Five Things: Blogging, Church Services, Holiday Openings and Closings, Regional News Roundup and Ways to Use Patch

1. Welcome to 2012: The New Year has finally arrived. Find out what places will be for the holiday.

2. Church services: Here are some of the worship services being offered in town:

• Mass is celebrated at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon at , 9 Pomeworth St.
• Worship services at 10 a.m. at , 79 Central St.
• Worship services at 10 a.m. at , 1 Church St.
• Worship services at 11 a.m. at , 457 Main St.
• Worship services at 11 a.m. at , 29 Maple St.

3. New to Patch? Want to learn the various ways to maximize your time using Stoneham Patch? Check out you can do on the website.

4. Wanted: Bloggers: Are you a member from a Stoneham-based organization and want to write about the interesting happenings going on with it? Are you a good cook who wants to share your recipes with our readers? We are looking for unpaid bloggers to contribute to our "Local Voices" section at least once a week. If interested, email mark.ouellette@patch.com with your background information and what area you would like to write about.

5. Sneak peek: Scope out our Monday at 10 a.m. to see what interesting stories happened recently in the Stoneham area.

For more activities, visit our events calendar.