ryan kath has the story. >> reporter: he has no problem climbing the front steps. that's why he was surprised to get a recent letter from the post office. >> i read this. what's this all about? >> reporter: his mailbox would have to be moved out to the to be installed. >> effective immediately, we will not deliver mail to your home. my initial reaction was quite negative. and i let the person in the post office know that. >> reporter: he was one of 40 winchester homeowners to get the letter. around town, wbz noticed other people who had taken temporary measures like placing a basket at the bottom of the steps. ep or they -- you have to have a handrail. >> reporter: the initiative was planned as a way to reduce potential hazards. >> the wording could have been changed. >> most definitely. >> reporter: the communication could have been better and he promises that people will continue getting their mail. >> we will address each issue here for 50 years, he says the delivery of this letter fell flat. >> left a little bit to be desired. that's all i can say. >> reporter:

ryan kath has a closer look at what it means for your wallet. pass by october 28th. you'll no longer be able to pay cash, and the cost of the commute could be significant. tonight commuters are finding out how much they could pay to drive under the tolling structures along the pike. >> where do you usually get on? >> so you paper 70 you're paying 55 cents less per trip. [ laughter ] that sounds good to me. >> framingham to downtown boston would stay the same. west newton to downtown would be 70 cents more. >> one of the key messages that we want to get out to the public is get a transponder. without one, they'll send you a bill in the mail and that with easy pass, the trip is $1.70. >> they will need to cover the cost it takes us to administrator their program. drivers just hope the new season'ses con jess. hopefully, it makes it faster. >> the process of demolishing the reconstructing the roadways and they won't be wipized until a note. >>> a worker was hurt while helping in the tornado cleanup. >> lee wee is a -- louisa moller is live with the details. >> reporter:

ryan kath has surprising information that the i-team's uncovered. >> reporter: this is top of mind with the crisis in flint and schools in the area and there are a lot of people who under their homes have been replaced or still older ones like that that are made of lead. we are talking thousands of homes across massachusetts that still have pipes just like that, and homeowners remain unaware of it. the i-team spoke with parents of young children who found out that their water could contain the toxin. as a parent, what's the moment control and wanting an immediate fix. >> reporter: here is the thing. many cities and towns have records of where the lines are but are not making them public. tonight, lisa, we'll have the questions you should be asking your local government as a homeowner and other information to be aware of. >> that's common? >> reporter: there are thousands of old lead lines like this across massachusetts. these are questions you should be asking. >> look forward to >> lisa, thank you, and if you have a story you would like the i-team to investigate, you can send us an e m

as i-team ryan kath explains many cities and towns have knownthis but are not telling homeowner. >> reporter: safe drinking water, it's something we take for granted. >> what color cup you want. water pipes leading to her newton home. >> your service line has been identified as possibly containing lead. >> reporter: susan was one of 641 newton property owners to recently get a letter from the city. >> it was apparent what's -- a railroad-- >> reporter: as a parent what's the moment like. >> scary and feeling a little out of control and wanting a immediate fix. >> what letter does this look like. >> reporter: and with good reason. experts have known for de problems in young children. here's the closer look at the problem. a pipe is connecting the water main under the street to the home. the city is responsible for the section that runs from the water main to the property line. and the homeowner is responsible from that point to the house. either section could be made of lead or it could be the entire line. >> that is high property. >> reporter: martin suuberg is environmental pronext. >> we n

for the i-team ryan kath wbz lines. we posted that information on the website cbsboston.com. >>> in other news fentanyl related overdose deaths are on the rise here in massachusetts. a new report shows the number of overdose deaths in the state has more than tripled in the last five years. 66% of overdose deaths so far this year were linked to fentanyl. that's up 57% from last year. fentanyl is considered 50 times more potent than new report details allegations of racism at an elite boston school. school district investigators reviewed more than 100 biased based incidents at boston latin school and found more than a dozen claims violates school policy. superintendent says he is working with school officials to make boston latin more welcoming for students of all backgrounds. >>> and a rhode island prep school is settling 30 sex abuse claims dozens of people came forward saying teachers and middletown abused them. the claims go back to the 197 0esch the school -- 1970sch the school admis-- 1970s. the school admits they d

kath we have a team of reporters covering the election. we begin in the race for congress and the man challenging , paul ryan finds himself in the middle of a controversy. wisn 12 news sheldon dutes is live in janesville to explain- . sheldon: the campaign has come nehlen posted a couple hours ago. we want to you what it looks like and what it says. it's a picture of whaappears to be a ballot with the bubble near nehlen's name filled in with the hashtag hire nehlen and it's still ear if this is nehlen's ballot or one that someone sent the campaign. we do have video of nehlen casting his ballot earlieroday in delavan. at one point you can see him reach for his phone in his back pocket at the voting booth. the state election commission advises voters against taking ballot selfies and posting them online because it has the potential to generate complaints under state election fraud laws specifically the part about , showing a marked ballot to other people. a district attorney would have the final say on filing charges, . i've reached out to the campaign for comment. they told me they'd get back to me, but i'm still waiting to shld tt the sta