Special to the News Dec. 13, 2023 Need gifts or stocking stuffers? Sponsor native plant(s) in the WIN Fast Forest - a gift that keeps on growing, for a few hundred years (What's the Fast Forest you say? See below and https://wfmchub.org/growlocal/ ) We’ll
By Charlene Band Dec. 9, 2023 If you’d like to buy toys for less fortunate child, you can bring them to the downtown fire station or to the toy store. Deran Muckjian, owner of Catch a Falling Star on Main Street, was busy organizing and restocking the shelves when
Special to the News Dec. 9, 2023 Each year the Chamber of Commerce coordinates the Annual Holiday House Tour with beautiful homes that showcase the artistry and creativity of Winchester’s talented residents and get everyone in the mood and inspired for the upcoming Holidays! This year the tour will
The Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community is placing magnets in town bathrooms to let people know that help is available for those contemplating suicide or having a personal crisis.
Mary New continues to share some of the photos she takes when she's out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells. These are hooded mergansers which show up in the late fall at local ponds.
By John Brown, Walter Hubbard and Ron Latanision Dec. 2, 2023 Recently the Wilson Science and Technology Forum of the Jenks Center has hosted several speakers with compelling insights on how the grid may adjust as Massachusetts works to achieve its legislated goal of net zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.
Special to the News Nov. 28, 2023 In collaboration with Sparkle Stories and How to Story, First Congregational Church presents live storytelling with master storyteller, David Sewell McCann. The goal with this magical storytelling event is to build original holiday stories of light, stillness and community that we can all
Special to the News Nov. 28, 2023 On December 2 from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm, inspired by a recent visit to New Orleans, faculty members Tad Hitchcock and Valerie Walton will present “A Taste of NOLA,” featuring songs from the period of jazz history that still has
Special to the News Nov. 28, 2023 Time: Saturday, December 2 10:00AM – 11:30AM Lecturer: Dr. Kerri Modry-Mandell, Tufts University Attendees: Welcome all young children’s parents/caregivers and early childhood educators. Address: 34 Dix Street, Winchester, MA, 01890, Parking Lot Entrance Dr. Kerri Modry-Mandell is a faculty member
Special to the News Nov. 25, 2023 The Winchester Chamber of Commerce has organized the Third Annual Holiday Stroll for the week of Nov 27 to Dec 3. The Stroll has now become a cherished tradition where the residents of Winchester and surrounding communities can enjoy a full week of
Interviewed by Charlene Band on June 20, 2012 This article is from the Town Archive, and it's a story about a man who was brought up near Wright-Locke Farm back in the 1940s. I met Steve Wilson by chance while we were both visiting Wright-Locke Farm. We began
Special to the News Nov. 25, 2023 The annual Festival of Trees and Wreaths will be held indoors at the Lohnes Residence, 80 Myopia Road on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 12-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. The Winchester Home and Garden Club event’s ticket sales will be used
By Jack LeMenager, Winchester Historical Commission Chair, Nov. 25, 2023 What attracted us to Winchester in the first place? Many residents would cite its excellent schools as well as its proximity to Boston. The town’s historic built environment would also rank high on that short list. It is the
By Peter Casey Nov. 21, 2023 Traffic is flowing again on Lake St. as Winchester’s Department of Public Works opened the bridge that connects Main St. to Wildwood St. As soon as the detour and road closed signs came down, with little fanfare cars started traveling in both directions.
By Rachel Whitehouse Nov. 21, 2023 It was winter 2020, in the depths of the pandemic, and Irina Puscasu, co-leader of Winchester Girl Scout Troops 79021 and 82793, was worried about her scouts who were isolated and couldn’t meet in person. She and fellow troop leader Nancy Conroy wanted
Mary New continues to share some of the photos she takes when she's out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells.
