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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Tuesday, Jan. 15

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in your office.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to make Tuesday a lot better than Monday and to help make you the smartest person in the cafeteria. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "I have no problem with fingerprinting possible teachers as opposed to Cori, but if we are doing it for the children it should be done across the board for all professions that have contact with children. People also seem to be thinking "nationwide" as if that solves the problem. In my school career I can think of three teachers off the top of my head who were from other countries, are we going to start checking there too? Also, the majority of child molestation issues have been perpetrated by family members, friends of the family, …

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Scare Your Kids Into Reading with These Books for Halloween

Check out ReadKiddoRead's list of the best Halloween books for kids.

All of us—adults, teens and children—enjoy a scary chill.  What better time of year than Halloween to indulge in stories that make our spines tingle? Swing by the Stoneham Public Library, 431 Main St., on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  It's the perfect time for your family to share some spooky stories each evening. To get you started, here are some Halloween books filled with ghosts and ghouls, wizards and witches, haunted houses and black magic that everyone can enjoy together.  PICTURE BOOKS for ages 2-6 The youngest children love the fun of Halloween: costumes, trick-or-treating and gentle tales of ghosts and goblins. Here are some …

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Photo of the Day: A Festive Lamppost at Stoneham Public Library

Take a gander at the latest image from around town.

Check out the latest "Photo of the Day" of a wreath adorning a lamppost outside Stoneham Public Library. Got a great photo captured in Stoneham? Email it to mark.ouellette@patch.com for future Photo of the Day consideration.

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 24

Check out the latest "Patch Facts" column to learn more about activities happening in the Stoneham region.

1. Find your groove: Jazz Duo returns to Sato II Restaurant, 147 Main St., Stoneham to perform from 6:30-9:30 p.m. 2. One sweet game: The Stoneham Public Library, 431 Main St., Stoneham is scheduled to host a free game of candy Bingo for families from 2:30-3:30 p.m. No registration is required and there will be plenty of prizes given away. 3. Last chance to get cookin': Today is the last day Wakefield Unitarian Universalist Church, 326 Main St., Wakefield will be hosting kids cooking lessons from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Children ages 9-12 can attend the course for $65 and discounts are offered to multiple family members or three or more classes registered for by student. For more information, call 617-981-2612 or email holly@sweetthingfood.com…

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Stoneham Public Library Lends eBooks

Stoneham residents with e-readers can take advantage of library eBook lending.

Did you get an e-reader over the holidays? If so, you've already learned how wonderfully convenient and portable an e-reader can be, but also how expensive it is. Before you go broke this year purchasing eBook downloads, take heed: The Stoneham Public Library can help. Through its membership in NOBLE (the North of Boston Library Exchange, a consortium of 17 public area libraries and 11 college libraries), the Stoneham Library offers an impressive collection of free Adobe EPUB eBooks, ranging from Sean Wilentz's recently released Bob Dylan biography to the latest Dennis Lehane and John Grisham novels. How Does NOBLE Operate? Powered by NOBLE's technology partner Overdrive, a global distributor of eBooks and audiobooks, the Digital Catalog …

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