Nursing home chain expands despite scrutiny
Nursing home chain facing scrutiny elsewhere has expanded operations into Wakefield, Patch reports. Also in today's brief (11 items): Scrutinized nursing home chain expanded into Wakefield; Library holds Silent Book Club tonight; Library's crochet and knitting group meets Friday; Fix-It…
Wakefield on Thu, Oct 1
- Scrutinized nursing home chain expanded into Wakefield. Wakefield Patch flagged in its morning roundup that a nursing home chain facing scrutiny elsewhere has expanded operations into Wakefield, without detailing the specific facility in the item.Wakefield Patch
- Library holds Silent Book Club tonight. Lucius Beebe Memorial Library gathers readers for an hour of quiet, sustained reading, opening with introductions and what everyone is currently reading.Wakefield Public Library
Coming up
- Fri, Oct 2, 11:00 a.m.: Library's crochet and knitting group meets Friday. Beebe Library's weekly crochet, knitting and embroidery group, led by Lisa, meets in the lecture hall Friday morning.Wakefield Public Library
- Sun, Oct 4: Fix-It Clinic invites broken items for repair. Residents can bring broken household items to a community Fix-It Clinic for free repair help and advice on Sunday, October 4.Town of Wakefield
- Sun, Oct 4: Yard waste site adds bonus Sunday opening. The town will open the Nahant Street Yard Waste site Sunday, October 4, with no permit required, though proof of residency is needed.Town of Wakefield
- Mon, Oct 5, 5:00 p.m.: School Committee policy subcommittee meets Monday. The School Committee's Policy and Communications Subcommittee convenes Monday, October 5, per the town's public meeting calendar.Town of Wakefield
- Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.: Commission on Disabilities meets online Monday. Wakefield's Commission on Disabilities holds its next meeting via Zoom Monday evening, October 5.Town of Wakefield
- Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission convenes Tuesday evening. The Conservation Commission meets Tuesday, October 6 at 7 p.m., according to the town's public meeting calendar.Town of Wakefield
- Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Human Rights Commission meets Tuesday. Wakefield's Human Rights Commission holds its regular meeting Tuesday, October 6 at 7 p.m.Town of Wakefield
- Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board meets Tuesday evening. The Planning Board convenes Tuesday, October 6 at 7 p.m., per the town's public meeting calendar.Town of Wakefield
- Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Northeast Metro Tech board meets Thursday. Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School's board holds its public notice regular meeting Thursday, October 8 at 100 Hemlock Road.Town of Wakefield
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