Highland Avenue resident Ratna Dalal spent her career as an architect, and she says, “I did drawings for architectural plans in black and white, using straight lines and right angles.” But once she retired, “I realized it created a hunger in me for curvilinear lines and color.” As a gardener,
While most Boston Marathon runners are making their way to Hopkinton, Dr. Kathryn Zioto runs there. The Calumet Road psychiatrist has been running the “Boston Double,” an ultra-marathon for several years. Zioto says she first started running when she was at Tufts University School of Medicine. “I needed a free
Highland Avenue resident Romie Stott enjoys science fiction and fantasy, and her first novel has just been published. “Nothing in the Basement,” a horror novel, was a work of love. But many people have read what Stott’s written — her day job is live voice writer, which is the official
Arlington Street resident Barbara B. O’Connell might be the longest-serving volunteer, having started more than 70 years ago when she lived in Cambridge. Not only is she a member of the Wildwood Cemetery Advisory Committee, but she’s also on the Disability Access Commission. And if you’ve seen
Two Winchester clergy members attended a recent Wildwood Cemetery Advisory Committee to advocate for green burials. Temple Shir Tikvah’s Rabbi Cari Bricklin-Small and First Congregational Church’s Pastor Will Burhans said some of their members have been asking for green burial options. The subject first came before the advisory
On a cold and blustery day, two post-graduate Winchester High School students and others stood outside the Stop & Shop inviting folks to buy luminary kits as part of the Unite with Light event planned for Sunday, Dec. 14. The successful program was started by Mairin Norton, a high-schooler who
Standish Lane resident Alisa Dong has only lived in town for about four years, but she’s already immersed in helping people. And she wants residents to help her provide Thanksgiving Day meals for local food-insecure residents. A member of the town’s Family Action Network (FAN), Dong is its
You probably know that cheerleaders appear at sporting events to cheer on their teams, but you might not know that cheerleading is a sport in its own right. Or that Winchester Cheer coaches volunteer to help girls and boys learn and compete in cheerleading. Middlesex Street resident Erin Black is
What started as a make-do project during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic turned into an annual part of the En Ka Society’s fundraising efforts and a fun activity for all ages. “We couldn’t have the fair in 2020 because of COVID, so we started our Turkey
Although Patti Reilly opened her boutique, Jules, about a year and a half ago, she’s already discovered the generosity of Winchester residents. That’s why she and her husband, John, decided to offer a 10% discount on one item to anyone who brings in “gently used children’s clothing.
Winchester Highlands resident Rose Walsh-Cooke knows her way around, having lived on two other continents before settling down in Winchester 23 years ago. “I loved that Winchester has a great town center, library and coffee shops, plus easy access to the cinema,” she says. Walsh-Cooke was born and raised in
Austin Whitman has the unusual distinction of serving on a non-existent town committee. “I ran into I-Ching Scott [former Planning Board member] who introduced me to David Miller, who was on the Conservation Committee,” he says. “Miller told me that the Permanent Street Tree Committee had gone dormant.” Still, Whitman
Winchester Highlands resident Holly Khalil has always been passionate about art, she says. “I had a wonderful high school teacher who encouraged us to find our voice,” she says. “I majored in economics and art at Emory University but really didn’t do much art, but now it’s a
Winchester High School junior Amelie Thiery is a true citizen of the world. Raised in France and Romania, she and her family moved to Winchester in August. And now she helps train folks around the globe in environmental education. “I’ve always been passionate and concerned about global warming,” she
It’s October and gardens around Winchester continue to deliver. Send photos as an attachment to editor@winchesternews.org and put “Garden Photo” in the subject line. Tell us what it is, for those of us who don't know their peas from their petunias! Winchester News is a
Mairead Christopher, Euan Gwee and Hudson Lewandowski recently invited residents attending a mid-September farmers market to “adopt a drain.” Winchester High School sophomore Gwee says that he became involved in the Adopt-a-Drain program when he was looking for an Eagle Scout project. “I found this town program and I signed
