How well DON’T you know Winchester?
Photographer Frank Siteman has created some photos using artificial intelligence, and you might enjoy seeing them. Please support Winchester News with a monthly donation.
Joyce Westner | Staff Writer
More photos from the Fells
Mary New continues to share some of the photos she takes when she's out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells.
Helpers Among Us — ABC House
In a 100-year-old grey colonial house on Dix Street lives a group of Winchester High School boys from other parts of the country. Parents who’ve raised teenagers may blanch at the thought of seven strapping young men in one household, but this is a special place. The ABC House,
Winchester News celebrating first birthday
A year ago today, on May 3, Winchester News began publishing. Several residents have wondered about our backstory, so here it is. In 2022, Winchester Town Meeting created a communications study committee whose task was to advise the town on how to communicate with residents, given the sad decline of
How well do you know Winchester?
Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line. Last time we had two winners.
How well do you know Winchester?
Last time was very tricky but our all-time champ, Michael Arwe, gets honorable mention for figuring out what it was (with a hint from yours truly). See last week’s to refresh your memory. Arwe emailed, “I did the Main Street bridge, the Waterfield Road bridge, the Mt. Vernon Street
The Griffin wants YOUR photos
A few years ago, the Arthur Griffin Museum of Photography was part of a national exhibit called The Photoville Fence. That has morphed into a different exhibit and Museum Director Crista Dix is looking for photographs from Winchester residents. For the second year, “Our Town” will assemble a collection of
Helpers Among Us — Oxfam
Getting to know Winchester folks who do good work for the larger community has been the subject of this column, but this week your reporter talked with a woman who does good work for the entire world. Abby Maxman has been the director of Oxfam America since 2017, after a
How well do you know Winchester?
Did you miss us? Alas, I was finding out how well I know Texas (not well) plus cloudy skies during a total solar eclipse (too well), although Frank got a great photo in northern New England! Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown,
Frank Siteman reception Thursday
One of the most read features of Winchester News is retired photographer Frank Siteman’s “How well do you know Winchester?” photographs. Now residents can see many more of his pieces at the Griffin Museum’s WinCAM satellite gallery at 32 Swanton St. “Above it All,” features Frank’s drone
Helpers Among Us — WHS seniors collecting E-waste
High school seniors have so little time on their hands, and yet two Winchester High School students invented a way to keep useless computers, cell phones, electronic cables and other electronic waste out of landfills.
How well do you know Winchester?
Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line. Last time was a bit confusing
Helpers Among Us — Girl Scout leader keeps program active
Lots of kids in Winchester join Scouting organizations and the woman who runs the Girl Scout program in town is also the leader for the middle and high school Scout troops. Elli Goeke was a Girl Scout, including in your writer’s senior troop, and she even earned a Gold
How well do you know Winchester?
Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line. Last time we had several winners.
Winchester News available at library with QR code
Thanks to our quick-thinking and creative advisor Shukong Ou, the Winchester News now has a poster next to the newspapers at the Winchester Public Library, inviting visitors to read the News. The poster includes a QR code which readers can use from their smart phones or tablets, a gentle reminder
How well do you know Winchester?
Another one further afield from downtown. Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line.