When else can you see Pogo Fred, hear Sounds Like Chicken and play an informal game of pickle ball on the streets of downtown Winchester? It must be Spirit Weekend. Coming up Sept. 19-21, Spirit Weekend is a time for the community to come together not only to honor hometown
Last spring, Gail Ockerbloom began hearing about a shortage of after school programs aimed at kids in grades K-2 in Winchester – so she decided to do something about it. “We’re changing our model,” said the owner of Studio on the Common. “We’re going from individual 90-minute art programs
In a letter to her “conquerors” Winchester High School Girls Varsity Soccer coach Michelle Ross told her players,“I am delighted to return to coach you and cannot wait to be back on the pitch with this amazing team.” She also thanked the girls for their love and support. Superintendent
Not only did the Winchester Historical Commission issue a delay on an application requesting the demolition of the Sanborn House’s carriage house, it also voted unanimously to ask the School Committee to give up the property and turn it over to the town. “I think that would be better
It was a quiet Sunday at the Black Horse Tavern when we stopped in for a late lunch, but it was still lively. The atmosphere was laid back, but the staff was attentive and I was ready to be waited on! I have been wanting to try the Tavern mostly
When McDonald Field and Leonard Field playgrounds were updated in the spring, members of the Winchester Special Education Parent Advisory Council (WinPAC) were thrilled to see adaptive elements added into the mix. But the real victory might just be the partnership that has developed between WinPAC and the town’s
The 30 lb. Labradoodle named Jack, who bit a young boy, has been determined by the Select Board, to be a nuisance dog, but what remediation the dog and his family will face has yet to be finalized. A July 16 public hearing was the continuation of a dangerous dog
The fate of a 30 lb. 5-year old Labradoodle named Jack is in limbo when after nearly three hours of testimony, his dangerousness hearing was continued. The Select Board met Wednesday, July 9 for a dangerous dog hearing after Alexandra Murphy filed a complaint against Jack, who bit her 6-year-old
If you think there is nothing you can do that will matter when it comes to global issues, like climate change, you need to check in with the Ambrose Elementary School’s Eco & More Club. In late spring, 15 members of the Eco & More Club went before the
What a difference a year makes. It was just a year ago a Boston Globe article claiming a new report showed that “a climate of deep mistrust” was stymieing early literacy instruction in Winchester. The article set off a new firestorm of complaints and concerns regarding the district’s elementary
It was beginning to look like the summer season would kick off with a special Town Meeting, but a deal between the town and the Winchester Soccer Club over an easement for the Muraco culvert project has been reached. However, the details, including the cost of that settlement, has not
Photos of a transgender Episcopalian chaplain with his cats, a transgender Methodist minister who regularly challenges his own denomination to end discriminatory policies, a same sex couple with their daughters and an openly gay Episcopal Bishop all have three things in common: they are all smiling, they are all part
The trend to not allow non-residents to attend Winchester Schools was continued last week when the School Committee voted unanimously to opt out of School Choice. “School Choice would essentially allow students who are non-residents to attend Winchester public schools for essentially the state per pupil amount,” explained Superintendent Dr.
Take a stroll through Europe — and get to know an area of downtown Winchester you might not be all that familiar with. In the eyes of Judy Mastrocola and her partners in fun, those are two very good reasons for joining the “Progressive Dinner Through Europe, on Church Street,” on
Spring Town Meeting has wrapped up its business and some town leaders have already turned their attention to next year with the formation of the State of the Town Committee. The School Committee is the latest to join the working group being pulled together by the Select Board. School Committee
The new art show being hung at the Winchester Public Library this week might be an annual event, but this year it comes with a twist. “We wanted to honor the 175th anniversary of Winchester,” said Trish Gannon, a Winchester Artist Network member and participating artist. Gannon also serves on
