ELECTION RESULTS: Community Preservation Act Rejected

All Stoneham incumbents won their re-election bids in Tuesday's election, although not without some close races.

UPDATE Wednesday, 10:55 a.m.: Stoneham Town Clerk Maria Sagarino said the final official numbers changed "very slightly" from Tuesday night's unofficial results. The new results are attached as a PDF in the box to the right and the article has been updated. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The Community Preservation Act (CPA) isn't coming to Stoneham, and the incumbents are back in office. On Tuesday, the majority of residents who made their way to the polls voted 'no' on the CPA, which would've allowed the town to place a 1 percent surcharge on property taxes, with those funds and any matching funds from the state going to a fund specifically designated for open space, parks, recreational uses and conservation. Unofficial tallies had 51.8 percent voting…

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Report: School Committee Candidates Debate

The Stoneham Independent recaps last week's debate between the three candidates for the Stoneham School Committee in next Tuesday's election

The three candidates vying for the lone seat up for grabs on the Stoneham School Committee faced off in a StonehamTV forum last week, the Stoneham Independent reports. Incumbent Jeanne Craigie and challengers Caroline Colarusso and Julianne DeSimone discussed topics such as MCAS scores, high school accreditation, Stoneham Schools' rankings compared to nearby communities, redistricting and the high school's graduation rate, among other topics, the Independent reported. Read the full report from the debate on the Stoneham Independent.

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Deadline for Election-Related Submissions is Friday

No election-related submissions will be posted on Stoneham Patch after Friday, March 29, leading up to the Town Election on Tuesday, April 2.

To readers and users of Stoneham Patch, I'm Daniel DeMaina, associate regional editor at Patch. In my time before Patch while working for weekly newspapers, we would not publish any election-related submissions in the final issue before an election, because if there was a factual error, we wouldn't be able to issue a correction before election day. It's different for us online, since we're publishing every day, but we'd still like to err on the side of caution. With Stoneham's town election coming up on Tuesday, April 2, we have set a deadline of this Friday, March 29 for any election-related submissions, such as letters to the editor. This gives us the weekend and Monday as a buffer zone to make any factual corrections, if necessary. …

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Letter: Vote Caroline Colarusso for Stoneham School Committee

A Stoneham resident writes in support of Colarusso's candidacy.

Lewis Endorses MacNeill and Warren for Selectmen

State Representative Jason Lewis has endorsed Shelly MacNeill and John Warren in their bid to join the Stoneham Board of Selectmen.

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When Is the Deadline to Register to Vote For Upcoming Elections?

Find out when you have to register to vote in the upcoming elections—with one deadline this week.

Stoneham has several elections coming up including the annual town election in April, Town Meeting in May and the U.S. Senate primary. And one deadline to register to vote is this week. You can see a sample Town Election ballot attached to this article, provided by Town Clerk Maria Sagarino, showing the various candidates for office. Don't forget to turn the ballot over in the booth, where you'll find the one question on this year's ballot—the Community Preservation Act (CPA). Stonehamites have written on Patch both in favor of the CPA and in opposition to the CPA. Here are the dates of the elections and the deadlines to register to vote: Register to vote at the Town Clerk's office at Town Hall or print a mail-in voter registration form: …

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When Will Stoneham's Candidates Debate?

Stoneham will hold its town election on Tuesday, April 2, 2013—here's when you can hear directly from the candidates.

Stoneham will hold its town election on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, with the election finalized at town meeting on May 6. So when can voters hear from the candidates themselves? Stoneham TV will again host "Meet the Candidates Nights"—two forums where the candidates of the contested races to answer questions from the media. The forums will be held at Stoneham TV and are as follows: School Committee Candidates and Board of Assessors Board of Selectmen and Town Moderator

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Jeanne E. Craigie

7:31 am on Thursday, March 7, 2013

Cindy that is a great question? Citizens can come to the TV station there are always chairs set up,however, the format has not be interactive for many years. It is a panel from the media with a Moderator. I think questions can be written but no guarantee they will be asked. The other issue I can speak to is the High School auditorium can not do live TV. The debate could be taped than shown on our…   more ›

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Who's Running for Stoneham Town Office?

Nominations papers are currently available for the town election on Tuesday, April 2. So who has pulled papers so far to run?

Stoneham will hold its town election on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, with the election finalized at town meeting on May 6, and nomination papers are available for interested registered voters to run for any of the positions currently up in Stoneham town government. Nomination papers must be taken out by Friday, Feb. 8 and returned no later than Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. with at least 50 registered voter signatures.   So who's has pulled papers so far to run for office? Stoneham Town Clerk Maria Sagarino provided Stoneham Patch with the names of residents who have taken our nomination papers to run. So far, two Board of Selectment incumbents have pulled papers, along with two challengers. Below is the election landscape so far. If you're …

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