BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration yesterday announced $7.5 million will be awarded through the MassTrails grant program to support 50 trail projects that will improve and expand the trail network across Massachusetts.
This funding will create 60 miles of new recreational trails, making it easier for residents to access and enjoy outdoor spaces.
Among the…
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LAST WEEK, we showed you what the northeast corner of Main and Centre streets looked like in 1938, before the construction of the now familiar alano building. Today’s image is of the southeast corner of Main and Centre streets, which also looked much different when this photo was taken in October 1939 than it does…
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FIRST PLACE winner Heather DiGiovanni with pastel portrait Caleb.
WAKEFIELD — During the well-attended opening weekend of the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield’s “ARTOBER” exhibit, attendees voted for the Viewers Choice Award. Congratulations to ACW artist Heather DiGiovanni who received the most votes for her pastel painting Caleb. This exceptional portrayal of a dog…
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WAKEFIELD — The award winning WHS Marching Band and the Music Boosters did an incredible job in their annual food drive to benefit the Wakefield Food Pantry (WFP).
“The excitement and amazing results are testimony to these wonderful organizations,” commends Maureen Miller, Executive Director of the WFP. “Students, parents and many Music Booster volunteers pour…
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WAKEFIELD — The Town Council last night approved several articles for the Nov. 8 Regular Town Meeting warrant.
The articles expected to draw the most interest at Town Meeting are those initiated by the Bylaw Review Committee. Daniel Lieber, chairman of the Bylaw Review Committee, was at last night’s Town Council meeting to discuss those articles.
Lieber reminded the board…
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DENISE Y. CASEY (left) was sworn in as Town Administrator this morning in Town Hall by Town Clerk Betsey Sheeran. (Jennifer McDonald Photo)
WAKEFIELD — On Monday, October 6, 2025, Wakefield welcomed a new Town Administrator. Denise Y. Casey was officially sworn in by Town Clerk Betsy Sheeran at a ceremony in Town Hall. She…
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JOSHUA GOULD drowned in the Great Pond, now known as Lake Quannapowitt.
By NANCY BERTRAND
Wakefield’s Old Burying Ground is like an outdoor museum, filled with ‘artifacts’ reaching back to the town’s beginnings. Visitors can find the truest testament to those brave pioneers who first settled here, and their only monuments left standing.
In one…
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WAKEFIELD — A proposal to build an accessory dwelling unit at 148 Parker Rd. under the the new state and local ADU guidelines was met with pushback from neighbors and abutters at last week’s meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Marcos Arado owns the rebuilt colonial style home at the corner…
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BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration yesterday announced $7.5 million will be awarded through the MassTrails grant program to support 50 trail projects that will improve and expand the trail network across Massachusetts.
LAST WEEK, we showed you what the northeast corner of Main and Centre streets looked like in 1938, before the construction of the now familiar alano building. Today’s image is of the southeast corner of Main and Centre streets, which also looked much different when this photo was taken in October 1939 than it does…
