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 the Jenks Center: On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Jenks Center will host a Coffee Hour with Town Manager Beth Rudolph, from 9-10:30 a.m. at the center, 109 Skillings Road. Please join us for a continental breakfast and an informal discussion, where the town
It’s been two months since a car crashed through the wall of Mamadou’s Artisan Bakery, knocking out power to the Swanton Street business and causing its closure just four days before the Christmas holidays. Since then, Winchester residents have been wondering when the beloved bakery will re-open its
Attorney Melissa Mathis has withdrawn her candidacy for the Planning Board seat, citing a family medical issue, adding another open position to Winchester’s March municipal election ballot. The withdrawal comes as Winchester prepares for an election that will bring significant changes to town leadership. Six current office-holders are choosing
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The following was submitted by the Jenks Center: On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Jenks Center will host a Coffee Hour with Town Manager Beth Rudolph, from 9-10:30 a.m. at the center, 109 Skillings Road. Please join us for a continental breakfast and an informal discussion, where the town
It’s been two months since a car crashed through the wall of Mamadou’s Artisan Bakery, knocking out power to the Swanton Street business and causing its closure just four days before the Christmas holidays. Since then, Winchester residents have been wondering when the beloved bakery will re-open its
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