Event Spotlight: Monday Night Meals at Dockside to Support Boys & Girls Club

Every Monday night, 10 percent of sales from the Dockside Restaurant will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham, Wakefield Club.

Every Monday night, dine at the Dockside Restaurant, 1099 Main St., Wakefield, from 5-10 p.m., and the restaurant will donate 10 percent of sales to the Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham, Wakefield Club. You can either dine in the restaurant or order takeout. The fundraiser will be held through March 26 excluding Feb. 27. Visit the Boys & Girls Club of Stoneham's Wakefield Club website for more details.

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What's Up, Wakefield?

Five Things to Know Today, August 9

Funeral for former Wakefield Fire Chief Walter Maloney, and more things to know today.

1. Back to sun - After all of yesterday's rain, it should make you happy to know that today will be mostly sunny with a high near 76, according to the National Weather Service. 2. Funeral for Walter V. Maloney Jr. - Walter V. Maloney Jr., a former Fire Chief in Wakefield for 22 years and a firefighter in town for 44, passed away on August 5th. His funeral is being held today at 9 a.m. the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield, at 10:00. Wakefield Patch will have a tribute obituary on Mr. Maloney this week. 3. Win a brand new car - Most of those raffles you enter for new cars or far away vacations seem like little more than fantasy. Thousands of people enter, no one …

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Five Things to Know Today, July 21

Where you can donate money for a good cause, run a 5k, and more things to know on this very hot day.

1. Day two of heat wave - We're not out of the haze yet. Today we should see patchy dense fog before 2 p.m., then sunny skies with a high near 94 degress, according to the National Weather Service. 2. Fundraiser at Dockside - Eat dinner at the Dockside Restaurant tonight to support the Moore family, who recently lost their son Eric. There will be a 50/50 raffle, Red Sox tickets up for grabs, a live aution, a DJ, and more. For more information, click here. 3. Golf tournament signups - are open for the annual Wakefield Warrior Club Golf Tournament, which raises money for the Wakefield Football Program. The tournament is planned for Monday, August 8th, at the Mount Hood Golf Course in Melrose at 10 a.m. Following the golf outing, a BBQ will …

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Five Things to Know Today, June 24

Karaoke for the kids, a Red Sox raffle, and more things to know today.

[Editors note: Sadly, the Dining at Dockside/Win Red Sox tickets event featured in today's article (#3 and #4) was erroneously entered into our events calendar for June 24, when the actual event happened on June 23. Sorry to anyone who was excited about attending!] 1. Rainy - Today will be cloudy with a chance of showers, according to the National Weather Service. High temperatures will be in the lower 70s, with a 50 percent chance of rain. 2. Let 'em belt it - Today from 3-5 p.m., the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library is holding open karoke for kids in grades 5 and up. 3. Dining AND Red Sox Tickets for Temple - Temple Emmanuel is coveringa ll its bases with its two fundraisers. Tonight, the Temple is hosting its Dining for Dollars Fundraiser …

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Social Media Saturday: Five Wakefield Facebook Pages to Follow

The Internet can be a scary place. Let Wakefield Patch guide you to the best Facebook and Twitter Pages to follow.

Are you on Facebook or Twitter? So are a lot of restaurants, non-profits, and even government entities. You can now not only connect in real life, but also connect in the online world, too. Each week, we'll feature five Facebook or Twitter Pages to which you can connect with just a few clicks of the mouse. This week in Social Media, Wakefield Patch takes a look at some of the yummiest Facebook pages in Wakefield - that's right, restaurants! Cafe La Diva -If you're looking for mouth-watering, you're in the right place. Cafe La Diva, a coffee and pastry shop on Albion Street in Wakefield, uses its Facebook page to post tantalizing images of the store's latest goodies, like Bruins-shaped half-moons. It also publicizes specials and events …

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Magic Trick of the Week

Video: Watch "The Jumbo Coincidence" Card Trick

Malden resident Jason Willinger has been performing magic since the age of 10 and was the youngest winner ever of the New England Close-Up Magic Competition of the Society of American Magicians.

About this column: Jason Willinger performs table-to-table at the Dockside Restaurant in Wakefield every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and at the Dockside Restaurant on Centre Street in Malden every Saturday night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.. His video column is posted every weekend on Wakefield Patch.

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