon into the early evening, weather permitting, Wakefield celebrates the summer with its annual Festival Italia.

(Organizers were meeting this morning to determine whether to postpone the festivities to Sunday.)

Along closed sections of Main Street and Albion Street, there will be activities for kids, street performers…

Published in the August 17, 2018 edition.

Published in the August 16, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Walton School is expected to be ready for faculty and students by the Sept. 6…

Published in the August 16, 2018 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Lisa-Anne Tamagini, formerly of Wakefield and now a New York City resident, did not fall far from her musical family…

Published in the August 15, 2018 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — At a meeting last week, town officials discussed the “Complete Streets” program and presented a list of potential projects.

Nearly a year ago, in September 2017, the Board of Selectmen voted to enter the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Complete Streets program and…

Published in the August 15, 2018 edition

Published in the August 14, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – It’s safe to say that growing up in Wakefield, Julie Dumont Rabinowitz never imagined that one day she’d be working as the Press Secretary and Senior Policy Advisor for the Governor of Maine. But in hindsight, it’s not all that surprising that the…

Published in the August 13, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — National Grid has begun preliminary site preparation work on the unused portion of the MBTA right-of-way between Bennett and Salem streets. Last week, surveying of the MBTA right-of-way and marking trees within that corridor was scheduled to begin.

The work is related to a new 345-kilovolt…

Published in the August 13, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Area Democrats held a different type of tent revival Sunday on the Lower Common, listening enthusiastically as Congressman Seth Moulton urged them to get more involved and elect new leaders with a fresh, inspiring vision of America’s future.

Moulton, whom many consider just such a leader, is…