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A This weekend, not much is going on in Westwood, but there are a host of family-friendly activities going on in nearby towns.

Derin S. McWilliams, 31, was pronounced dead when police found him on the northbound side of the highway around 11:37 p.m., north of Exit 52 in Boxford, police said.

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Wakefield Police Log for Friday, May 25 to Monday, May 28, 2012: The following information was supplied by the Wakefield Police Department.

The following excerpts are from reports in theA Peabody Police Department A press log from May 25-28. Friday, May 25 2:45 p.m. Ryan P. Maglione, 21, of 12 Butternut Ave., Peabody, was arrested in Salem on three warrants after Peabody officers learned he was heading to a residence in Salem.

It is difficult to believe that Joseph Wright, 23, who is accused of murdering his mother and grandmother, actually played a key role in convincing two of his closest acquaintances to straighten out their lives by joining the Army.

The Salem Police responded to the following calls and made the following arrests on Saturday and Sunday.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Dance at Lynn & Jen's Dance Studio, Grades 9-12, assistant teacher; National Honor Society, Grades 10-12, vice president, Grade 12.

A Ceremonies Memorial Day ceremonies will take place noon Monday in the Veterans' LotA at the Swampscott Cemetery .A Rev.

Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 24.

Some 70 years ago in the South Pacific, an enemy sniper spied a group of American soldiers and suddenly opened fire.

The following excerpts are from reports in theA Peabody Police Department A press log from May 22-23. Tuesday, May 22 2:15 p.m. An employee at Sports Medicine North reported a patient was captured on video stealing a microwave.

The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police log: Arrests Monday, May 21 At 10:34 p.m., police arrested Son T. Trinh, 57, 96 Linden St., Salem, and charged him with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, operating aA motor vehicle so to endanger and a red light violation.

The following activity for theA Wenham Police A andA Fire Department A comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Friday, May 18 through Sunday, May 20.

Peabody is among 75 cities and towns in Massachusetts with the largest percentage of unmarried moms, reportsA WCVB-TV . Harwich, Monson, Sandwich, Athol, Adams, Russell, Holland, Warren, Housatonic, Townsend, Granby and Petersham topped the list.

An arrest has been made nearly five years after a horrific murder in Lynn. DNA from the 2007 murder scene proved to be the big break.

LYNN, Mass. - Authorities say they have solved a 2007 slaying in Lynn. A 27-year-old homeless Lynn man is schedule to be arraigned Monday connection with the August 2007 death of a 27-year-old woman.

The Salem Police responded to the following calls and made the following arrests on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

A man was arrested Sunday after he robbed a Highland Avenue business, struck a Salem police cruiser with his vehicle and then led police on a foot chase, according to scanner reports.

Here are the highlights, for one reason or another, from the pages of the Peabody Police Department press log this past week.