Wakefield News

SALEM — A hearing was held this afternoon in Salem Superior Court as communities served by trash company Republic Services sought a preliminary injunction to require the company to immediately do the work it is contracted to do.

Beverly, Malden, Peabody, Gloucester, Danvers and Canton have all signed on to the complaint, with health directors…

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Health and Human Services Department is issuing a precautionary advisory regarding a potential harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Lake Quannapowitt. We are actively monitoring conditions and have submitted water samples for…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Spaulding Street Playground will soon have a new recreational feature thanks to an Eagle Scout project by an enterprising member of local Boy Scout Troop 701.

Eagle Scout candidate Benjamin Belyea was back before the Town Council for the second time after…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Administrator Screening Committee has winnowed the list of candidates down to six, according to interim Town Administrator Kevin Gill, who serves on the Screening Committee. 

The search for a new Town Administrator comes in the wake of Stephen P. Maio’s retirement on July 3 after serving 17…