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Hello Wakefield,

I am proud to announce my candidacy for Town Council in Wakefield.

As a local Main Street business owner for over 23 years, I am committed to being a strong voice for our small businesses. They are the backbone of our local economy…

Dear Wakefield Town Council candidates,

 The Town Council must soon make a decision that will change Wakefield’s unique and attractive downtown forever. The Council must decide whether the town will withstand the lure of millions of dollars to reconfigure Main and Water streets to accommodate bike paths at the expense of our local merchants. This…

BOSTON – State Representative Donald Wong (R-Saugus) recently supported legislation to reform the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) by reducing the number of commissioners from 5 to 3 and placing the appointing authority in the hands of the governor.

House Bill 5350, An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws, was enacted by the House and…

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
Books by the Lake, Beebe Memorial Library, 7 p.m. This long-running book group brings together readers who enjoy discussing and sharing insights about a single title each month. Facilitated conversations are lively, intelligent, and insightful. The titles are mostly fiction, with one nonfiction choice included each year. The group chooses titles for…