Archive for November, 2015
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20Nov15
The irony of the moment was not lost on acting Planning Board chairman Bill Spaulding. “I do find it interesting that you’re questioning the parking – the amount of it,” Spaulding told Bronwyn Della-Volpe at hearing last week on Town Meeting Article 12, which was aimed at revitalizing the downtown with more mixed-use, residential-above-retail development. […]
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Tags: Brightview Senior Living, Bronwyn Della-Volpe, commuter rail, downtown, housing, Main Street, Mark Sardella, Massachusetts, Melrose MA, mixed-use development, parking, Pat Bruno, Paul Reavis, Planning Board, residential, retail, Town Meeting, Wakefield Civic League, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA, William Spaulding, zoning
Next Wednesday is Veterans Day. It’s one of the few holidays left that hasn’t been consigned to the nearest Monday in order to create another long weekend for those who have the day off. If you’re not a public employee, chances are you have to work on Veterans Day. On one hand, I understand not […]
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Tags: Air Force, Alicia Reddin, Army, Coast Guard, Galvin Middle School, Gen. John R. Galvin, Global War on Terror, Gulf War, Korean War, Marine Corps, Mark Sardella, Marnie Sheeran, military, Navy, November 11, soldiers, veterans, Veterans' Day, Vietnam War, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA, war, women, World War I, World War II