Wakefield News

Published in the April 26, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The town saw a 666 percent increase in condominium sales last month compared to the same time a year ago, according to information compiled by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

The number of single family home sales also increased in March 2018 from a year ago.

Condos…

Published in the April 26, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Board of Selectmen passed away with little fanfare this week after a bout with a virulent strain of political correctness. It was 371 years old.

Born in 1647, the Board of Selectmen was the child of Lynn Village and Redding. It was…

WAKEFIELD — The carnival worker who went missing from Wakefield last Saturday is no longer  missing, as police said today that he was located and spoken to by law enforcement in Nashville, Tennessee.

He had previously been seen on security cameras at a couple of establishments in Boston on Sunday, but since police had not been…

Published in the April 25, 2018 edition

Published in the April 25, 2018 edition

By BOB BURGESS

WAKEFIELD — About 19.5 percent of Wakefield’s 18,390 registered voters turned out for yesterday’s annual municipal election, deciding the selectmen will become town councilors and more women should serve in elected offices.

Retention of the Board of Selectmen title didn’t have a chance as those who argued…

Published in the April 24, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — On a great morning to cast ballots in the 2018 municipal election, 649 voters had done so by 10 a.m. today as Wakefield residents head to the polls to choose a couple of selectmen, two School Committee members, a moderator, a tax collector, a Planning Board member…

Posted on: Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Today we head to the polls for the 2018 municipal election.

This will be the last time we vote at neighborhood polling places for the foreseeable future. Those locations are: Masonic Building, 372 Salem St. (for those in Precincts 1 and 7); Crystal Community Club, 71 Preston St. (Precinct…

Published in the April 23, 2018 edition.