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5 Things: Hockey in Finals, Boys B-ball Semis Tonight
Five things worth knowing today, March 8, 2012, in Wakefield, MA.

1. Warmer air - According to the National Weather Service, today will be sunny with a high near 63 degrees! Get out and enjoy the day!
2. Today in Wakefield Sports - If last night's hockey win wasn't enough for Warriors sports fans, you've got another contest tonight: Wakefield boys basketball takes on North Andover tonight in the Division II North state tournament. If you can't make it to the game, you're going to want to drop by Wakefeld Patch later tonight, because we'll get the results posted as soon as possible.
3. Warriors Win! Wakefield's irrepressible Warriors, the seventh seed in the 14-team Division One North Sectional bracket, will play for the championship Monday night following an exhausting 2-1 win over six-seed Chelmsford in a game that came down to a shootout after the teams battled to a 1-1 score in regulation and one overtime. Alec Brown scored the game winner and Joe Cerulo backboned the Wakefield effort. You can read through the , or see a photo gallery here.
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4. In case you missed it: We published an article yesterday on the subject of the resignation of a teacher from Wakefield High School amid charges that he broke a school policy. The subject has been the object of the rumor mill in Wakefield, so we've compiled information from various sources around town to give as much information as is available at this time. .
5. Campaign Kickoff - School Committee candidate Kate Morgan will be holding a tonight from 5-8 p.m. at the (467 Main St.) Join her to get the ball rolling for the April town elections! You can find out more about her on her campaign Facebook page here.
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