Stories for a Safer Wakefield is a month-long community inquiry during May 2010, intended to provoke thought and discussion about violence and its deterrence. Beebe Library invites you to read from a selection of stories that draw awareness to the effects of violence in a community. Stories for a Safer Wakefield features forums and activities to better understand and mitigate violence in our lives. For more information on Stories for a Safer Wakefield: Brochure or Wakefield Alliance Against Violence. Titles for children and youth can be found here.

Events for Children and Teens

Pathway Story Walks™: On weekends throughout May, look for Pathway Story Walks™ featuring selected picture books near the Spaulding Street playground.

Downtown Story Walks™: May 1-23. Look for weekly Downtown Story Walks™ in merchant windows, starting at the Wakefield Co-operative Bank. Visit all participating merchants at the following times and collect a reward paperback at Beebe Library! Continue »

Stories for a Safer Wakefield is a month-long community inquiry during May 2010, intended to provoke thought and discussion about violence and its deterrence. Beebe Library invites you to read from a selection of stories that draw awareness to the effects of violence in a community. Stories for a Safer Wakefield features forums and activities to better understand and mitigate violence in our lives. For more information on Stories for a Safer Wakefield: Brochure or Wakefield Alliance Against Violence.

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Little League Baseball and Softball Tryouts will be held March 12, 13, and 20 at the Charbonneau Fieldhouse at Wakefield High School.  On Friday, March 12 Softball tryouts for  all league age nine players begins at 5:30.   All league age 10,11. and 12 year olds who are not already on a team try out at 7:00.  Anyone who misses the March 12 tryouts may tryout on March 20 from 5:00 to 7:00.  All players should bring a glove and arrive early.  Call Charles Jordan at 781-245-5614 for more information.

Baseball tryouts will be on March 13 at the WHS  Charbonneau Fieldhouse starting at 8:30 with the league age 11 and 12 year olds.  League age 10 year olds will try out in alphabetical order: A-G at 9:30, H-M at 10:15 and N-Z at 11:00.  League age 9 players will try out at 11:30 for AA and AAA.

Saturday March 20 is the last tryout day.  Tryouts will be from 5:00 to 7:00.  You need only to attend one tryout in order to be eligible for the draft.

League Age 9 -born between May 1, 2000 and April 30, 2001

League Age 10-born between May 1, 1999 and April 30, 2000

League Age 11 and 12-born between May 1, 1997 and April 30, 1999

Wakefield Girls Travel Lacrosse program is taking sign-ups for the 3rd-6th and the 7th-8th teams.  They are also looking for coaches for the older grade team. Those interested should contact Debbie Tremblay at 781-245-7734 or d.tremblay@verizon.net

Mass Elite AAU Basketball Club is accepting player applications for Spring 2010 for boys ages 9-17 and girls ages 11-14.  Players will participate in eight tournaments between March 27 and June 13, with additional practice times.  Register for try-outs at www.eteamz.com/maelite.  Registration deadline is January 22.

For young teens struggling with alcohol addiction, there is a Young Teen AA group that meets Mondays at the First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St., from 6:30 to 7:15. 

Click here for directions.

Click here for more information on AA, including meeting dates, times and online support.

If a friend, parent, child, or spouse is dealing with alcohol addition, AlaNon and AlaTeen provide online information about coping stragies, online support, and meetings in and around your community.