Stoneham Rotary Crowns 7th Annual Stoneham Star

        The Rotary Club of Stoneham held our 7th Annual Stoneham Star Talent Competition on Tuesday, June 9 at Stoneham Theatre. 12 acts competed for the title, and ultimately Stoneham resident Alexandra Flammia was named the 2015 Stoneham Star for her performance of Don’t Rain on My Parade that had the whole audience on their feet. Randy Perillo once again hosted the show.
 
        Judges Susan Larson, Mark Linehan and Dr. Joe Pizzarello also chose Isabella Moore for second place and the local band Houses, with members Bobby Borenstein, Jake Michaels, Eddie Pizzano and Jon Schores for third place. Keira Haughey and Amelia Borto won the distinction of “Fan Favorite” for receiving the most votes from the audience.
 
        Stoneham Star is a fundraiser for our charities. This year, a portion of the proceeds raised will benefit our new Interact Club at Stoneham High School.
 
        “We are proud to have chartered our Interact club with such a high number of motivated members,” said our President Amy. “The Stoneham Star competition is a fun night and an important fundraiser which helps us continue the work that we do with nonprofit organizations and provide seed money for the Interact club to carry out their first community service project. I want to thank all of our sponsors, participants, host, judges, Rotary members, and audience members for making Stoneham Star 2015 a success!”
 
        Sponsors of the 2015 Stoneham Star competition include Pizzarello & Silvestro Family Dentistry, Stoneham Ford, MELD Inc., Salem Five, Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham TV, Boyd’s Direct, StonehamBank, and the Stoneham Independent. Please thank and support our sponsors.