Special to the News Nov. 14, 2023
Join Peter Pulsifer and Hilda Wong-Doo of the Winchester Cultural District for a guided tour through the Winchester Riverwalk exhibit on Friday, November 17. Peter and Hilda will talk about the inspiration for the exhibit and introduce Hoverlay, the augmented reality platform.
The tour starts at 10 AM at the Jenks. Please download Hoverlay from your app store ahead of time.
The following was submitted by the Winchester Community Music School: On Sunday, March 1, join Winchester Community Music School for “Breaking Down the Blues,” a family-friendly, interactive afternoon program of blues music, beginning at 2 p.m. The faculty has assembled a “Backyard Blues Band” to perform a fun variety
The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel: On Friday, Feb. 6, live in person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel, First Congregational Church is pleased to present Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light, a Boston-based string band making music that blends folk tradition with feminist storytelling, poetic detail, and
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: The Winchester High School Black Student Union would like to announce that the deadline for submissions to the first Black History Project contest has been extended to Monday, Feb. 9 at 8:30 a.m. Students can submit 2D and
The following was submitted by Indivisible Winchester (IndivisibleWIN): On Saturday, Feb. 7, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., community members are invited to gather at the end of Shore Road in Winchester, near the Sculpture Park, for a peaceful walk titled “Winchester in Solidarity: Walking with Our Neighbors.” This
In Massachusetts, property tax overrides are generally governed by Proposition 2 ½, a state law (M.G.L. Ch. 59, § 21C) that limits the amount of revenue a municipality may raise from property taxes (limit is based on the total of all categories of real property and business owned personal property)
As the calendar flipped to February to begin the stretch run, the Winchester High girls basketball team (13-7) took on four Middlesex League rivals, and ended up splitting with them to maintain their winning record. The Red & Black first lost to visiting Woburn on Jan. 30, 52-39, but they
The following was submitted by Zoll: ZOLL®, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, recently announced it has appointed Winchester resident Eric Knudsen as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1. Knudsen will succeed Jon Rennert, who served as ZOLL’s CEO for the
Spreading the word about tobacco products and vaping takes a lot of work. But a recent seminar by the Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition is hoping to give Medford residents the right information. “Whenever there’s new product, we try to get the word out to communities and schools,” Maureen
