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Finance Committee approves FY2027 budgets totaling $21.2 million.

Wakefield Finance Committee reviews departmental budgets totaling $21.2 million for FY2027. Health and Human Services requested $608,240.10 with plans to allocate opioid settlement funds toward a recovery coach position and addiction programs. Retirement Board Executive Director Cathy Cheek

Zoning board approves electric-vehicle charging station and ADU, continues self-storage hearing

Wakefield Zoning Board approves electric-vehicle charging station and residential projects. The board unanimously granted a special permit to Ionna LLC for a 24-hour electric-vehicle charging station at 525 Salem Street, imposing 15 conditions including dimmable lighting reduced after 11 p.m.,

Youth Council approves candidate interviews, advances voting age reduction plan.

Wakefield Youth Council advances candidate interviews and voting age reduction. The board met virtually on March 25 with six members present and unanimously approved a motion allowing members to interview Town Council candidates, brought forward by Ellie Pritchard. Civic Engagement Advisor Kyle

Library board shifts director review to annual cycle

Wakefield library trustees shift director performance reviews from every three years to annually, timed before town elections to account for trustee turnover. The Board of Library Trustees completed Director Catherine McDonald's 2025-2026 evaluation on March 9, with most trustees responding that

Wetlands bylaw draft shapes exemptions and performance standards

Conservation Commission shapes wetlands bylaw with stricter performance standards. At its March 24 work session, the Commission ruled that vista pruning would not be exempt from permitting and that unpaved pathways would require Commission review. Chair Paul F. Wendelgass led the meeting with