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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Monday, Jan. 28

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person on your bus.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to make your Monday feel a little bit less like Monday and to help make you the smartest person in your office. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Oh Yeah Amber me too. The penny candies was awesome too. A 3 Musketeer was like a half pound to us. Every Kid starting at the 3d grade carried a pocket knife no biggie. Boy scout knives to carve wood and make sling shots. Yup bag of Malted Milk Balls,a new jack knife,a bottle of Yahoo and your good to go. Yup at 9 years old all us kids would get the Broadway Bus to Everett Station..To Charlestown Boys Club. We were all just 9 yrs old. Oh the bus ride was only 5 cents with a transferr for the train. But in a way I can see…

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Event Spotlight: Senior Center Bridge Club and Chorus/Tambourine Band

Two get-togethers are going on at the Senior Center Tuesday, Nov. 15. Bridge club and a Senior Chorus/Tambourine Band.

The Senior Center has two unique events going on today. The first is the weekly meeting of the Bridge Club that will gather at 8:45 a.m. The second is musically driven; the Senior Center's weekly Senior Chorus and Tambourine Band which will follow Bridge Club at 9:30 a.m. If you have nothing to do Tuesday morning, swing by the Senior Center on 136 Elm Street for a game of cards and a chance to raise your voices high!

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Week Ahead: To Make Beautiful Opening Its Doors

A look at the events and government meetings scheduled for this week in Stoneham.

Here are a few events happening in Stoneham this week: For more events in Stoneham this week, check out our events calendar. The following are public meetings scheduled in Stoneham this week (click on the links to download available meeting agendas):

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You Said It

VIDEO: What's Your Favorite Activity At the Senior Center?

Everyone's got opinions. Patch is the place to share them.

Welcome to "You Said It," Stoneham Patch's new feature where we ask residents to offer their opinions on relevant topics. Each week, we will bring you five installments of this video feature. This week, we asked seniors to tell us about their favorite activity at the Stoneham Senior Center.

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 22

Looking for ways to spend the day? Check out the latest "Patch Facts" column for suggestions.

1. Check yourself: The Stoneham Senior Center, 136 Elm St., Stoneham is hosting a free blood pressure check from 9:30-10:30 a.m. 2. Tell me a story: Stoneham Public Library, 431 Main St., Stoneham will provide children ages 3 1/2 and older with a storytime and the opportunity to make simple crafts from 10:30-11:15 a.m. in the Children's Room. The program is free and open to the public.  3. Get smart: Team trivia kicks off at 8 p.m. at Chili's, 70 Walkers Brook Dr., Reading. Winners will receive cash prizes. 4. Community dining: The Community Dinner Program, which consists of more than 50 churchgoers from several churches in town providing meals to people from the area, is slated for 5:45 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Stoneham…

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