Week in Review: School Employee Passes Away, Gaming Bill Supported and Student Transfer Denied
Here's a look back at some of the top stories in Winchester from the past week.
Thomas Cremens, 52, of 8 Kimball Road in Woburn died of injuries suffered in a fall from a ladder over the weekend. For the last few years, Cremens worked as a custodian at Winchester High School.
The state house approved a bill to allow casinos in Massachusetts Wednesday evening, thanks in part to the support of two Stoneham representatives.
The bill, which calls for licensing of three resort-style casinos and one slot parlor to Massachusetts overwhelmingly passed through the state House of Representatives Wednesday with a vote of 123-32.
Rep. Jason Lewis, D-Winchester, voted in favor of the bill.
Pascal Dangerville, the longtime Lincoln custodian and Everett resident, had requested that his daughter – Yamiley – attend McCall Middle School, on the grounds that he was a school employee. The School Committee denied his request.
A new spa has opened at 39 Thompson St., in the location formerly occupied by Le Mani Day Spa.
TLS Spa Associates is actually three separate providers under one roof: an esthetician, an electrologist, and a massage therapist.
Be sure to check out some video and a photo gallery of the 9/11 ceremony held in Winchester on Sunday.
According to Boston Magazine, the Winchester School District is considered one of the best in the state.
There's a "culture of non-compliance" when it comes to rules in Middlesex Fells Reservation, and the people most passionate about the area are in part to blame, according to one official.
Winchester will examine TeleComm towers as a possible revenue source.
Harvard Professor, Elizabeth Warrenm announced that she will be running for US Senate.
Be sure to check out the homes that sold last week, as well as the open house this weekend.
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Winchester High School
80 Skillings Rd, Winchester, MA -
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Lincoln Elementary School
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McCall Middle School
458 Main St, Winchester, MA -
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Le Mani Day Spa
63 Shore Rd, Winchester, MA (Suite 21 in the new wing to the rear of the main entrance.) -
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Long Pond
Mystic Valley Pkwy & S Border Rd, Winchester, MA -
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