The Stoneham Indepdent

Stoneham's budgetary woes appear to be coming to an end

Patrick Blais — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

STONEHAM, MA - Stoneham's budgetary woes suddenly don't seem so bleak these days, as local officials are projecting that the town will have at least $1.2 million in additional revenues for the FY'10 budget. During a recent meeting, Selectman Paul Rotondi convinced his counterparts to accept a working department budget figure of $53,991,688 for next year. That figure, which doesn't include expenditures for water and sewer services, is approximately $200,000 below the current year budget of $53,991,688. Appearing even worse, the town's financial gurus are...

Fatal pedestrian accident on Elm St.

Patrick Blais — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

STONEHAM, MA - An 83-year-old Stoneham man died and a young girl was injured by an alleged drunk driver in two separate pedestrian accidents along Main Street this week. According to police, Hancock Street resident Albert Paradiso was struck by a van at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday morning as he was walking north on Main Street and attempting to cross Elm Street in a crosswalk. Paramedics found the accident victim laying unresponsive in the roadway and he was transported to the Lahey Clinic with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead at the hospital on Monday evening. ...

Jim Dwyer looking forward to role as new State Rep.

Stoneham Independent Staff — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

WOBURN - So how did James Dwyer spend his first full day as the state representative-elect from the 30th Middlesex district? Rubbing elbows with the governor? Hob-nobbing with his future colleagues in the Legislature? Measuring silk for the drapes in his new office in the Statehouse? Dining on the foie gras at No. 9 Park? Nope. None of the above. He drove around the city collecting his lawn signs. "I don't like looking at them," said Dwyer, of the signs. "I always appreciate the folks who let me put a sign on their lawn, but once the election was over, I wanted to...