Wakefield News

Published in the January 31, 2018 edition

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — Flanked by two top economic development officials, Gov. Charlie Baker told lawmakers yesterday that the gap between housing demand and supply “poses the most serious long-term hurdle to continued economic growth” in Massachusetts, and pitched a plan that municipalities said they can get…

Published in the January 31, 2018 edition

Published in the January 31, 2018 edition.

Published in the January 29, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Firefighters quickly knocked down a two-alarm fire in Greenwood Friday afternoon.

The Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 7 Furness Cir. at about 12:24 p.m…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – She’s done it again.

For the second year in a row, the Patriots are in the Super Bowl and for the second straight year local businesswoman and Patriots super fan Danielle Resha has scored free tickets to the big game. She’ll be in the stands in Minneapolis on Sunday, Feb…

Published in the January 25, 2018 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The local municipal budget season officially kicked off this week as the Board of Selectmen approved 18 of the smaller, more routine Fiscal Year 2019 departmental budgets. All budgets will also be scrutinized by the Finance Committee before going before the voters at…