Stoneham News

Plans to widen Route 20 and revamp the downtown area are moving ahead, and town officials hope construction will start next summer.

Adam Sandler, Cher, Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone and Judd Apatow have signed on as animal voices in the upcoming made-in-Massachusetts flick " The Zookeeper ," starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson.

The mayors of Melrose and Medford, joined by a group of citizens, are suing state environmental officials, seeking to overturn a recent decision that would allow construction of an office and residential development adjacent to the Middlesex Fells Reservation without a full environmental review.

In tough times, the carrion gets snapped up faster. Local theaters are eager to offer themselves as replacement homes for disappointed North Shore Music Theatre patrons , including those who are unlikely to get back the $300 they spent on tickets for a season that won't happen.

Written by Kathy St. George and Scott Edmiston; directed by Scott Edmiston; music director, Jim Rice ; choreographer, Ilyse Robbins; costume designer, Charles Schoonmaker ; lighting designer, Karen Perlow; scenic designer, Janie Howland Performances: Now through June 28, Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, Mass.

Lions, tigers and bears in Boston? Try Dorchester and Stoneham. An inside source confirms that the upcoming made-in-Massachusetts flick " The Zookeeper ," starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson, will film the majority of its scenes at Franklin Park Zoo located at 1 Franklin Park Rd.

Stoneham HIgh cancels classes after serious threat: Stoneham High School in Stoneham, Mass.

STONEHAM, Mass. - Stoneham High School is set to reopen under strict security after a brick with a threatening note attached to it was thrown through the window of a school administrator's office.

Dear Tim: What kind of sanding block should I buy? I have seen rubber ones, as well as other kinds of flexible ones.

Zoos in the US, Panama, and Mexico are deploying researchers in Central America to develop new ways to fight a fungus blamed for wiping out dozens of frog and amphibian species as part of a project announced yesterday.

Before they boil over, let's take a look at the summer forecast. There's plenty of new-play festivals, Shakespeare and old favorites to take in before September.

When Jeannette Noyes chose laminate countertops for the remodeled kitchen in her 1915 Indianapolis home, it was about more than cost.

You know those conversations with strangers that you have on a train, plain, or bus that help pass the time? Well, in "Strangers on a Train," one of those innocent chats ends with murder and madness, a perfect subject for the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film.

Yesterday, authorities offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of the body of the Woburn high school freshman.

Robert Serrell, who stars in "Strangers on a Train" starting Thursday at Stoneham Theatre, had trouble remembering his lines.

Using a caddy or a belt to hold cleaning supplies will free up your hands and create fewer trips to the sink.

When Jeannette Noyes chose laminate countertops for the remodeled kitchen in her 1915 Indianapolis home, it was about more than cost.

Wakefield - What do cats, unique gifts and martinis have in common? "Shake, Sip and Shop Night" at Silver Clay Gifts , Wakefield, may be the answer.

Construction workers reported to police at 5:30 p.m. that $1,100 worth of insulation was stolen from a job site on Canal Street.

As local officials struggle to maintain city services and overcome state funding cuts, four municipalities north of Boston are set to join the state's Group Insurance Commission, a move that should save the communities hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.