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
Winchester Select Board members forged consensus Feb. 12 on an $11.5 million Proposition 2½ override after nearly three hours of tense negotiation, splitting the ask between $9 million for operations and $2.5 million for capital projects. The override would increase the average single-family tax bill by approximately $1,
The following was submitted by Vincent Lawrence Dixon: “Exploring American History, and The Rule of Law, are important not just to our past, but also our present, and our future,” said Vincent Lawrence Dixon, as he announces the premiere of “The Vince Dixon Show,” which will appear on WinCAM, in
The Winchester Select Board voted to create a working group charged with drafting a bylaw to establish a Human Rights Commission for the town, with the goal of bringing a warrant article to the 2026 Spring Town Meeting. The board approved the working group during its meeting the week of
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)
