Wakefield heads into the Fourth of July holiday week with a full slate of civic and cultural activity. The town has released its Independence Day schedule and parking details for the Lake Quannapowitt celebration on July 4, while the Conservation Commission has announced a virtual publi…

Wakefield's Conservation Commission moves toward new environmental safeguards as summer programming fills the calendar. The commission announced a virtual public information session for July 7 at 7 p.m. to present a draft Wetlands Protection Bylaw — the first formal public step toward p…

Wakefield moves toward stronger wetland protections and celebrates summer as the Conservation Commission schedules a July 7 virtual forum on a proposed Wetlands Protection Bylaw. The town has also released its Independence Day activity schedule and parking details ahead of the holiday. …