Week in Review: Newtown Shooting Victims Honored at Christmas Eve Vigil in Stoneham
Check out some of the top posts on Stoneham Patch this week.
Here are some of the top posts on Stoneham Patch this week:
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Newtown Shooting Victims Honored at Christmas Eve Vigil in Stoneham
The 26 victims in the Newtown, Conn. shooting on Dec. 14 were remembered during a Christmas Eve vigil at the Stoneham Town Common.
Dozens of Stoneham area residents attended a solemn Christmas Eve vigil to honor the Newtown, Conn. shooting victims at the Stoneham Town Common. The vigil was organized by concerned Stoneham mom Erin Sinclair who put it together through a Facebook page, an email blast campaign and word of mouth. “Grace Mcdonald, age seven. Emily Parker, age six. Jack Pinto, age six...,” said Jim Devlin, veteran's service officer for Stoneham, from a small podium at the gazebo on the Common. While reading the names of the 26 victims, Devlin fought to hold back tears as others wept openly. “My heart just goes out to the families, I'm constantly thinking about them,” explained Stoneham mother, Erin Riddell, summing up much of the sympathies of those in …
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PHOTOS: Newtown Victims Remembered at Christmas Eve Vigil in Stoneham
The 26 victims of the Newtown, Conn. shooting on Dec. 14 were honored during a Christmas Eve vigil at the Stoneham Town Common.
The 26 victims of the Newtown, Conn. shooting on Dec. 14 were honored during a Christmas Eve vigil at the Stoneham Town Common. Did you miss the Christmas Eve vigil in Stoneham honoring the victims of the Newtown, Conn. shooting? If so, check out our photo gallery for images from the vigil. For those that did attend the vigil, upload your photos and videos to this post. Please make sure to log into your free Stoneham Patch user account before attempting to upload your images. Click the "Upload Photos and Videos" buttong located above and below the gallery and follow the prompts. Also, make sure to provide a full-sentence caption for each photo and the name of the photographer in the "credit" field.
Newtown, Conn. Resident Speaks at Christmas Eve Vigil in Stoneham
A look at the speech Newtown, Conn. resident Dara McKenzie gave during the Christmas Eve vigil at the Stoneham Town Common.
[Editor's note: The following is the speech given by Newtown, Conn. resident Dara McKenzie during the Christmas Eve vigil at the Stoneham Town Common.] "My name is Dara McKenzie and this is my husband Joe and our almost three- year-old daughter Kylie who was most likely attending Sandy Hook Elementary in September for preschool. We are here today because we are visiting our family, Joe's mother Elaine McKenzie who is a native of Stoneham and currently a children's librarian here in town. His father, Richard, who has lived in Stoneham for 33 years and his sister Janyce who graduated from Stoneham High School. His brother Andrew is also a Stoneham High graduate and currently lives in California. We are also here today because almost three …
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Newtown, Conn. Family With Stoneham Ties to Attend Christmas Eve Vigil
A family from the Newtown, Conn. community will be in attendance for the Christmas Eve vigil planned in Stoneham to honor the Newtown shooting victims, according to organizer Erin Sinclair.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Newtown, Conn. Family With Stoneham Ties to Attend Christmas Eve Vigil
A family from the Newtown, Conn. community will be in attendance for the Christmas Eve vigil planned in Stoneham to honor the Newtown shooting victims, according to organizer Erin Sinclair.
A family from the Newtown, Conn. community will be in attendance for the Christmas Eve vigil planned in Stoneham to honor the Newtown shooting victims, according to organizer Erin Sinclair. Dara and Joe McKenzie, who have lived in Newtown for three years, will be attending the vigil, according to Sinclair. "(The McKenzies) have an almost 3-year-old daughter Kylie who was most likely going to attend Sandy Hook Elementary (School) for preschool in September," Sinclair said, adding that the family was not a victim in the shooting. Joe McKenzie has ties to the Stoneham community, as he grew up in town, according to Sinclair. His mother Elaine McKenzie is a native of Stoneham and serves as a children's librarian at Stoneham Public Library, …
Dara McKenzie
3:29 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
The money donated to the sandy hook school support fund set up by the united way will go to rebuilding the community for the long term. A committee of community leaders and members are being set up to determine exactly how the money will be used. If you have any further questions you can feel free to contact the people at united way (listed in this article). more ›
Mark Ouellette
4:05 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012
Thank you for your photo uploads, Sarah and Charlie. more ›