New high school reaches substantial completion

From Stoneham News

• Select Board revises social media policy, debates e-bike crackdown. Stoneham's Select Board took up a revised social media policy after a Town Counsel review, while member Troy Lau pushed for tougher enforcement against reckless e-bike riding citing a statewide speed-tier proposal.Stoneham News
• School Committee debuts quarterly budget report. Stoneham's School Committee debuted its first-ever quarterly budget report, showing teacher salaries climbing toward a $25.6 million fiscal 2027 figure, then turned to sophomore and senior class trip requests.Stoneham News
• New high school hits 99 percent completion. Stoneham's School Building Committee heard that the new high school has reached substantial completion, with a certificate of occupancy pending a fire alarm fix, as members took up a fresh batch of contractor and furniture invoices.Stoneham News
• Select Board signs 14-article fall town meeting warrant. Stoneham's Select Board signed the warrant for the fall Special Town Meeting in a brief session, taking up a zoning bylaw change for development impact fees and a contested data center moratorium article, while a second citizen's petition was excluded over missing signature pages.Stoneham News

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• Stevens Street Recycling Center posts fall hours. The Town of Stoneham posted updated operating hours for the Stevens Street Recycling Center, which remain in effect through November 30.Town of Stoneham

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 6, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Board of Health holds flu clinic October 6. The Stoneham Board of Health will hold its annual flu clinic Tuesday, October 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium, with advance registration available online.Town of Stoneham
• Tue, Oct 6, 6:00 p.m.: School Committee negotiation panel meets Tuesday. Stoneham's School Committee Negotiation Subcommittee meets Tuesday, October 6, at 6 p.m. at 35 Central Street, as the district continues collective bargaining with the cafeteria workers' unit.Town of Stoneham
• Wed, Oct 7, 10:00 a.m.: Open Space committee meets Wednesday morning. The Open Space & Recreation Advisory Committee meets remotely Wednesday, October 7, at 10 a.m. to take up town conservation land and recreation planning matters.Town of Stoneham
• Wed, Oct 7, 3:00 p.m.: School Committee policy panel meets Wednesday. The School Committee's Policy Subcommittee meets remotely Wednesday, October 7, at 3 p.m., continuing work on the facilities-use policy the full committee gave first reading last month.Town of Stoneham
• Wed, Oct 7, 6:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission meets Wednesday. The Stoneham Conservation Commission meets Wednesday, October 7, at 6 p.m. at 35 Central Street for its regular agenda of wetlands and permitting matters.Town of Stoneham
• Wed, Oct 7, 6:00 p.m.: Hall of Fame Committee meets Wednesday. The Stoneham Hall of Fame Committee meets Wednesday, October 7, at 6 p.m. at 149 Franklin Street to continue planning this year's induction process.Town of Stoneham
• Wed, Oct 7, 7:00 p.m.: Finance Advisory Board meets Wednesday on warrant. Stoneham's Finance & Advisory Board meets Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. at 101 Central Street, with Special Town Meeting budget-article recommendations due this week.Town of Stoneham
• Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Regional vocational school committee meets Thursday. The Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School District Committee, which includes a Stoneham seat, meets Thursday, October 8, at 7 p.m. at its Wakefield campus.Town of Stoneham

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