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Our New Year's resolution at Stoneham Patch is to serve you better. As 2011 quickly approaches, we want to make sure you know about all of the Patches in your area that can help you stay connected to what's going on in the places that matter the most to you. Whether it's news that will affect your morning commute, events going on this weekend, or business listings for the shops and restaurants you visit in these towns, Patch has it covered. See what's happening in: Looking for news in other communities not listed above? Visit patch.com to view all of the towns we're covering across the nation - with more to come in 2011! Happy New Year from Stoneham Patch!

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 29

Wondering what is going on in and around Stoneham? Here is a quick summary.

1. ZooLights, which features about 250,000 lights and other holiday decorations, at Stone Zoo, 149 Pond St., is expected to be open from 5-9 p.m. Tickets cost $5 per person, $4 per member and children under 2 get in free. 2. The Stoneham Fire Department lit the bunting outside the Fire Station yesterday in memory of retired firefighter Francis "Frank" Hudson, who passed away on Dec. 24 at Merrimack Hospice House in Haverhill. He was 66.  Funeral services will be held from 4-8 p.m. today at Blake Funeral Home in Chelmsford, while Hudson's funeral mass is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Parish, 25 North Rd., Chelmsford. He will be given a private burial.  Here is Hudson's obituary from the Lowell Sun website. 3. Public …

Photo Gallery: Digging the New Snow

After well over a foot of snow pummeled Stoneham in the first blizzard of the year, residents had to brush the dust off their shovels and snowblowers and get to work cleaning out their driveways on Monday.

After Mother Nature decided to unload more than a foot of snow on Stoneham during the first snowstorm of the season Sunday evening into Monday morning, residents were left with no other choice: It's time to break out the shovels and snowblowers and get digging. From shoveling sidewalks to plowing driveways, the townspeople and Stoneham DPW crews had their work cut out for them post-blizzard. Check out Stoneham Patch contributor Elizabeth Alton's photographs of the town's clean-up effort.

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Upload Your Photos and Videos to Our "Stick Your Camera Out the Window" Art Project

It's easy to upload your photos. Just click the "Add" link below the photo gallery and follow the directions.

Hey Stoneham—with this "Stick Your Camera Out the Window Art Project," we're hoping to create a mosaic that documents what this storm looks like all over the town of Stoneham. But we need your help. Please take your camera or cellphone, stick it out a window or doorway and take a photo or a video. Then upload it to this article. You can sign in with your Stoneham Patch account or your Facebook account. It's easy, just click the "Add" link below the photos and follow the directions. Be sure to include a caption for your photo that lets others know where the photo was taken. The more specific you are the better, but simply mentioning the roadway in Stoneham is fine too. Let's have some fun with this and see what we can create together. Stay…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 26

Want to find out what is going on in the community? Check out our quick summary.

1. The annual ZooLights showcase, which features roughly 250,000 lights and other decorative holiday attractions at Stone Zoo, 149 Pond St., is expected to be open from 5-9 p.m.  2. Stoneham may get hit by its first major snowstorm of the season, with 12-16 inches of snowfall starting this morning through Monday night, according to a Massachusetts blizzard warning issued by The National Weather Service. 3. Saint Patrick Parish, 9 Pomeworth St., is slated to host three rounds of mass at 8 a.m., 10 a.m, and noon. Mass is free to attend and open to the public. 4. All Saints Episcopal Church, 79 Central St., is scheduled to have worship at 10 a.m. The service is free to attend and open to the public. 5. Worship services at First Baptist …