Police, Residents Attend Officer Sean Collier's Wake

Hundreds came to Stoneham Monday afternoon to pay their respects to the late MIT officer.

Flags at half-staff, a police caravan leading a hearse and the Patriot Guard Riders lining Main Street in Red, White and Blue. A long, almost silent trail of mourners waiting to enter a local funeral home and a row of TV news trucks. Bystanders and passersby no longer have to ask, “What happened?” “What’s going on?” They know. It’s a scene that’s become all too familiar – Sunday in Medford, Monday in Stoneham and at Boston University and soon in Dorchester. On Monday in Stoneham, police paid respects to one of their own, 27-year-old Sean Collier, an officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was shot and killed Thursday night in his police car. Hundreds of others also attended the wake for Collier, a Wilmington native and …

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VIDEO: Boylston Street Business Shows Support with '26.2together' Signs

Employees from the local design company handed out free copies of the poster for people to hang in their homes, stores and elsewhere around the community.

Two women from Breakaway Innovation Group on Boylston Street were at the Boston Marathon victims' memorial at Boylston and Berkeley streets on Thursday afternoon handing out printed signs to show their support in the aftermath of Monday's bombing. The small posters show a Boston skyline with an overlay of a red Boston "B" and text reading "26.2gether." "We just thought it would be nice to print these out and give them to local places in support and solidarity for the whole community," said Breakaway employee and Somerville resident Megan Brock. ProPrint on Boylston Street donated 250 copies of the poster.

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Winchester Runner Narrowly Escapes Boston Marathon Bombings

Winchester resident Frank Fantasia finished his 11th consecutive Boston Marathon just a few minutes before bombs exploded near the finish line.

Winchester runner Frank Fantasia finished his 11th consecutive Boston Marathon just a few minutes before bombs exploded near the finish line. Fantasia, 64, a Somerville native, completed his 13th Boston Marathon on Monday. Fantasia, who raised about $15,000 for Boston Children's Hospital, was one of roughly 200 runners on the "Miles for Miracles" team. Recalling the Race Fantasia said things started off well except for the fact that he ran too fast in the early stages of the marathon and "I knew I would pay the price in the hills which I did do." He later met up with his wife and three of his five grandchildren just before Wellesley Center, which they do every year to root him on.  "I had to walk the hills a bit in Newton, and I had to get…

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News Nearby: Davis Square Hotel Proposals

Check out some of the stories making headlines in the Winchester region this week.

Here is a look at some of the stories making headlines in the Winchester region this week: Davis Square Hotel: What Have Developers Proposed? Four development groups have put forward proposals to build a hotel in Davis Square. Here's a quick look at those proposals. Two Arlington Restaurants Changing Owners: A Mexican restaurant in East Arlington and a Thai one in the center are changing owners. The new owners of Zocalo Cocina Mexicana and Thai Moon went before the Board of Selectmen Monday to apply for new operating and beer and wine licenses. Both restaurants received the licenses in unanimous votes.  Finding Trooper: Volunteers Rescue Puppy: Using a technique called "Hasty Search," volunteers brought home a young pup who went missing …

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Obituary For Neal McGeoghean, Sr.

Winchester native and Somerville resident Neal McGeoghean, Sr., 76, died on March 6.

Nearby News: Fire Damages Somerville Bakery

Check out some of the stories making headlines in the Winchester region this week.

Here are some of the stories making headlines in the Winchester region this week: Somerville Stoneham Melrose Arlington

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