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
By Ron Latanision, John Brown, and Walter Hubbard Emeritus Professor Ron Ballinger of MIT’s Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering spoke in January about recent interest on the part of Big Tech in Restarting Decommissioned Nuclear Power Plants. The growing demand for electricity stimulated by EVs, data-intensive cryptocurrencies (especially
Meet Malf, a 3-year-old Siberian, who belongs to Isla DeFeo who calls him “an amazing cat.” “This fat cat will loaf around not caring what is happening,” she writes in an e-mail she sent about her beloved cat. “Malf is currently almost 19 pounds! His little face will head butt
By John Brown, Ron Latanision, and Walter Hubbard In December Patrick Roche of Good Energy discussed the state of renewable electricity on the New England grid and how this aligns with Massachusetts’ ambitious climate goals, with particular emphasis on how this works here in Winchester. Good Energy manages community choice
The following was submitted by Kendra Winner, Aidan McElhinney’s mother: It’s been a year since my son, Aidan McElhinney, suffered a traumatic brain injury at just 18 years old when a patch of black ice caused the car he was driving to skid and crash. Since that devastating
By Ron Latanision, John Brown, and Walter Hubbard We led off our new Wilson Forum season in September with An Introduction to and Test Drive of Generative AI, developed by Marv Goldschmitt of AIUpdate, Paula McConnell of Seva Digital and Innovation Toronto’s Ron Smith. This session began with Marv’
The following is an opinion column written and submitted by Sen. Jason Lewis and Rep. Jim O’Day: Less than two years after voters approved the Fair Share Amendment to the Massachusetts constitution, the “millionaire’s tax” is already having a positive impact on Massachusetts. Our state now has a
High school summers are filled with memories of hanging out with friends, playing football on the beach, fishing, and concerts, all blended with college preparation stress — looming more significant each moment. The summer before your senior year is bittersweet. Responsibility grows more significant while childhood foolishness shrinks away into stolen
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
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: The Network for Social Justice Board of Directors is delighted to announce Rebecca Slisz as its permanent executive director. The decision followed an extensive recruitment and interview process this spring. Slisz has served as the interim executive director since February
by Gintautas Dumcius, CommonWealth Beacon A QUIRK OF BEACON HILL was recently on display as senators readied to approve their version of Gov. Maura Healey’s housing bill in late June. Sen. Pat Jehlen, a Somerville Democrat, rose to speak on an amendment to bring back rent control for cities
Dr. Dennis Markovitz (3/17/53-07/18/24) died in a fluke swimming accident doing what he loved, being outdoors in the waves after a morning of sailing, with all of his family about to join him, at age 71. He was the adored dad of Netana and Raviv Markovitz
By Ron Latanision, John Brown, and Walter Hubbard On Friday, May 10, Peter Baldwin, Past President of Ramgen Power System (Ret.), offered his perspective on evolving Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) opportunities. Ramgen Power Systems had successfully developed a supersonic CO2 compression technology with support from DOE-NETL and Dresser-Rand, intended
The following was submitted by Prisma eighth-grade student Charlie Lin: My name is Charlie, and I made this cool little poster here! I’ve been working on a community service project for my school for the past few weeks. I decided to research public transit in Winchester before trying to
