Wakefield Daily Item

12/03/2025

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12/01/2025

The arrival, installation and decoration of the 2025 Wakefield, MA Town Christmas Tree. (Mark Sardella Photos)

11/30/2025

By MARK SARDELLA WAKEFIELD — At its November meeting, the Zoning Board of Appeals handled a variety of matters, including a couple related to signs. The board agreed to allow CCF, Quannapowitt Property Company, LLC the owners of “The Basin” at 200-400 Quannapowitt Parkway, to change some of th...

11/28/2025

11/28/2025

By MARK SARDELLA WAKEFIELD — A proposal to construct an electric vehicle charging station capable of handling 16 EVs at eight separate chargers continues to make its way through the permitting process with the Zoning Board of Appeals. The facility would be located at 525 Salem St. Attorney Brian M...

11/28/2025

Field of dreams: Warriors again win the rivalry game vs. Melrose, 20-9 By DAN PAWLOWSKI BOSTON — “Surreal” was the preferred word from those lucky enough to live it. After all, what else but a dream could put you on the field at Fenway Park for a Thanksgiving football game? That was the realit...

11/25/2025

The Wakefield, MA Town Tree was installed this morning at the Rockery by DPW workers under the supervision of Dennis Fazio. The giant spruce came from the Davey Lane property of Mark and Cindy Matuszewski who donated the tree to the town. More photos and coverage in tomorrow's Wakefield Daily Item.
(Photo by Mark Sardella)

11/24/2025

Train in vain
THE TRACKS of the old Newburyport Railroad are still visible just north of Salem Street. The railway transported passengers and freight between Newburyport and Wakefield, MA from about 1854 to 1959.and ended in 2001 as a freight line between Wakefield and Danvers. The abandoned railroad corridor is part of the partially completed Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail project beginning at the Main Street/Bennett Street intersection in Wakefield and extending north through Lynnfield to the Peabody line. (Wakefield Daily Item Photo by Mark Sardella)