Wakefield News

Published in the October 23, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — For those who attend the Nov. 6 Regular Town Meeting, the first order of business will be Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio’s wrap up report on Fiscal Year 2017, which ended June 30. As he has traditionally done at the start of the fall Town…

Published in the October 20, 2017 edition

Published in the October 20, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD – The Conservation Commission last night got its first chance to hear about and weigh in on the proposed underground electric transmission line that would run through 3.6 miles of Wakefield on its way to the National Grid Power Station off Montrose Avenue.

Originally…

Published in the October 19, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Board of Selectmen officially declared the water main break that occurred on Green Street on Oct. 10 an emergency repair even as they pressed DPW Director Richard Stinson for an explanation as to why the same main experienced two major breaks within the span…

Published in the October 19, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield’s Veterans Service Officer, Karen Burke, and the Wakefield Veterans Advisory Board (VAB) would like to announce a date change for an upcoming event and to welcome all of Wakefield’s veterans to attend these events.

The Wakefield VAB plans to conduct two events to recognize local…

Published in the October 19, 2017 edition

Published in the October 18, 2017 edition

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The town has settled on a plan to rectify the deficiencies on the police side of the Public Safety Building and the $7.7 million-solution involves expanding the building out by 10 feet in the rear and 14 feet in front. Space inside would then…

Published in the October 17, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield’s residential taxpayers will pay, on average, 5 percent more than this year than they did last year, and commercial/industrial property (CIP) owners will pay an average of 5.65 percent more than last year.

The Board of Selectmen set the new tax rate for FY 2018 last night after holding the annual tax classification…

Published in the October 16, 2017 edition.

On Oct. 12, 2017, the Wakefield Police Department received state Certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission for the third time…

Published in the October 13, 2017 edition.

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — If you go by social media, you might conclude that there has been an explosion in the coyote population in and around Wakefield.

Not so, says Ken Stache, Wakefield’s Animal Control Officer for the last 30 years.

“In all the years that I’ve…

Published in the October 13, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield hosted a New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA) competition last weekend which included performances by 19 bands from across Massachusetts.

The Warrior Marching Band and Color Guard was…