Wakefield is seeking residents to serve on a new Charter Review Committee that will examine the town's governing charter. The call for applicants comes as the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library locks in an Aug. 25 author talk with biologist Beronda Montgomery, who will discuss her new book o…
Wakefield teens joined a countywide public safety academy marking its 25th summer session this week. Town Councilor Jonathan Chines posted his own recap of the Town Council's August 17 meeting to Patch's Neighbor News section. Wakefield Patch's morning roundup, "🌱 Patch AM: Wakefield yo…
Conservation Commission approves conditions for two wetland projects. Acting Chair Eleanor Axelrod presided as the Commission voted unanimously to issue a negative determination of applicability with conditions for an 800 square foot accessory dwelling unit at 123 Vernon Street and an Order of
Massachusetts lawmakers, including Wakefield's delegation, passed a law licensing the state's previously unregulated home care industry. The measure, covered by state Sen. Jason Lewis in a report carried by Wakefield Patch, creates a licensure process meant to ensure home care agencies …
Wakefield Town Council approves $3.5M bond package and multiple policy updates in unanimous vote. Chair Jonathan P. Chines led the meeting as the seven-member council unanimously approved $3.069 million in Series A General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes at 4.625 percent and $395,300 in Series B
Sen. Jason Lewis joined the Massachusetts Senate in voting to boost public access to Beacon Hill's decision-making, per Wakefield Patch. The move gives residents more insight into how the Legislature and the governor's office reach decisions, a story also flagged in Wakefield Patch's "P…
Wakefield's Department of Public Works scheduled a week of disposal collection events, including an Aug. 23 clean-out for TVs and white goods. The DPW's Mercury Collection and the Nahant Street Yard Waste Site reopening both land Wednesday, Aug. 19, with the yard waste site open again S…
Wakefield confirmed its Independence Day fireworks show will not be rescheduled this summer, returning next year with the West Side Social Club. The town administrator will hold drop-in office hours Friday, August 21, at Inspire Cafe on Main Street, and voters were reminded early in-per…
Zoning Board approves signage at commercial property, defers three applications. The board unanimously approved a special permit for illuminated signage at Best Realty LLC, 139 Albion Street, permitting two 40-by-96-inch signs on the railroad-facing side and two 17-by-120-inch signs on the Tuttle
Planning Board discusses modular housing zoning and master plan progress. Chair Kevin York and Vice-Chair Theodore H. Noell confirmed that Wakefield's existing zoning bylaw contains no prohibition of modular housing construction, which would remain subject to standard setbacks and requirements.
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