🌱 Patch AM: Man Charged In $6,800 Scam Targeting Elderly Stoneham Resident

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In today's newsletter:

• Elderly Stoneham resident loses $6,800 in fake bail scam

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Peabody Community Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Charged In $6,800 Scam Targeting Elderly Stoneham Resident (patch.com) — Stoneham residents are being warned after police charged a Lawrence man in a $6,800 scam that targeted an elderly Stoneham victim with a fake story about a jailed son needing bail. Detectives traced the money, which was unknowingly picked up by an Uber driver, and arrested the suspect with help from Wilmington police. Authorities urge locals to be skeptical of urgent requests for cash, especially involving loved ones in supposed trouble.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stoneham

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 6
• 2026 Peabody Community Market →
  Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Try a Free Music Class—September 8-12 →
  Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Ave, Winchester
  9:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• Martial Arts - Tool For Life Transformation →
  BodyMindSystems, 263 Main Street, Stoneham
Tuesday September 8
• Babes in the Woods Hike →
  Bear Hill Parking Lot, 90 Fallon Road, Stoneham
• Booked & Babbling →
  Stoneham Library, 431 Main Street, Stoneham
  9:30 am
• Slow Flow Yoga →
  Stoneham Library, 431 Main Street, Stoneham
  11:00 am
Thursday September 10
• "The Hardest, Longest Race: Henry Ford and the Cross-country Race That Changed America" →
  Stoneham Historical Society & Museum, 36 William St, Stoneham
  6:45 pm
Sunday September 13
• MusicFest Open House & Auditions →
  Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Ave, Winchester
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Electric Vehicle Showcase at the Stoneham Farmers Market →
  Stoneham Farmers Market, 38-80 Church St, Stoneham
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Ranting Parents Comedy Tour →
  Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Parkinson's 101 →
  The Arbors Assisted Living Residential Communities At Stoneham, 140 Franklin St, Stoneham
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Melrose Gas Station Sells $2 Million Winning Lottery Ticket (patch.com)

Winchester

• The League of Women Voters of Winchester to honor Susan McPhee with 2026 Civic Leadership Award ceremony (winchesternews.org)

Malden

• Drinking And Driving, Fraud, And Road Rage: Malden Police Log (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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