Mary New has offered to share some of the photos she takes when she's out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells. Mary sent us this information about her hobby: Hi, I'm Mary New, a Winchester resident since 2004. I have lived next to the Fells since 2005 and often see owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes and more in my backyard or close by. The Middlesex Fells and Long Pond, particularly, is my backyard and my happy place.
Dozens of children laughed and played at the brand-new playgrounds at Leonard and McDonald fields on a scorching summer afternoon. For many, the school year had just ended, and the excitement of summer stretched ahead. These vibrant new play spaces offered kids the perfect spot to run, make friends, and
Ten Converse Place is for sale, with a public auction scheduled for Tuesday, July 15. The property is described as a 25,901+ square foot lot improved by a 15,200+ square foot four-story office building “believed to have a 11,263+ square foot rental area with 30 parking spaces”
Winchester is kicking off its community preservation program with a pilot intended to bring in applications for its inaugural test run. David Miller is chairing the new Winchester Committee on Community Preservation (WCCP), which was established along with acceptance of the state Community Preservation Act (CPA) last November at Town
The first heatwave of the summer has hit New England with temperatures soaring past 90. The National Weather Service expects the numbers to climb even higher, hitting 100 degrees Tuesday and hovering in the high 90s through Wednesday. The agency has put out “extreme heat” advisories as the heat spreads
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis will be holding office hours in Winchester on Monday, July 7, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St. Any Winchester resident is welcome to attend office hours, with no
Dozens of children laughed and played at the brand-new playgrounds at Leonard and McDonald fields on a scorching summer afternoon. For many, the school year had just ended, and the excitement of summer stretched ahead. These vibrant new play spaces offered kids the perfect spot to run, make friends, and
Four McCall Middle School eighth-graders talked to Winchester News before the end of school about how they collected toiletry articles for homeless shelters. Isabella Bickford, Anna Dedeke, Sonia Kneiss and Lily Werner were looking for items, including sunscreen and menstrual products, which they put into 20 backpacks, according to Lily.
It’s been a relatively smooth start for the Winchester Youth Baseball U-12 all-star team in its journey to Branson, Mo. to participate in the Cal Ripken World Series. They had already qualified for the August extravaganza after participating in it two years ago. But the Winchester entry began this
