Five Things: Beer Tasting, Deck The House & More

1. Got beer? Redstone Liquors will be hosting a free beer tasting from 4-7 p.m. Friday.

2. School employee arrested: A Stoneham Public Schools employee was recently charged with posing a child in the nude after he allegedly pretended to be a 14-year-old boy and solicited indecent images from a 15-year-old girl in Maine.

3. Get in the spirit: Have you decorated your home with lights and other festive decorations? If so, make sure to enter Patch's "Deck the House" holiday contest!

4. Have a heart: The Toys For Local Children drive is underway for those who would like to donate a new, unwrapped toy. They will be accepting toy donations until Dec. 20, and all donations will go directly to children in Stoneham. Collection boxes have been placed at Stoneham Fire Station, Stoneham Town Hall, Stoneham Bank on Montvale Ave, Stoneham Savings Bank on Main st, and Arielle's Cafe & Pizzeria. The collection boxes will be picked up Dec. 20, and toys will be accepted at the Fire Station until Dec. 24.

5. Got photos? Upload Stoneham photographs to our Pics & Clips section to share with readers.

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