Paatchi is a rescue from Dubai, United Arab Emirates whom my husband David Keeney and I adopted when we were living and working in the Middle East. He is 9 years old. We found him abandoned in a scorching hot Dubai desert weather at the tennis courts where our daughters
By Lucy Kratman Sam Russo says it’s the children who inspire her every day at Creative Corner School. As co-director of the Winchester-based early childhood program, she’s spent more than a decade watching young learners grow through play, creativity, and exploration. This year, the school marks 25 years
I never thought there’d come a time I’d be writing these four words, but here goes: Thank God I’m old. What makes me so grateful for being long in the tooth and gray in the mane? Well, having just passed a milestone birthday – I’m now entitled
On a recent Saturday morning, dozens of hard-working volunteers could be found along Borggaard Beach at Wedge Pond, Judkins Pond near the Griffin Museum, and around the Mill Pond/Mystic Valley Parkway area removing invasive plants and clearing out trash. Joining the tireless Conservation Commissioners were members of the Friends
By Norah Doyle Students at Winchester High School are bridging a generational divide with the power of plants. A sociology class at the high school this spring participated in the Youth Grant Pitch Contest, an outreach program ran by Social Capital Inc. (SCI), a local nonprofit that promotes increasing the
By Olivia Cafarelli Manzi For more than 15 years, Larry Farelli has led the Winchester Middle School Math Team, guiding students through problem-solving challenges and inspiring a love of mathematics. This year, the team has achieved remarkable success, earning accolades at both the state and national levels. “I’ve been
The following was submitted by Book Ends: One Day. Fifty States. 1,600+ Bookstores. Join Book Ends, 559 Main St., for the 12th Annual Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 26. This national one-day party held the last Saturday in April celebrates independent bookstores across the country online and in-store.
Nobody enjoys a day off work or values the past more than the Irish, so you’d think the Emerald Isle would be a bit more creative where its public holidays are concerned. As it is, the vast majority of them are religious in nature or designated, quite simply and
James A. Johnson III, Longtime Winchester Resident, Passes Away at 71 It is with deep regret that we share the passing of James A. Johnson III, a lifelong resident of Winchester, Massachusetts, who passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at the age of 71. He was the beloved husband
The following was submitted to Winchester News by the Network for Social Justice. Nearly 100 people including students, parents, teachers, and professionals in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) gathered at the Griffin Museum of Photography on Saturday, April 5, for an event to honor local women leaders in STEM
Eleanor is our 13-year-old French Bulldog. She is very set in her ways. She loves her long naps and her daily walks. She is quite annoying with her barking at other dogs and people, but we love her so much we put up with it. She is such a sweetie
The following was written by John McConnell, architectural historian, who will be giving the March 27 presentation: The world watched, horrified, as fire ravaged the ancient Notre-Dame Cathedral in April 2019. The very next day the President of France, Émmanuel Macron, vowed that the treasured building — one of the symbols
The following was submitted by Emma Rhode: The Winchester High School girls Nordic ski team won first in the Mass Bay West Ski league. This has been an unprecedented season for the team. The boys Nordic ski team placed third in the league. The girls placement for the top five
In January MIT’s Professor Srinivasan Chandrasekar spoke about the forerunner of modern toughened glasses, and Dr. Albert Moussa addressed hydrogen in aviation at the David Wilson Science and Technology Forum. By Ron Latanision, John Brown, and Walter Hubbard Prince Rupert’s Drops: 400-year-old Mystery Revealed On February 14, Professor
Taylor Anderson is a student at Endicott College studying journalism. This story was produced for the Massachusetts News Service of Endicott College in partnership with Winchester News. Winchester native Ali Lowell is seeking to introduce the world to the “purr-fect” companion. She should know. She’s been trapping, socializing and
Longtime Elm Street resident Charles Smith died on Jan. 31 at the age of 75. Mr. Smith moved to Winchester in 1989, a few years after coming north from his southern roots in Georgia and Tennessee. After a four-year Navy tour in Vietnam, he earned a master’s degree in
