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Stoneham boards hear $125M FY27 budget proposal with 17% school increase

Stoneham tri-board meeting hears $125M budget with 17% school increase. Town Administrator Dennis Sheehan recommended a $125.2 million FY27 budget featuring a 17 percent school allocation increase to $46,018,906 and new positions for police dispatch, fire, and building. The Capital Committee

Select Board transfers site plan review to Planning Board

Stoneham Select Board restructures land-use authority. The board voted unanimously to move site plan review from itself to the Planning Board, freeing the board to focus on strategy. The board also endorsed the 2026-2030 Housing Production Plan, approved a new golf course contract with Sterling

Select Board approves $1.2M water main replacement loan

Stoneham Select Board unanimously approves $1.2M water main replacement loan from MWRA. On February 4, the three-member board authorized $1,242,000 in MWRA borrowing for water main component replacement between Main Street and Maple Street, with work slated to begin in April. Treasurer Paulette

Select Board approves 72 Central Street condo development

Stoneham Select Board unanimously approves two residential site plans on Main and Central Streets. The board voted 5-0 to approve a plan for 72 Central Street LLC to demolish an existing single-family home and construct three condominiums, and to amend the site plan for 168-180 Main Street to allow

Select Board addresses 180 tax payment errors, appoints committee

Stoneham addresses Eastern Bank tax miscoding, appoints Taxation Aid Committee. Treasurer Paulette Gerry reported that approximately 180 tax payments were improperly credited between October 27 and November 3 due to Eastern Bank file miscoding, but said no permanent impact would occur and no