Around the Region: Stoneham Man Struck by TV News Truck; Fires Devastate Malden Neighborhood; Somerville Settles Dispute with Firefighters

Here are some of the top recent stories from just beyond Medford's bounds:

: A 25-year-old Stoneham man was struck by an SUV owned WHDH Channel 7, while apparently outside his disabled vehicle on Route 93 near Exit 29 in Somerville Tuesday, according to Massachusetts State Police. He remained hospitalized in critical condition Friday. -Mark Ouellette

on Boylston St. in Malden in the past four months – nearly – have left a number of families homeless and struggling to rebuild. “I don't even know how to rebuild...I'm really so numb I can't function at this point...," resident Colleen Onorato said. "I have the help and support of so many people, so there are definitely reasons to be happy. It just doesn't diminish the fact that the tragedy happened.” -Chris Caesar

The city of Somerville and its firefighters have reached an agreement on a new eight-year labor accord a week after the city and the union . The firefighters, in December, had won a favorable arbitration decision from the state's Joint Labor-Management Committee, which oversees negotiations between municipalities and local firefighters. Then last week, after the city challenged the arbitration in court, denying the city's challenge. -Chris Orchard

Wakefield Police have released five photos of the man who robbed the Salem Variety Store at knife point on Jan. 17, 2012: three from the actual robbery, and two from the East Boston Savings Bank in Lynnfield, where the man was reportedly seen within an hour of the robbery (Photo on right).

at Winchester schools. And with a set to be completed by September 2013, the Winchester School Department has “No decisions about redistricting has been made yet,” said Superintendent William McAlduff. “But we need to address the serious space and overcrowding issues at our elementary schools.” -Daniel Marra