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Newly-elected Anderson joins Wakefield city council

By P.J. GLISSON

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WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield city council on Monday welcomed newly-elected member James Anderson and also voted to appoint John Granato as the new mayor and Amy Tarro as Mayor Pro Tempore.

Granato and Tarro, along with council members Kay Wiita and Pat Mann, all remain on the council after being voted in as incumbents in the Nov. 7 election. Anderson was a write-in candidate who filled the vacancy left by Joe DelFavero, whose last meeting with the council was on Oct. 23.

At Monday's meeting, Mann nominated Granato as mayor, and Anderson seconded the mot...