Wakefield residents are being reminded of early voting options ahead of the September 1 state primary as the town wraps up an overnight North Avenue lane closure. The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library has a full slate of programming this week, including a September 1 author talk with histor…

State Sen. Jason Lewis touted passage of a bill creating a Foster Child Bill of Rights, according to Wakefield Patch. The law strengthens oversight and accountability of the state's child welfare system, a measure Lewis and Rep. Lipper-Garabedian helped push through the Legislature this…

Wakefield's Cable Advisory Committee is asking residents to weigh in on cable television service ahead of a public hearing on operations and fees. The committee will take testimony on customer service and on the Public, Educational and Government access fees that fund local programming,…

INspire Cafe, Wakefield's inclusive Main Street coffee shop, has set a closing date after financial struggles, Patch reports. The cafe, which has hosted the town administrator's drop-in office hours at 411 Main St., is winding down amid money troubles, according to Patch AM Team's newsl…

The Wakefield Department of Public Works will begin designing a replacement playground at Nasella Field and explore funding options, town officials announced Tuesday. No construction timeline or cost estimate has been released. Separately, state Sen. Jason Lewis and Rep. Lipper-Garabedi…