Special to the News Nov. 25, 2023
The annual Festival of Trees and Wreaths will be held indoors at the Lohnes Residence, 80 Myopia Road on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 12-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. The Winchester Home and Garden Club event’s ticket sales will be used for various beautification projects, including summer plantings in the Winchester Common urn, plus donations to the downtown hanging flower baskets, and the Aberjona Initiative.
The following was submitted by the Just A Minute Festival: While Winchester is known for its quiet streets and historic charm, for one month every year, it becomes the global epicenter of “concise cinema.” The Just A Minute Festival, a homegrown international phenomenon, is proud to announce its 2026 Official
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass sweeping legislation to protect residents from the Trump administration’s weaponization of federal immigration enforcement. The PROTECT Act holds federal immigration agents legally accountable for civil
The following was submitted by the Winchester Health Department: The Town of Winchester Recovery Program is an initiative stemming from the town’s opioid settlement funding, reflecting its commitment to expand resources, reduce stigma, and promote recovery. As part of its strategy which was devised with community input, the town
The Winchester Housing Partnership Board voted 8-2, with one abstention, to endorse a draft settlement that would end a Middlesex Superior Court fight over the proposed 34-unit redevelopment at 10 Converse Place/33 Mt. Vernon St. The May 6 vote follows a turbulent three weeks: the Affordable Housing Trust and
The following was submitted by the Just A Minute Festival: While Winchester is known for its quiet streets and historic charm, for one month every year, it becomes the global epicenter of “concise cinema.” The Just A Minute Festival, a homegrown international phenomenon, is proud to announce its 2026 Official
The following was submitted by Nouvelle Maison: Love cheese but not sure where to start? Join Nouvelle Maison, 30 Church St., on Thursday, May 21, from 7-9 p.m., for Cheese 101, a guided introduction to the six essential families of cheese: fresh, bloomy rind, washed rind, alpine, cheddar, gouda,
The following was submitted by the Winchester Historical Society: In celebration of the nation’s 250 anniversary, the Winchester Historical Society is pleased to present historic interpreter, Michael LePage as loyalist Daniel Leonard on Wednesday, May 20, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Sanborn House and Cultural Center, 15
Winchester High School’s Girls Gotta Run club will be hosting a fundraiser, where profits go towards self-defense classes for girls in Ethiopia. Girls Gotta Run will hold a self-defense course fundraiser on May 19, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Winchester High School, with physical
