WAKEFIELD

Towns across Massachusetts are working to come into compliance with the MBTA Communities Law, which requires municipalities to rezone for more housing near transit stops. Areas like Wakefield and Marshfield have both faced pushback over zoning plans, others like Rockport have seen citizens file lawsuits to block proposed changes. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is spearheading enforcement of the law…

Some communities are pushing back on a state law that aims to build more housing along public transit. The state says compliance with the MBTA Communities Law is mandatory and is meant to create more inclusive communities and solve the affordable housing crisis....

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A crash on Interstate 95 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, injured several people Thursday night, according to authorities. An SUV carrying six people rolled over near exit 59, according to Massachusetts State Police, who were called to the scene around 10:20 p.m. State police initially said all six people inside were taken to an area hospital after a crash in Wakefield. The…

A fire broke out at a strip mall in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Sunday evening. The Lowell Street retail center includes Dino’s Brick Oven Pizza, where smoke was observed. Firefighters then found the fire inside North Shore Animal Academy, another business there. The animals in the store were said to be mostly reptiles, and they were all removed from the...

A high school senior died in a pickup truck crash in Middleton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, school officials said Thursday. A 17-year-old boy was also hurt in the crash, police said, giving the age of the man who died as 18. Two other youths, an 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, escaped the crash without serious injury. The person who died…

Police responded to a van that crashed into a house in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. on Kathleen Drive. Upon arrival, emergency crews found a 2020 Chevrolet work van that had struck the garage entrance on the right side of the home. The driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was trapped inside….

A Massachusetts teenager arrested earlier this year on suspicion of running a gift card-reselling scheme to raise money for ISIS has been indicted in federal court. Mateo Ventura, an 18-year-old from Wakefield who was arrested in June, raised $705 between January and May by giving gift cards to someone he believed supported ISIS, thinking the cards would be resold on…

A vacant commercial building that firefighters called “extremely dilapidated” went up in flames early Friday morning in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and fire officials in the town said Saturday that the fire’s cause is still being investigated. Wakefield emergency crews began battling the fire before 5 a.m. on Friday on Main Street, and had to call in help from surrounding communities...

Emergency crews were on scene of an apparent fire early Friday morning in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The Wakefield Fire Department confirmed it was responding to a building on Main Street. Video of the scene showed firefighters on scene, and light smoke coming from the building. Windows appeared to be broken for ventilation. Fire officials said that more information would be available…

Drivers have been warned to expect delays if they are commuting through the area.

A big rig truck rolled over on Thursday morning on Interstate 95 in Reading, Massachusetts, officials said, snarling traffic into the morning commute. The truck crash happened on the northbound side of I-95 as it approached Exit 57, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said. Lanes had to be closed following the crash, and at one point, traffic had to get…

A Massachusetts teenager was arrested Thursday on suspicion of running a gift card-reselling scheme to raise money for the terrorist group ISIS, federal prosecutors announced.

Four people have been displaced after a fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a building that houses apartments and a pizza shop in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Someone spotted the fire from outside the building on Main Street after 4 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters responded, and eventually had to evacuate the building because of structural damage. Crews were able to prevent the fire…

Firefighters extinguished a fire at a packaging plant in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. Fire officials said they responded to a report of a fire at the WestRock Co. industrial complex on Audubon Road shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found the fire in the rear loading dock of the building. They called in additional manpower and…

An ambulance was involved in a crash on Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, near Crystal Lake, police said. An Audi SUV hit the ambulance when it crossed into opposing traffic shortly after 10:30 a.m., Wakefield police said. The person inside the ambulance was taken to the hospital where they were headed, and no one was injured because of the crash,…

A car slammed into a yoga studio Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt.

A car crashed into a yoga studio in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Sunday afternoon, police said. A 2013 Cadillac XTS crashed into the front of the business on Lowell Street, police said. The driver and passenger of the car didn’t want to be taken to a hospital. There was no danger the building would collapse, police said. The crash remains under investigation.

A person was hit by a car in Wakefield, Massachusetts Friday evening and the road is closed in the area. Police said the person was hit on North Avenue near Quannapowitt Parkway around 5:15 p.m. They were airlifted to a trauma center. The victim’s condition was not immediately clear. The driver involved stayed on scene, police said. The investigation...