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WAKEFIELD — The next meeting of the Retired Men and Women’s Club of Wakefield will be held on Wednesday, July 8 at 9:30 a.m., but people gather as early as 8 a.m. for socializing.   The scheduled speaker is Carrie Thomas, Community Advocacy Volunteer Leader for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…

TUESDAY, JULY 7
• Caregiver Support Group, McCarthy Senior Center on Converse Street, 10 a.m.
• Woodcarving with Leo, McCarthy Senior Center, 10 a.m. Ready to whittle your way to a new hobby? Whether you’re a total beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, Leo will guide you through the satisfying art of transforming wood…

Lawmakers in Boston are navigating a very tricky world when tackling social media and its impact on kids. They need to get it right. We’re hopeful they will.

According to a report by Katie Castellani of State House News Service, senators on Thursday unveiled a proposal aimed at limiting youth exposure to addictive aspects of…

By ELLA ADAMS
State House News Service

BOSTON — Before drones blinked in the sky to the…

WAKEFIELD — Other than the usual fireworks complaints, it was a relatively quiet holiday weekend for local police.

On Friday morning at about 10:15, police, Fire and Cataldo EMS were dispatched to the intersection of Prospect and Brook streets for a motor vehicle accident involving a 2019 Toyota RAV4 driven by a Waltham resident and…

WAKEFIELD — Keeping everyone safe on the Fourth of July was the reason the annual fireworks extravaganza over Lake Quannapowitt was not held Saturday night.

A post on one of the Wakefield community Facebook pages by the West Side Social Club July 4th Committee — which does yeoman’s work so we can celebrate our nation’s…

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