Wakefield News

By BOB BURGESS

WAKEFIELD — The bar just keeps rising in the world of municipal employee compensation.

In Wakefield, no one among the top 50 paid town workers in 2017 made less than $125,995. In 2016, no one in the top 50 made less than $120,000.

As much as things change, however, they remain the…

Published in the February 22, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — With just over a week left to obtain nomination papers for any opening on the 2018 municipal election ballot, little interest has been shown in either of two seats on the School Committee.

So far, two relatively new faces to elected politics in Wakefield have expressed a desire…

Published in the February 21, 2018 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — They generally keep a low profile, but they are among the most important committees in municipal government. Finance Committee members scrutinize virtually every dollar spent by the town.

Last week, the FinCom paid tribute to one of its most influential and respected former…

Published in the February 21, 2018 edition

Local photographer, filmmaker and historian David Watts Jr. has put together a series highlighting women business owners in Wakefield. This is the first installment.

Since 1972, Holiday Travel has been a downtown fixture; the only…

Published in the February 20, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Board of Selectmen approved 10 more small departmental budgets last week. Town accountant Kevin Gill presented the FY 2019 budgets, which he said all together were up about 3 percent over last year. Most of the department heads were on hand at…

Published in the February 20, 2018 edition.

Published in the February 19, 2018 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Board of Selectmen spent two hours Friday afternoon discussing whether and how they would comment on last week’s state Energy Facilities Siting Board decision to approve the 8.5-mile, Woburn-to-Wakefield underground transmission line proposed by National Grid and Eversource.

Parties to the decision…

Published in the February 19, 2018 edition.