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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 . For the last few years, Cremens worked as a custodian at .

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.

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Rep. Jason Lewis, D-Winchester,

Pascal Dangerville, the longtime custodian and Everett resident, had requested that his daughter – Yamiley – attend , on the grounds that he was a school employee. The

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A new spa has opened at 39 Thompson St., in the location formerly occupied by .

is actually three separate providers under one roof: an esthetician, an electrologist, and a massage therapist.

Be sure to check out and aceremony held in Winchester on Sunday.

According to Boston Magazine,

There's a when it comes to rules in , and the people most passionate about the area are in part to blame, according to one official.

Winchester will examine

Harvard Professor,

Be sure to check out the , as well as the


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