Celebration mixed with loss in the second half of 2018...
Published in the December 31, 2018 edition. By MARK SARDELLA WAKEFIELD – The second half of 2018 started off with a bang as the town celebrated Independence Day with another huge July Fourth parade and fireworks display. There were also children’s events in the morning and music on the Common, all thanks to the Wakefield Independence Day Committee and the West Side Social Club. On July 6 came the news that former Lynnfield Special Services Director Kara Mauro had been named Assistant Superintendent of the Wakefield Public Schools, replacing Doug Lyons, who had earlier been elevated to superintendent. The July 16 Town Council meeting became a little unruly after several dozen residents showed up for a discussion of the four “wayfinding” kiosks that had been approved at the board’s June 25 meeting. The primary...
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