The following was submitted by eighth-grade students from the McCall Middle School for their civics project: Katie Baucom, Eva Ganz and Aishani Kumar. Gender Discrimination - Paid Parental Leave Parental Leave Employees who have completed three months of full-time employment shall be granted parental leave of eight weeks upon the
The following was submitted by Letters Trellis: Letters Trellis is upcycling vintage postage stamps at the Winchester Farmers Market on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Stop by, write a letter, and select your favorite envelope. You may also send a Letters Trellis postcard with images from the past five years. The
The following was submitted by IndivisibleWIN: On Saturday, June 14, IndivisibleWIN will join activists across the country for a coordinated “No Kings” standout, a powerful display of civic resistance demanding accountability, justice, and the preservation of American democracy. Participants will gather peacefully from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.
The following was submitted by the Winchester Farmers Market: The Winchester Farmers Market kicks off its 18th season this coming Saturday, June 14. From 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. every Saturday until the end of October, shoppers can find fresh fruits and vegetables from regional farms and
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: On Thursday, June 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Winchester will host its 5th Annual PRIDEFest on the Town Common, bringing together students, families, and community members for an afternoon of celebration, visibility, and solidarity in support
The Town Day Committee has made the decision to move the fireworks from Saturday night, June 7 to Sunday night, June 8, at the same time (dusk). For more information, check out the Town Day website.
The following was submitted by the Massachusetts Society of CPAs: The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs) recently announced Katie Soule, CPA, CFP, CIMA, CPWA, was elected to serve a third year on its 2025-2026 fiscal year, which began May 1. Soule, a Winchester resident, is vice president and
The following was submitted by the Winchester Committee on Community Preservation: The Winchester Committee on Community Preservation (WCCP) is pleased to announce the launch of the town’s activities under the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act (CPA), passed by the residents of Winchester in November 2024. This summer, the WCCP will
To the Editor: I wanted to thank you sincerely for your support of our library project and share updates. How have you been? Also, I will be at Town Day on June 7 with a booth for our library! Hope to see you there. Since we last spoke, there are
The following was submitted by the Office of Rep. Michael S. Day: State Rep. Michael S. Day and state Rep. Richard Haggerty recently led a legislative briefing highlighting the urgent needs teachers face in supplying their classrooms. The briefing spotlighted Mass Teacher Resources, a local non-profit that provides free, high
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to approve a $61.4 billion state budget for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) to continue supporting Massachusetts residents and investing in the state’s future. The budget is
The following was submitted by the following eighth-grade students from the McCall Middle School for their civics project: Lola Borchardt, Scarlett Copeland, Aspen Apodaca, and Josie Monk. Artificial Intelligence has been around since the mid-20th century, however for the first time, the harms of AI have begun to outweigh the
The following was submitted by Indivisible Winchester: Indivisible Winchester, a local group of pro-democracy activists affiliated with the nationwide Indivisible movement, will hold the second in a series of monthly speaker programs on Monday, June 9, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room of the Winchester
The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel: Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester, welcome dynamic trio Triton on Friday, June 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m., featuring piano accordion, the quieter, bellows-blown bagpipes, and fiddle and nyckelharpa. From festival and
The following was submitted by Town Day Co-Chair Allan Eyden: After the past 11 Saturdays bringing some sort of rainy weather, the Town Day organizers are hoping, like the luck enjoyed by the En Ka Fair, that the early rain forecasts are wrong. Town Day is now in its 44th
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: June is PRIDE Month, and Winchester is once again showing its commitment to inclusion, celebration, and the LGBTQ+ community. The town’s PRIDE Proclamation and Human Rights Statement, both available on the Town of Winchester’s website, reaffirm the town’
