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Nancy Sinatra’s boots may have been made for walking, but the eponymous thigh-highs in the musical “Kinky Boots” have a lot more to do than that.Based on the 2005 British film of the same name, the Broadway production – winner of six 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and the 2014 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album – featured Cyndi Lauper’s Tony-winning music and lyrics, and book by Harvey Fierstein.Following its six-year run [...]

A water main break on the Stoneham-Winchester transmission line is impacting six communities, including Winchester, according to the tweet by Massachusetts Water Resources Authority on Friday afternoon, May 3. Residents may see reduced water pressure and discolored water, according to MWRA. Residents in Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington, and Woburn are also impacted by the break. [...]

A water main break on the Stoneham-Winchester line is impacting six communities, including Winchester, according to the tweet by Massachusetts Water Resources Authority on Friday afternoon, May 3. Residents may see reduced water pressure and discolored water, according to MWRA.The MWRA staff have shut down a leaking pipeline and are working on repairs. Residents in Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington, and Woburn are also impacted by the break. On the website, the MWRA [...]

In March, the senate president’s office in the State House went through a bit of a makeover. For the first time, the typical lineup of portraits of former senate presidents, all male except two, wasn't decorating the walls. In a temporary transformation for the Women’s History Month, those portraits were covered up with 88 portraits of women who have shaped Massachusetts history through their work in politics, science, and education.There was Elizabeth Freeman, [...]

When you think of Ruth Westheimer, what immediately comes to mind is the image of a stout, wonderfully gregarious granny sporting a heavily accented potty mouth. But dig deeper, which documentarian Ryan White does in his informative, fascinating “Ask Dr. Ruth,” a fuller, much sadder portrait emerges; one of such misery, heartbreak and unmitigated tragedy it’s hard to believe she can even smile, let alone fill every room she enters with incandescent warmth and boundless [...]

WCVB Channel 5’s longtime, principal Sports Anchor, Mike Lynch, has announced his plan to retire from anchoring SportsCenter 5 in August, but Lynch isn’t leaving the Channel 5 family and will transition to part-time as a special, sports correspondent. Lynch, a Winchester resident who is fondly referred to as “Lynchie” by his fans and colleagues, was named the Massachusetts Sportscaster of the Year an unprecedented 16 times and has been an integral part of [...]

Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? Here is a list of all the best new shows and movies released on Netflix the week of May 3-May 9.If you were looking for a story about this week's Netflix releases being bland and boring, then get on out of here, because things are [...]

When pop culture icons collide, sometimes people get hurt. At least, that's what some Game of Thrones fans think is about to happen after rapper Drake decided to show some love for Arya Stark ( [...]

High school seniors are wrapping up their last year " studying for finals, battling senioritis and mailing out graduation announcements. And while those destined for college are beginning to receive

Vida returns for its anticipated second season later this month, and we finally have our first look at what's in store now that Emma ( [...]