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WAKEFIELD — This week, the Wakefield Public Works Department will begin its spring sweet sweeping initiative.

Over the next six weeks, each street in town will be cleared on debris, trash, and excess sand from the winter plowing. This helps keep our storm drains clear and removes pollutants that can impact water quality.

The route…

WAKEFIELD — Police, Fire and Cataldo Ambulance responded to the intersection of Pleasant and Lawrence streets at about 9:30 Friday morning for a reported two-car collision.

Police determined that a Toyota Highlander driven by a Reading man was traveling on Pleasant Street when a 2020 Jaguar operated by a Wakefield woman pulled out of Lawrence…

APRIL 3, 1986

Forty years ago, April 4th was a Thursday. It was mostly sunny and cooler, with temperatures in the 60s. The Item’s 20 pages cost 30 cents.

George Page, owner of the Colonial Hilton Hotel, has agreed to join a partnership with two other prominent businessmen, to purchase the Suffolk Downs race track for…

WAKEFIELD — Tuesday, the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) will hold a meeting in WCAT’s conference room.

Wednesday night at 6, WCAT will cover the Division 2 Warrior boys…

WAKEFIELD — After five years of dedicated service, the founders of the Warrior Clean Up Crew are passing leadership to the next generation, marking a meaningful transition for one of Wakefield’s most visible youth-led community efforts.

Since its founding, the Warrior Clean…

(Please note: We will no longer include the lengthy Zoom URLs in our list of meetings. If you want to join a meeting remotely, go to the town’s new website — wakefieldma.gov)

MONDAY, APRIL 6

Finance Committee’s Forecasting Subcommittee, second floor conference room in Town Hall with remote access via Zoom, 6 p.m.

School Committee’s…

TUESDAY, APRIL 7

The Writers’ Room, McCarthy Senior Center on Converse Street, 1:30 p.m. The Writers’ Room will host two workshops on the first and third Tuesday of each month in the Classroom on the second floor. If you are interested and not already on the email list, please send your email address to Kathy…

By SAM DRYSDALE

State House News Service

BOSTON — The busiest stretch of the legislative session has arrived with a familiar collision: budget season in full swing, major policy debates unfolding, and an…