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It’s a sunny fall afternoon at the Children’s Own School (COS) on Main Street. Parents are shuffling in and out for conferences, an alarm is going off and Hiro Sudachi is sitting behind her desk. It’s just another day for the new director of the school, who
From haunted mazes to eerie experiments and creative candy swaps, Winchester residents have no shortage of spooky fun this Halloween season. Local businesses and community groups are pulling out all the stops to bring both family-friendly and fright-filled activities to town. Here are a few highlights: Mahoney’s Haunted Maze
Winchester Highlands resident Holly Khalil has always been passionate about art, she says. “I had a wonderful high school teacher who encouraged us to find our voice,” she says. “I majored in economics and art at Emory University but really didn’t do much art, but now it’s a
Everyone wants to be the best in their chosen field — or at least recognized, right? Turns out First Congregational Church’s Minister of Worship and the Arts Jane Ring Frank achieved that milestone without even realizing it. Choral Arts New England has named Frank the 2025 Life Time Achievement award
Winchester’s food pantries, farmers market and volunteers have launched a coordinated effort to ensure that low-income residents have access to food amid the federal government shutdown. The Trump administration said it was suspending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as the shutdown extended into November. Last week, however, two
The Winchester High cross-country teams participated in the annual Middlesex League All-12 Meet at the Woburn Country Club on Oct. 27. The meet helps decides on who makes all-stars that will be determined after the coaches meet up sometime this month. All 12 league teams run together in this meet,
It’s now on to the Division 2 Super Bowl playoffs for the Winchester High School football team (8-0) after it defeated Belmont last Friday night at Knowlton Stadium with another dominating performance, 42-8. In their eight regular season games, they outscored the opposition rather convincingly, 349-92. Coach Wally Dembowski’
The following was submitted by Winchester Cooperative Theatre for Children: The Wildcats are taking over Winchester! The Winchester Cooperative Theatre is thrilled to bring Disney’s “High School Musical Jr.” to the stage this fall. Based on the smash hit Disney Channel original movie, this high-energy production follows East High’
