Town Notes
Published on January 31st, 2001
STONEHAM, MA –
Donovan horses
The Donovans are offering $100,000 for information about the death of their three horses in 1997.
In December of 2000 the Donovans accepted $320,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that Town officials conspired against the Emery Court family.
Saying that the suit was never about money, the Donovans are now putting up almost a third of the cash to find out how their horses died.
Election update
No new candidates joined the Town Election races this week.
The election is April 3. The deadline to pull papers is Feb. 9. The deadline to return and certify them is Feb. 13.
Sold
Quokka L.L.C. has purchased Denny’s at the northern end of Main Street for $1.5 million. The prevalent rumor predicts that owners will turn the property into a Bertucci’s Italian restaurant.
In other real estate news, Al Symes bought the old Blout family home at 11 Hersam St. from the Stoneham Savings Bank for $231,000. Symes is best known for his largest property in town, the renovated Stoneham Theatre.
Tax fraud case
A March 12 status conference in US District Court in Cambridge is scheduled for the eight people charged with obstructing an IRS audit of Stoneham Towing and Bodyworks, Inc., both of Gould Street.
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