Wakefield DPW Schedules Week of Disposal Collection Events

Wakefield's Department of Public Works has lined up a run of collection events over the coming week, capped by a townwide White Goods and TV/CRT Monitor Collection Week that opens Sunday, Aug. 23, giving residents a fresh chance to clear out old electronics and appliances.

TOWN HALL

The DPW's Mercury Collection and the reopening of the Nahant Street Yard Waste Site both fall on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with the yard waste site open again Saturday, Aug. 22. The White Goods and TV/CRT Monitor Collection Week then begins Sunday, Aug. 23, rounding out a stretch of disposal options for households looking to clear out hazardous materials, yard debris and bulky electronics before the end of summer.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Patch AM: Dog Days of Summer Grand Tasting with Life Love Cheese and 13 more events" was Wakefield Patch's morning roundup, pointing readers toward a cheese tasting and other local happenings, including the town's Family Festival Faith & Fun gathering later this month. Per Wakefield Patch, the newsletter format bundles more than a dozen local events into a single daily list (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/wakefield).

COMING UP

The Town Council meets Monday, Aug. 17, in a hybrid session via Zoom. The Human Rights Commission and an amended session of the Conservation Commission both meet Tuesday, Aug. 18, followed by the Permanent Building Committee's Working Group Subcommittee on Thursday, Aug. 20. The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library holds drop-in tech help Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. Family Festival Faith & Fun is set for Saturday, Aug. 22, according to the Wakefield Patch community calendar.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.