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By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Resilience, defined as the ability to bounce back after a setback or traumatic event, will be the topic for discussion at a mental health and wellness forum tomorrow night inside the Galvin Middle School library.

The forum will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.

Parents and guardians of school-aged…

WAKEFIELD — Once again, prom season has arrived and Wakefield Police Chief Rick Smith and the men and women of his department are working to make sure that the end of the year celebration is a positive experience for students and parents.

This year, the Wakefield High School Senior Prom is scheduled for Monday night…

Thank you to the Wakefield community for supporting us during the Stamp Out Hunger food drive by the National Letter Carriers Association.

We collected over 7 tons of food to stock our shelves for the summer. Also, a big thank you to the 60+ volunteers, many of whom stayed through multiple shifts to sort and…

WAKEFIELD — The monthly WAKE-UP meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the WCAT Stuido on Hemlock Road.

On the agenda: Survey results concerning e-cigarettes, presented by Youth Action Team members, opioid news, suicide prevention and upcoming Narcan training.

In the past month, the Wakefield Youth Health and Safety Guide…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Memorial High School will hold its annual Memorial Day Assembly from 9:30-10:40 a.m. on Friday, May 22 in the Charbonneau Field House.

Veterans from every branch of the U.S. military will be recognized for their bravery and courage in their service to our nation both at home and abroad. The ceremony will…

Domestic argument becomes murder-suicide

By GAIL LOWE

WAKEFIELD — Sunday morning’s calm at Colonial Point Apartments, 95 Audubon Rd., was broken yesterday when an estranged husband and wife trying to reconcile their relationship were the victims of an apparent murder-suicide, said police.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Wakefield Police Chief Richard Smith made a…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Stephen P. Maio will be Wakefield’s Town Administrator for at least three more years, as Maio and the Board of Selectmen inked a new contract this week after the board voted unanimously in favor of the agreement at their meeting on Wednesday.

Under the terms of the deal, Maio will remain…

WAKEFIELD — The Quannapowitt Yacht Club (QYC), located in Wakefield at the end of Linda Road (via North Avenue) will host the first of three open house events on Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. Additional open houses will be…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — Two women will lead the Board of Selectmen for the next year, as Ann McGonigle Santos was chosen as the board’s new chairman and Betsy Sheeran as vice chairman when the board reorganized this week.

Sheeran nominated Santos as chairman. Selectman Phyllis Hull nominated Sheeran for the post of vice chairman…