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Stoneham Proposes Two-Year Moratorium on Commercial Data Centers

Proposed Article 3 on the Special Town Meeting warrant would create a temporary zoning moratorium on commercial data centers through July 1, 2028. During that period, the town would halt building permits and site approvals for such projects while departments study impacts on electrical load, water supply, and neighborhood character.

Town of Stoneham

Stoneham Public Library Hosts Free Community Reiki Clinic Today

The Stoneham Public Library hosts a free Community Reiki Clinic in the Stoneham Room today, Friday, September 11, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 11:20 AM, offering short relaxation sessions with volunteer practitioners.

Stoneham Public Library

Funeral Mass for Carmine J. Santoro Today at St. Patrick Church

Services for 74-year-old Carmine J. "Chuck" Santoro take place today, beginning with a 9:00 a.m. procession from Barile Family Funeral Home followed by a 10:00 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Patrick Church.

Barile Family Funeral Homes

Woburn-Stoneham Elks Mulrenan Scholarship Tournament and Dinner Today

The 4th Annual Michael J. Mulrenan Golf Tournament tees off today, culminating in an evening fundraising dinner at Woburn-Stoneham Elks Legacy Hall to benefit student scholarships.

Woburn-Stoneham Elks

Stoneham High Varsity Football Opens Season Tonight at Gloucester

The Stoneham Spartans varsity football team opens its 2026 fall season tonight, traveling to face Gloucester High School in a 7:00 PM non-league matchup.

MaxPreps

Stoneham JV Girls Volleyball Hosts Arlington Catholic Today

Stoneham High School's junior varsity girls volleyball team faces Arlington Catholic High School in a home non-conference match today, Friday, September 11.

MaxPreps

Colonial Park Elementary Bike Bus Rolls This Morning

A weekly Bike Bus departs Colonial Park Elementary School, 30 Avalon Rd, today at 8:00 AM, open to students and families commuting together by bike.

Green Streets Initiative

Historical Society Recalls Stoneham's 1860 Equal Pay Demand

The Stoneham Historical Society & Museum published a retrospective Sept. 7 on the 1860 shoe workers' strike, when female shoemakers in Stoneham made America's first union demand for equal pay.

Stoneham Historical Society & Museum

Stoneham advances zoning modernization and commercial overhaul

Stoneham's Planning and Community Development Department and the Zoning Bylaw Review Committee outlined a town code modernization plan that consolidates 21 zoning districts into 12 and shifts site plan review authority to the Planning Board.

Stoneham Chamber of Commerce

Marbled Salamanders Confirmed Breeding in Middlesex Fells

Zoo New England's Field Conservation Team reported observing 15 adult marbled salamanders in the Middlesex Fells on September 9, confirming the reintroduced population is breeding and persisting.

Zoo New England

St. Patrick Parish Details New Accessibility Upgrades and Budget

In pastoral notes published Thursday, Fr. David Barnes highlighted automated push-button entrance doors installed to improve church accessibility, alongside parish operational updates.

St. Patrick Parish