Chair Kevin Yost and board members reviewed a September food bank distribution for 32 veterans and families, a returning coffee social at the Senior Center, and new merchant discounts, while weighing relief support for a veteran in need.
Wakefield plans annual Pumpkin Drop for Nov. 8 with new wrapper recycling. From our own coverage: DPW sets annual Pumpkin Drop for Nov. 8.
The Town of Wakefield posted its autumn newsletter, featuring a message from the town administrator covering early voting, upcoming flu clinics and veteran outreach. From our own coverage: Free concert at Civic Center set for Oct. 24; Recycling and sustainability day set for Oct. 31.
State Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian will host her fifth annual Recycling & Sustainability Day on Oct. 31 at Galvin Middle School, offering document shredding, electronics recycling and other disposal services, some with fees.
Beebe Library and Friends of Beebe Library will host a free concert by the Rubin Brothers at the Americal Civic Center on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 3 to 4 p.m.
State lawmaker to host recycling and sustainability day at Galvin Middle School Oct. 31. From our own coverage: Recycling and sustainability day set for Oct. 31.
Beebe Library and the Friends of Beebe are hosting a free concert at the Civic Center featuring the Rubin Brothers, third-generation Boston artists known for playing originals while unicycling and juggling.
Wakefield's Town Council voted 4-3 against immediately canceling its Flock Safety license-plate camera contract, leaving the program active ahead of a citizen petition headed to town meeting.
The Wakefield Veterans Advisory Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m., with agenda details posted on the town calendar. From our own coverage: September home sales ranged widely across town; Drug Take Back Day set for Oct. 24.
This week's Wakefield obituary notices column includes two residents: Badolato-Holland, Terri Ann, 63, who died at her home in Wakefield on October 11, and Connors, Kathleen T., 79, who died Tuesday, October 13, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a brief illness.