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5 Things: Thanksgiving Edition

Check out the Five Things column for Thursday, Nov. 22 in Stoneham.

1. Thanksgiving Day game: The Reading-Stoneham Thanksgiving Day football game starts at 10:15 a.m. Thursday at the Stoneham High School football field. 2. Gobble Day photos: Got some great Thanksgiving Day photos taken in Stoneham? Upload them to this post and we'll put together a photo gallery of your submitted images. 3. Holiday hours: Find out what places will be open and closed on Thanksgiving in Stoneham. 4. ZooLights are back: ZooLights, a holiday display featuring Christmas decorations and thousands of lights, returns to Stone Zoo on Thanksgiving. Doors open at 5 p.m. Thursday. 5. Football pics: Will you be attending the Reading-Stoneham football game on Thanksgiving? Upload your photos to this post and we'll put together a photo …

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What's Open and Closed on Thanksgiving in Stoneham

Find out what places are open and closed on Thanksgiving in Stoneham.

Here's a general list of what's open and closed on Thanksgiving Day in Stoneham—help out your neighbors by adding any stores you know are open for that last-minute item in the comments section below:

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POLL: What is Your Favorite Thanksgiving Food?

Let us know by taking our poll.

With Thanksgiving arriving on Thursday, we want to know: What is your favorite Thanksgiving Day food? Let us know by taking our poll and posting a comment about your favorite dish.

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Mark Ouellette

3:07 pm on Monday, November 21, 2011

Hi Laura, Thanks for the comment. I just had some sweet potato fries the other day, which were good, but the pie sounds delicious. Have a happy Thanksgiving! Mark Ouellette Editor, Stoneham Patch   more ›

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Five Things: Middle School Plans to be Revealed

Check out the "Patch Facts" column for Nov. 17.

1. Middle school plans to be revealed: At 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Stoneham High School library, the School Committee, local politicians and the public will hear plans for the new middle school from the School Building Committee for the first time since the project was approved by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). 2. Obituary: Doreen McNulty: Doreen (Carrabino) McNulty, a Stoneham High School graduate and founder of the Learn to Figure Skate Club, died Monday, Nov. 14, after a lengthy and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was 49. McNulty was the wife of William “Bill” F. McNulty III, a Stoneham firefighter. Full obituary and funeral arrangements. 3. High school reunion: Stoneham High School’s Class of 1976 will …

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Five Things: Selectmen's Recap, Important School Committee Meeting

Check out the "Patch Facts" column for Nov. 16.

1. Selectmen revisit treatment of town fields: After recently voting to use non-organic materials to treat the town’s fields, the Board of Selectmen changed its tune last night. After hearing from a professional turf consultant, who is offering his expertise to the town free of charge, and also youth coaches in town, the board directed the consultant to meet with the coaches in the coming months to see if they can come up with a cost-effective – and just plain effective – way to treat the town’s fields organically in the spring. The Selectmen – and the consultant – noted that the non-organic materials that the town had planned to use were not pesticides. However, the consultant said that the treatments could have led to the need for …

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Patch Picks

Where Do You Buy Your Thanksgiving Turkey?

Help us compile a list of great places to prep for a Thanksgiving feast.

With Turkey Day just over a week away, we want to know: Where do you buy your Thanksgiving turkey? What place has the best turkey? The best deals? And where do you go for your stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and other Thanksgiving essentials? Let us know in the comments section below or by emailing John Waller at johndwaller@gmail.com. We'll feature the top choices in our Thursday edition of "Patch Picks."

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Jonathan Pickering

12:21 pm on Wednesday, November 16, 2011

I'd like to know the difference between a store bought turkey, say Stop and Shop or Market Basket, and other opinions. Does anyone know where I could get an organically-fed/raised turkey, or even a live one I could butcher myself?   more ›