Wakefield News

Published in the November 9, 2017 edition.

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Around this time of year, church signs often advertise that their annual fall and holiday fairs are coming up.

Behind these signs are people who have been laboring for months to make these fairs as successful as possible. This includes the women and men who…

Published in the November 8, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — While the focus at Monday’s Town Meeting fell largely on Articles 4 and 5, there were five other matters on the warrant in addition to plastic bags and the name of the Board of Selectmen.

Under Article 1, Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio provided…

Published in the November 7, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Town Meeting voted last night by a wide margin to ban stores from distributing so called single-use, thin film plastic bags to their customers at checkout. The difference between the “yeas” and the “nays” was wide enough that Town Moderator William Carroll did not need…

Published in the November 7, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A proposal to change the name to the Board of Selectmen to “Town Council” will go to a town-wide ballot in the spring after Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly last night in favor of the change. Because the move requires a change to the Town Charter,…

Published in the November 6, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Voters will face seven articles when Regular Town Meeting convenes at 7 tonight at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in the Galvin Middle School. Two of the most anticipated articles on the warrant are Article 4, which would ban single-use plastic bags, and Article 5, which seeks…

Published in the November 3, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A Melrose man was cited for failing to stop at a red light at…

Published in the November 2, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Holiday Stroll will be held this year on Saturday, Dec. 2, between the hours of 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Board of Selectmen this week granted permission to the Event Planning Committee for the popular event as well as for requested street closings…

Published in the November 2, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

By about 11 p.m. Monday night, we should have a pretty good idea what Wakefield’s future will look like.

Will the town retain a semblance of the working-class normalcy that has been its hallmark for generations? Or will it veer in the direction…

Published in the November 2, 2017 edition.

Published in the November 1, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Members of the Board of Selectmen were disturbed this week to learn that, among local youth, marijuana use, e-cigarette use and bullying have all increased…

Published in the October 31, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The town is putting business owners, landlords and residents of multi-unit dwellings in the downtown on notice that their days of using the public trash barrels in the Square for their business or household trash are over.

Selectmen Chairman Paul DiNocco told the board at…