There’s a new church in town, St. Peter’s Anglican Church of Uganda, in the former Second Congregational Church on Washington St. Rev. Amos Kimera is the rector and pictures on Facebook show the ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 25. The church spokesperson could not be reached for a comment.
The Anglican Church of Uganda is among the church groups “in communion” with the Anglican church, which in the United States is know as the Episcopal Church.
In June 2022, town officials endorsed an ecological restoration project for the Aberjona River through Davidson Park that mimics the original riverine environment. On Dec. 3, the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) and the town held a Davidson Park Stream Restoration Update meeting about the project. Plans of one kind
The Select Board voted Dec. 22 to offer the position of town manager to Christopher Senior, following a prolonged debate over contract length and performance evaluation timelines that exposed divisions among members about the collapsed search process. The board ultimately approved a two-year contract for the former Cohasset town manager
A large number of residents gathered at Town Hall last week to speak before the Planning Board about the mixed-use residential/commercial development at 10 Converse Place/33 Mt. Vernon St. The meeting was the latest in an ongoing public hearing about the project. The board will once again reconvene
Winchester’s search for a permanent town manager will face a pivotal decision Dec. 22 after two of three finalists withdrew from consideration, leaving Christopher Senior, former town manager in Cohasset, as the sole remaining candidate and prompting the Select Board to weigh whether to reset the process entirely. Senior,
It’s been a very busy year at the Winchester Public Library. And with 2025 drawing to a close, we wanted to know what the most requested items were. Nicole Langley, WPL director, and Tony Corsentino, head of Bibliographic Services, said that from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2025, the
Lois A. (Walsh) Thorne, of Canton formerly of Billerica and Jamaica Plain, died Dec. 22, 2025. Mrs. Thorne was the daughter of the late Rita Carty Walsh and James J. Walsh, of Jamaica Plain. She received a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in physics from Regis College
In June 2022, town officials endorsed an ecological restoration project for the Aberjona River through Davidson Park that mimics the original riverine environment. On Dec. 3, the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) and the town held a Davidson Park Stream Restoration Update meeting about the project. Plans of one kind
After participating in a couple of early season invitational tournaments – the Glen Doherty Memorial at home and the Lowell Holiday extravaganza – coupled with an unexpected loss to host Reading, the Winchester High wrestling coaches now have a better idea of the team’s strengths and weaknesses. There are some difficult
