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By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — A long-vacant downtown storefront will soon be filled by a popular, internationally-known franchise after the Zoning board of Appeals approved the necessary permits to allow Gong Cha Tea, Inc. to operate…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield has been developing an updated Housing Production Plan (HPP) Plan. An HPP in Massachusetts is a plan that helps municipalities better understand local housing needs and demand, development constraints and opportunities and a vision for the future preservation of housing and the creation of new housing opportunities. During Advisory Committee meetings and…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – One of the most frequently asked questions around town in recent years has been, “What’s going on with the Rail Trail?” 

That question was answered in part at last week’s Town Council meeting, as the board authorized Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio to sign a long-awaited “Alternative Transportation Corridor Lease…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield firefighters under the command of Captain John Walsh responded to a reported garage fire at 63 Oak St. just before 10:30 yesterday morning.

Firefighters arrived to find moderate amounts of smoke coming from a detached…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – The Town will pull out of the regional Veterans Service District that it is currently part of in favor of funding a full-time Veterans Service Officer dedicated to Wakefield. The move came last week as the Town Council approved five departmental budgets for FY2026.

Assistant Town Administrator/Chief Financial Officer Kevin…