🌱 Patch AM: Why your next Fells foliage hike should start in Stoneham

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In today's newsletter:

• Why your next Fells foliage hike should start in Stoneham

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 56.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where Snakes In Massachusetts Go When Fall Foliage Peaks (takingthekids.com) — If you love hiking the Fells, this guide points you straight to the Stoneham-side entrance at 4 Woodland Road and explains why the reservation is a prime fall foliage and wildlife spot. It also highlights other Massachusetts parks where snakes quietly move to winter dens as leaves peak. You'll get practical tips on where to walk, what to watch for, and how to safely enjoy these trails.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stoneham

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  American Legion Post 221, 357 Great Rd, Bedford
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Commonwealth School Virtual Open House →
  Virtual,
  6:30 pm
• Intro to ADUs →
  111 High St, Medford
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Silent Reading Night →
  Stoneham Town Common, 340 Main St, Stoneham
  6:15 pm
Thursday October 1
• Little Readers, Big Futures! Free Parent Workshop! →
  Creative Corner School, 11 Sheridan Cir, Winchester
  6:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Eastern Middlesex Toastmasters →
  Stoneham Public Library, 431 Main St, Stoneham
  6:50 pm
• Learn Traditional Martials Arts & Lion Dance - Now Open →
  50 Cross St, Winchester
  8:03 pm
Thursday October 8
• Tutankhamun: The Lost Treasures →
  Stoneham Historical Society & Museum, 36 William St, Stoneham
  6:45 pm
Saturday October 10
• It's a Bloch Party! Grand Opening →
  Bloch Performing Arts Inc., 271 Lincoln St, Lexington
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Meet the Author: ALZFiredUp! Living Well with Alzheimer's →
  140 Franklin St, Stoneham
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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• MA Patch Candidate Profile: Peter Meaney For State Representative (patch.com)

Winchester

• Eight months in, town manager's agenda for Winchester remains a work in progress (winchesternews.org)
• Winchester boys soccer makes it four in a row after wins over Woburn, Beverly, Melrose (winchesternews.org)
• Winchester, MA Select Board — September 28, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)

Woburn

• John F. Kennedy gifts $2.5 million to UMass hockey position (wwlp.com)
• SES AI's Chungju Battery Facility Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Production of NDAA-Compliant Drone Cells (greenstocknews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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