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Unsettled weather forced Wakefield to move Thursday's Plaza Jazz concert indoors and reschedule the WCAT Movies by the Lake screening, town officials said in a News Flash alert. The Smack Dabs still performed their 1930s swing blues set as part of the library's Plaza Jazz series despite…

Wakefield set a firm August 21 deadline for voters to register or switch party affiliation ahead of the September 1 state primary. The library's summer season continues with Plaza Jazz featuring The Smack Dabs on July 30 and an August 4 author talk with Smithsonian curator Paula J. John…

Nightly I-95 southbound ramp closures and a water main replacement near Prospect and Emerson streets dominate Wakefield's town news this week. The closures, running 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, July 31, are tied to a $14.3 million interstate pavement preservation project, according…

Crews began work this week on a new restroom facility at Veterans Field and Hall Park, replacing portable toilets with two full bathrooms. The town also announced the final course of pavement will go down on Audubon Road Saturday, July 25, possibly extending into Monday, and reminded re…

Wakefield crews start safety work Monday at the Oak, Green and Greenwood intersection as the Town Council weighs a basketball court naming request. The town also held a Fix-It Clinic July 12 for residents to bring broken electronics, furniture and textiles for repair, while the Lucius B…

Wakefield's Town Council will hold a public hearing on naming the Wakefield Memorial High School basketball court. The town also began preliminary site work this week at Veterans Field and Hall Park on a new restroom facility, installing construction fencing and erosion controls ahead o…

Wakefield braces for extreme heat and traffic disruptions as road crews prepare a major intersection safety project. The town's News Flash warned residents to take precautions amid a National Weather Service heat warning, while work begins July 13 to improve safety at the Oak Street, Gr…

Wakefield's Fourth of July fireworks show was canceled tonight, but the Common concert featuring the Buckley Brothers Band and Dan Clark goes on at 7 p.m. Town officials continue urging heat precautions amid a National Weather Service extreme heat warning, while a Fix-It Clinic for hous…

Wakefield's fireworks show was canceled again Tuesday night, though the Common concert with the Buckley Brothers Band and Dan Clark went on as scheduled at 7 p.m., per the town's News Flash feed. The town also urged caution amid a National Weather Service extreme heat warning affecting …

Wakefield rings in America's 250th with lakeside fireworks over Lake Quannapowitt and a full Independence Day schedule posted at town hall. The Conservation Commission has announced a virtual public presentation for Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m. to introduce a proposed Wetlands Protection B…