patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

About this column:

Viewfinder is a photo gallery of the people, places or events going on in the Stoneham region.
The 26 victims of the Newtown, Conn. shooting on Dec. 14 were honored during a Christmas Eve vigil at the Stoneham Town Common. Did you miss the Christmas Eve vigil in Stoneham honoring the victims of the Newtown, Conn. shooting? If so, check out our photo gallery for images from the vigil. For those that did attend the vigil, upload your photos and videos to this post. Please make sure to log into your free Stoneham Patch user account before attempting to upload your images. Click the "Upload Photos and Videos" buttong located above and below the gallery and follow the prompts. Also, make …
Are you a fan of artwork? Then, you'll want to check out our image gallery of art pieces on display in the lobby at Stoneham High School.
Check out our photo gallery of the holiday decorations up at Stoneham Town Common. Got some wonderful holiday photos? Upload them to this post by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button located near the photo gallery. For more holiday coverage, visit our holiday guide.
Hundreds turned out for the Stoneham Tree Lighting ceremony on Sunday. Check out several dozen photos captured by our readers during the holiday event. Did you take photos at the Stoneham Tree Lighting ceremony? Upload them to this post! Please make sure to include a full-sentence caption and the photographer's name in the "credit" field.
Hurricane Sandy left several hundred Stoneham residents without power and a mess for town departments to clean up afterward. But, one thing is certain: storms lead to some fascinating photos. Check out the photos submitted by Stoneham Patch readers during Hurricane Sandy on Monday. Have photos too? Upload your Stoneham shots to our photo gallery, and make sure to provide the photographer's name and a caption.
Did you go leaf peeping this weekend? If so, upload your foliage photos to this post and help create a weekend scrapbook. It's easy to quickly add photos—just sign into your Stoneham Patch account (or sign into Stoneham Patch using your Facebook account). Click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above or below the photo gallery and follow the directions. Be sure to include a full-sentence caption and the photograper's name in the "credit" field. We'll create a photo gallery from your submitted images.
Did you miss the 29th annual Stoneham Town Day on Sept. 15 at the Town Common? If so, check out our photo gallery comprised of user-submitted images from Town Day. It's never too late to upload your Stoneham Town Day photos! Click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button located above and below the photo gallery, and once the image(s) are uploaded provide a full-sentence caption as well as the photographer's name in the "credit" field.
Mother Nature was kind to organizers of the 29th annual Stoneham Town Day, as thousands strolled through the Town Common on a warm Saturday afternoon. Check out our photos from the five-hour event on Sept. 15. Did you snap some photos during Stoneham Town Day? Go to this link and upload your photos there. We'll put together a photo gallery of your images this week.
The first day of school in Stoneham was on Thursday, Sept. 6 and we asked you to submit images from that day.  Check out the photos submitted by readers in our photo gallery. Got some great photos? Feel free to upload them to this post and add to our photo gallery. 
Are you a fan of flowers and gardens? Check out our photo gallery of Kelly's Garden at All Saints Episcopal Church. Kelly's Garden is located behind the church at 79 Central Street.
Several dozen eighth graders graduated from Stoneham Middle School Monday evening. Hundreds of the students's family and friends packed into the middle school gymnasium for the commencement cceremony. Check out our photo gallery to see images of the soon-to-be high schoolers.
More than 170 seniors from the Class of 2012 recently graduated from Stoneham High School. With a chance of rain, the June 8 commencement was held indoors and hundreds attended the ceremony. Check out our photo gallery from the commencement.  Did you take photos at the commencement? Upload your photos to our photo gallery. Please provide a full-sentence caption. We look forward to seeing your graduation photos!
The Stoneham High School Class of 2012 Senior Banquet was one last chance for the group to have some fun together ahead of Friday night's graduation and that's just what they did.  Check out our photo gallery to see what happened during the banquet.
The auditorium was packed for the Stoneham Middle School Spring Concert Thursday night. The band and chorus each performed a handful of musical selections, ranging from an instrumental of Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" to a choral performance of Elton John and Tim Rice's "Circle of Life." Check out our photo gallery to see some of the performances during Thursday's concert. Did you take photos from the concert? Click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button to add your images to our gallery. Make sure to provide a full-sentence caption so we know who and what is going on in the photo. (Editor's note: …
The Stoneham Middle School performed their grand finale of the musical "The Pirates of Penzance" Thursday night in front of a packed middle school auditorium. Here's a look at who performed in the show: Character Student Pirate King Edward England Katrina Skidmore Samuel Alicia Bochnak Frederic Jerry Jacques Ruth Taylor Schon Pirate Henry Every Jennifer Drohan Pirate James Kelley Daria Contino Pirate George Lowther Allison Haley Pirate Charles Vane Michela Fleming Pirate Richard Worley Juliana Papalegis Major-General Stanley Edmund Pizzano Mabel Danielle Chernoch Edith Casey Moriarty Kate …
The Stoneham High School Drama Club kicked off the first of their three performances of the musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Thursday night at the high school. Locals packed the high school auditorium to see the show. The book "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" was written by Hugh Wheeler, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and the adaptation by Christopher Bond. Here is the cast of characters in order of appearance: Character Student Actor Tobias Rigg Riley Moriarty Sweeney Todd Nick Preziosi Anthony Hope Tim Shiels Beggar Woman Nicole Cerullo Mrs…
All six members of the Stoneham Theatre team as well as 11 Stoneham runners completed the Boston Marathon on Monday. Check out images captured of the theatre runners in our latest Viewfinder photo gallery. Did you attend the marathon and capture shots of Stoneham runners? Upload them to this post by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button located above the photo gallery. Make sure to add a full-sentence caption to each photo as well as typing in the photographer's name in the "credit" field.
Curious what the revamped Hago Harrington's Miniature Golf course looks like? Check out our latest Viewfinder photo gallery to see how changes have been made to the course, which opened under new management on April 4.  You can also view our video report from the golf course. Do you have photos you've taken at the course since it opened? Upload them to this post by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above the photo gallery. Make sure to add a full sentence caption and the name of the photographer in the "credit" field.
Campaign volunteers lined Central Street on Tuesday on election day in Stoneham.  Check out our latest "Viewfinder" photo gallery from in and around Town Hall, the town's lone polling place. Got some great election day shots in Stoneham? Upload them to this post by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button located above the photo gallery.
Hundreds attended the "Light It Up Blue" autism awareness event Sunday afternoon at Stoneham Town Common. From music to raffles, there were plenty of activities going on to keep people entertained at the fundraiser. All donations benefit autistic children in town. Check out our latest "Viewfinder" photo gallery for images captured during the event.  Do you have some great photos from the event? Upload them to this post by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above the photo gallery. Please make sure to add caption information in the form of a sentence as well as noting the …

Columns