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Stoneham School Committee To Meet By Remote Participation Monday

The Stoneham School Committee is scheduled to meet by remote participation Monday, Aug. 31, per the town's calendar. It is the only public meeting currently listed on the town's calendar this week. Separately, Stoneham Patch's "Iconic MA Ice Cream Shop Expands + 2 Pizza Shops Among Best…

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Stoneham Sale Prices Range From $390,000 To $1.26 Million In August

Stoneham's registry recorded 19 property transfers between July 31 and August 29, but 11 were family trust transfers with no price recorded yet, leaving eight sales with a price for market comparison. Among those, prices ranged from $390,000 to $1,260,000, with a median of $862,450. The month's top

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Stoneham Schools Fill Two More Seats In Third Bus Lottery

Stoneham Public Schools ran a third transportation lottery on August 26, filling two more bus seats ahead of the new school year. The district said it will repeat the process if additional seats open, following a second lottery on August 25 that filled four seats, with the School Commit…

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Stoneham Delegation Backs New Foster Child Welfare Law

Stoneham's delegation helped pass a new law creating a Foster Child Bill of Rights, per Stoneham Patch. State Sen. Jason Lewis's office said the measure strengthens protections for children in foster care and adds new oversight of the state's child welfare agency. Town Hall posted updat…

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Stoneham Seeks Resident Input On New Trash Contract

Stoneham's Trash & Recycling Committee wants resident input before the town negotiates a new hauling contract with Casella. The survey will help the Town Administrator's office understand what services residents want most as the current contract runs out next year. The Stoneham School C…

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Stoneham Delegation Backs New Law Limiting School Book Bans

Stoneham's delegation helped pass a new state law setting rules for school and library book removals. The legislation, covered by Stoneham Patch via local official Jason Lewis, creates statewide guidelines for how schools and libraries choose which books to offer and how titles can be p…

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Stoneham Schools Run Second Bus Lottery, Fill Four Seats

Stoneham Public Schools ran a second transportation lottery Tuesday, filling four newly opened bus-route seats for the new year. District officials said the same process will repeat if more seats open in the weeks ahead, a follow-up to the original lottery results posted earlier this mo…

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Stoneham Holds Service For Mario Marzino

Visiting hours were held Monday for Stoneham's Mario Marzino at McDonald-Finnegan-Anderson Funeral Home on Main Street. The service, from 4 to 8 p.m., gave neighbors a chance to pay their respects, according to a Legacy.com notice. Elsewhere, Stoneham Patch's Tuesday newsletter, "Patch …

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Stoneham Home Sale Prices Range From $390,000 to Over $1.2 Million

Nineteen Stoneham properties were recorded as sold between July 24 and Aug. 22, but only 11 deeds had a sale price recorded. Among those, prices ranged from $390,000 for a Main Street condo unit to $1,205,000 for a single-family home on Patrick Circle, with a median of $830,000. The busiest single…

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Stevens Street Recycling Center Sets New Hours Through November

Stoneham's Stevens Street Recycling Center will operate under updated hours through Nov. 30, 2026, the Department of Public Works confirmed this week. In-person early voting for the state primary opened at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Town Clerk's Office and continues through Aug. 28. The Re…

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