A round of golf with retired Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is among the silent auction items available to raise funds for epilepsy

US Representative John F. Tierney, a Salem Democrat, will be among the area officeholders and candidates in this year’s state

A Wakefield man is being called a hero for running into a burning East Boston apartment building and helping residents escape.

A Wakefield man is being called a hero for running into a burning East Boston apartment building and helping residents escape.

At Nazareth Academy, 74 girls dressed in blue-and-green plaid skirts sit in spacious classrooms. They ponder how the ionosphere bounces AM

At Nazareth Academy, 74 girls dressed in blue-and-green plaid skirts sit in spacious classrooms. They ponder how the ionosphere bounces AM

A woman sustained bruises when she was attacked on the evening of March 20, said Sergeant Kevin McCaul of the Wakefield police.

SHIRLEY -- AJ Mastrangelo of Shirley spent four days earlier this month in Wakefield with hundreds of students from across New England

SHIRLEY -- AJ Mastrangelo of Shirley spent four days earlier this month in Wakefield with hundreds of students from across New England

Red Sox Monster considers the void left by the departure of Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek.