WAKEFIELD-Following the thunderstorm that swept through Wakefield two weeks ago, city officials and the community joined forces to recover.
As a result of the strong straight-line winds during the storm, several properties were damaged and lost power.
City manager Richard Brackney said residents and city employees responded "tremendously" in the wake of the storm to begin cleaning up uprooted trees and debris.
"It was just the community being a community," he said. "Lots of volunteers came out of the woodwork and asked, 'What can we do to help.'"
The city and its revitalization team hosted cle...