Tai Chi Seminar Saturday, Voter Registration Deadline Monday

Today is Thursday, January 23. Here are five things worth knowing today.

The Wakefield Health Department reports that it has a limited supply of state-supplied shingles vaccine for Wakefield residents who are insured or underinsured, 60 years of age or older. Call Public Health Nurse Karen Cronin at 781-979-4129 for more information. Flu and pneumonia vaccine is also reportedly available by appointment.

The martial arts School of Oom Yung Doe on 74 Albion Street is having a free Tai Chi seminar Saturday morning, Jan. 25 at 11:30 a.m. Click here to learn more about it.

Monday, January 27, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. is the deadline to register to vote or change your name or address  for the Special Town Meeting of February 6, 2014.  The Town Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

On February 4 at 7 p.m., Stephen R. Wilk, author of “How The Ray Gun Got Its Zap,” will be at the Beebe Library to talk about the history of the ray gun in popular culture. Click here to register.

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