The Winchester Health Department is offering free Narcan kits. Residents can pick them up anonymously.
The kits can save lives that could be lost to opioid or fentanyl overdoses.
Each kit contains: 2 Narcan nasal spray, Fentayl test strips, substance use and mental health help lines and resources.
For more information, email healthdept@winchester.us or call 781-721-7121.
The following was submitted by Bridging Independent Living Together (BILT): When participants in Bridging Independent Living Together (BILT)’s popular MBTA Adventures board a train to explore Greater Boston, they’re doing much more than taking a day trip. They’re learning to navigate public transportation, solve problems independently, build
Roughly 88 employees are eligible to step away — the town has no estimate of how many will, or what unused vacation payouts could do to the spring budget.
Endorsement clears tennis courts, a regional trail and 140 Town Hall balcony seats to continue through a review that could reach fall Town Meeting — but no funding has been awarded.
The following was submitted by the Lexington Pops Chorus: The Lexington Pops Chorus will hold two free open rehearsals on Sept. 8 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Clark Hall at Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington. The chorus invites new singers to join them in September and
The following was submitted by Winchester Community Music School: Want to know what music classes are like at Winchester Community Music School? Free demos of selected classes are being offered during the second week of September, from Sept. 8-Sept. 12. Come try a class and meet the teachers before
The following was submitted by the Jenks Center: On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road, will present “Breaking Barriers: Improving Communication with Loved Ones Who are Hard of Hearing,” from 4-5 p.m. Effective communication is vital to quality care. Winchester Caregivers Network invites you to
The following was submitted by the Repair Café: On Saturday, Aug. 29, the Repair Café will take place from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in Chidley Hall at First Congregational Church, 21 Church St. Sewing and knitting repairs, knives or scissors sharpening, electronics and lamp repair, furniture fixing
Editor’s Note: Earlier this summer, we sent our intern Xiyue Eric Han out to meet public officials in Winchester and ask them what they do when it comes to town government. Here’s what he found out. “If you could ask a hundred people what the powers and duties
