Northeast Metro Tech received three state awards for its 2024-2025 State Seal of Biliteracy Program, Superintendent David DiBarri announced. The awards were presented Oct. 26 by Massachusetts Education Commissioner Pedro Martinez.
Wakefield extends its Charter Review Committee application deadline to November 6 for interested residents.
Wakefield School Committee reviewed strong 2026 MCAS results showing math and ELA scores well above state averages.
Wakefield police have disabled all five Flock license plate reader cameras amid privacy concerns. From our own coverage: Obituary notices for Wakefield, Oct. 19-25; Police disable license plate camera system.
Wakefield's Town Council, School Committee and Finance Committee warned the town may need an override or cuts as fiscal 2028 planning began.
A Wakefield home sale topped $1.38 million in September and October deed filings showing a wide price range. From our own coverage: Home sale tops $1.38 million in recent deeds.
One Wakefield-connected obituary was published this week: Muse, Virginia Ruth "Ginny." Ginny Muse, 95, who grew up in Wakefield, died September 8, 2026, in Stoneham, Massachusetts; her obituary was posted this week by McDonald Funeral Home - Wakefield, with the notice also appearing on Legacy.com.
Eighteen Wakefield property transfers were recorded between Sept. 25 and Oct. 24, with nine carrying a posted sale price ranging from $15,000 to $1,387,500 and a median of $735,000 among those nine.
Wakefield Tax Collector Kathleen M. Kelly reminds residents that second-quarter real estate and personal property taxes are due Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, and lists payment options.
Wakefield's Department of Public Works and Environmental Sustainability Committee will hold the annual Pumpkin Drop on Nov. 8 at the Gas and Light Department parking lot, with a new wrapper recycling collection also offered.