Dave Watkins

Wakefield's Town Council will hold a public hearing on naming the Wakefield Memorial High School basketball court. The town also began preliminary site work this week at Veterans Field and Hall Park on a new restroom facility, installing construction fencing and erosion controls ahead o…

Wakefield braces for extreme heat and traffic disruptions as road crews prepare a major intersection safety project. The town's News Flash warned residents to take precautions amid a National Weather Service heat warning, while work begins July 13 to improve safety at the Oak Street, Gr…

Wakefield's Fourth of July fireworks show was canceled tonight, but the Common concert featuring the Buckley Brothers Band and Dan Clark goes on at 7 p.m. Town officials continue urging heat precautions amid a National Weather Service extreme heat warning, while a Fix-It Clinic for hous…

Wakefield's fireworks show was canceled again Tuesday night, though the Common concert with the Buckley Brothers Band and Dan Clark went on as scheduled at 7 p.m., per the town's News Flash feed. The town also urged caution amid a National Weather Service extreme heat warning affecting …

Wakefield rings in America's 250th with lakeside fireworks over Lake Quannapowitt and a full Independence Day schedule posted at town hall. The Conservation Commission has announced a virtual public presentation for Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m. to introduce a proposed Wetlands Protection B…

Extreme heat hits Wakefield as the Fourth of July arrives and a wetlands bylaw debate begins. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for Massachusetts effective Wednesday, July 1, prompting the town to push safety guidance to residents just as Independence Day f…