The South Middlesex Registry of Deeds recorded 18 Wakefield property transfers between July 10 and August 8. Nine sales had a price recorded, ranging from $410,000 to $1,310,000, with a median of $775,000. The top sale was 16 Mansion Road at $1,310,000, followed closely by 102 Foundry Street at
Wakefield Memorial High School renovation working group advances multiple design and logistics items. Joseph B. Bertrand, Chair of the Permanent Building Committee, oversaw the August 6 hybrid meeting, which unanimously approved the prior session's minutes. Bond Construction's look-ahead schedule
Board of Health unanimously delegates Open Meeting Law complaint response to Town Counsel. The three-member board voted 3-0 to authorize Town Counsel Tom Mullen to investigate and respond within 14 days to a complaint filed July 23, 2026, and report findings back to the board. Health Director
Conservation Commission approves July minutes and advances three wetland cases. Chair Paul F. Wendelgass and four members scheduled continued hearings for August 18 on a 22,900 square foot self-storage facility at 50 Quannapowitt Parkway and a 20-by-40 foot residential addition at 131 Montrose
Wakefield will light Veterans Common this week to mark Purple Heart Day as the library hosted Smithsonian curator Paula J. Johnson for an author talk Tuesday. The Council on Aging plans an all-ages Asset Protection Law Workshop on August 5, and residents have until August 21 to register…
Wakefield recorded 18 property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, with 10 listing a sale price ranging from $490,000 to $1,310,000. The median recorded price was $732,500. The month's top sale was 16 Mansion Road, which sold for $1,310,000 on July 15, narrowly ahead of 102 Foundry St. at
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…
Finance Committee nominates Sullivan as Chair, Bean as Vice Chair. The Nominating Subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend James Sullivan to lead the full Finance Committee for a two-year term, with Edward Bean as Vice Chair, also for two years. Sullivan and Daniel W. Sherman both volunteered
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