Ryan Laroche

Winchester, Woburn

Winchester News Editor at Daily Times Chronicle

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Winchester updates (some) code of bylaws

6 days ago | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

Winchester is attempting to do something it hasn’t done in quite some time: update its code of bylaws. With the help of Town Meeting (responsible for approving each update) and the Committee on Government Regulations (tasked with making the necessary changes), several chapters and sections passed muster already (Town Meeting first took up the code of bylaw articles on Thursday) while some were postponed. Before voting began, some residents expressed concern with the process.
Wilmington’s Cpl. John Edwinson to finally arrive home

3 weeks ago | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

On Saturday, April 26, Marine Cpl. John E. Edwinson Jr. comes home to Wilmington. Edwinson was sadly killed in action during World War II on Sept. 24, 1942 at Guadalcanal, an island in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, and buried, along with nine others, on the battlefield by his comrades. Now, nearly 83 years later, Edwinson’s remains will return to his hometown to be buried alongside his mother and father in Wildwood Cemetery.
Wilmington, Tewksbury have another chance to comply with MBTA zoning act

1 month ago | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

As the second deadline to comply with the MBTA Communities zoning law approaches, two local communities continue to struggle with how to adopt the bylaw and if residents even want to.
Could Jacqui Duffy be America’s Favorite Teacher?

Feb 14, 2025 | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

Reader’s Digest wants to know “who is America’s Favorite Teacher?” The answer may be Wilmington resident Jacqueline Duffy. The winning teacher will receive $25,000, a feature in Reader’s Digest, a trip to Hawaii, and a school assembly with Bill Nye (the Science Guy). Duffy currently teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) to multilingual young adults at an alternative high school in South Boston.
EPA finishes ‘five-year review’ of two Woburn Superfund sites

Jan 24, 2025 | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

Last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency completed required comprehensive site cleanup reviews known as “five-year reviews” of 12 Superfund sites on the National Priority List across Massachusetts including two local sites: Wells G & H and Industri-Plex in Woburn. As required by law, the EPA conducts reviews at Superfund sites after cleanup remedies have been implemented every five years.
Winchester grapples with new ADU bylaw

Nov 15, 2024 | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

Back in August, the state legislature passed and the governor signed into law a bill dealing with Accessory Dwelling Units. An ADU is a secondary residential unit on a single-family lot, either attached or detached, with a separate entrance and cooking space. The bill, applicable to all communities, even those with an ADU bylaw already in place, makes ADUs allowable by right and open to all residents. However, ADUs can be no larger than 900 square feet and can be subject to site plan review.
Tewksbury’s Smith working to make breast cancer care more affordable

Oct 25, 2024 | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

Right now, according to Joe Chambers from the CK Communications Group, Massachusetts is the only state in New England that doesn’t force insurers to cover the complete cost of breast cancer screenings. In fact, more than half of the states in America require this, including much of the south. Alyssa Smith of Tewksbury is trying to make things more affordable.
Winchester Hospital helping those overcome breast cancer

Oct 11, 2024 | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., more than 360,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone. However, thanks to advancements in science, when caught in its earliest, localized stages, the five-year relative survival rate of breast cancer is 99 percent. Locally, Winchester Hospital is doing all it can to help women (and some men) battle this disease.
Winchester MBTA project wrapping up

Jun 21, 2024 | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

Nearly four years ago, the MBTA began working on the Winchester Center Commuter Rail Station. This year, the transit authority seems ready to put the finishing touches on the project. Back in February, representatives from the MBTA reaffirmed the plan to partially reopen the station by mid-July and fully reopen it by November. However, it now appears the MBTA will miss the July deadline.
Wilmington’s Pinto part of research team at UMass

May 31, 2024 | homenewshere.com | Ryan Laroche

Wilmington resident Emily Pinto is doing some big things at UMass Amherst as part of a group of 10 research assistants working with Dr. Jill Hoover in a national longitudinal study to advance the understanding of language and cognition in childhood language disorders.