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Winchester Cooperative Theatre wraps up summer camp with ‘Mean Girls Jr.’
Using a cast of 70, the Winchester Cooperative Theatre for Children staged the musical “Mean Girls Jr.’ in the high school auditorium at the end of its summer camp program. “It’s always this big because people come back year after year,” program alumnus, show choreographer and assistant director Sarah
Winchester residents invited to Somerville Democratic City Committee forum
The following was submitted by the Somerville Democratic City Committee: On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Somerville Democratic City Committee will hold three debates for each of the open seat Democratic primaries: the 27th and 34th Middlesex House districts and 2nd Middlesex Senate district, from 5-8 p.m. at the
Winchester Public Library hosts end of Summer Reading lawn games
The following was submitted by the Winchester Public Library: On Saturday, Aug. 22, join the staff from the Winchester Public Library on the lawn, 80 Washington St., for lawn games (and maybe some cool treats) to wrap up the 2026 Summer Reading Program, from 2-3:30 p.m. This
League of Women Voters to host 5th Middlesex forum on Aug. 8
The following was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Winchester: On Saturday, Aug. 8, the League of Women Voters of Winchester and League of Women Voters of Melrose are holding a forum featuring the candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Middlesex state Senate seat this
Winchester Cultural Council kicks off Art in August
The following was submitted by Winchester Cultural Council: Art in August is here! Celebrating its 24th year, the festival begins this weekend! Winchester businesses and artists are collaborating to turn the downtown area into an arts colony during the month of August. We are delighted and honored to have 26
Winchester Cooperative Theatre wraps up summer camp with ‘Mean Girls Jr.’
Using a cast of 70, the Winchester Cooperative Theatre for Children staged the musical “Mean Girls Jr.’ in the high school auditorium at the end of its summer camp program. “It’s always this big because people come back year after year,” program alumnus, show choreographer and assistant director Sarah
Winchester residents celebrate summer at Concerts on the Common
Hotter than normal temperatures and poor air quality from wildfires in Canada have pushed back Concerts on the Common this summer. But as the heat dropped and the air cleared, Winchester residents showed up on the Town Common on July 23 to rock out with Surfhenge, a band made up
Vincent Dixon turned losing campaigns, dead bills and public-access TV into one long civics class
For 35 years, he entered races, filed legislation by request and used local television to keep civics in public view.
Griffin opens its Vision(ary) 2026 exhibit in Winchester
The Griffin Museum of Photography is hosting its sixth installment of the Vision(ary) exhibit, with the theme this year focusing on advocacy and social activism in light of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. The exhibit runs until Sep 27 and features 28 photographers’ takes on the theme
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For Winchester families facing addiction, Learn to Cope is a new place to turn
The room was quiet, the chairs arranged in a circle, and for an hour, the conversation was the kind families rarely get to have: honest, unhurried and free of judgment about a subject too often kept behind closed doors. This new regional peer family support group is part of Learn
Five state Senate candidates for 2nd Middlesex District have their say at forum
Candidates running for the 2nd Middlesex District Senate seat addressed issues including affordability, environmental justice, human and labor rights and the arts during a multi-community forum hosted by several community groups July 16 at Somerville High School. The five contenders running for the spot said themselves that they all
Winchester Home and Garden Club donates 16 Adirondack chairs to Town Common
The following was submitted by the Winchester Home and Garden Club: The Winchester Home and Garden Club has given the community a new way to relax and enjoy one of the town’s most cherished public spaces with the donation of 16 Adirondack chairs to the Town of Winchester. Now
