Oct 7 – At Wednesday’s special meeting of the Affordable Housing Trust Committee (AHTC), members voted to tell the Select Board the committee is “willing and ready” to take ownership of 20 Glenwood Ave. to create affordable housing on the site. The Select Board had earlier agreed to sell it
Update-According to Channel 10 News, a vet determined there was no exit wound and upon performing a necropsy found a piece of stick embedded in the dog's lung. Dog Shot and Killed in the Town Forest Notification from the Winchester Police Department Yesterday, Monday evening, around 6:30pm
Sept. 27 - Parents and students were frustrated with the school bus problems that began on the first day of school this year, but none more so than Lynch School families. Equally frustrated was school superintendent Dr. Frank Hackett who says he’s been very apologetic to those who’ve
September 24, 2023. Sherman “Whip” Saltmarsh, a lifetime Winchester resident and former Massachusetts State Representative and Select Board member, died on September 21. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10 at St. Mary’s Church and information about Mr. Saltmarsh and his many accomplishments can be found at
[Amended on Sept. 22.] The Select Board’s newly formed Community Preservation Act (CPA) Study Committee met on Monday, Sept. 18, to get acquainted and plan their activities. The Zoom meeting was led by Select Board Member Mike Bettencourt who explained that Winchester can get a match from the Commonwealth
With the recent Federal Drug Administration approval of the new monovalent vaccine, residents will be able to schedule getting vaccinated at local pharmacies. The Winchester CVS, as well as nearby CVS stores, are already giving the shots, and the Walgreens on Cambridge Street in Woburn is starting to schedule them
The Wildwood Cemetery Advisory Committee voted on Tuesday at their monthly meeting to investigate the possibility of setting aside a portion of the cemetery for “green burials.” A green burial has many definitions, and according to https://greenburialma.org/ there would be no embalming fluid, and the body would be
The Waterfield Proposal from Civico will again be on the Planning Board's agenda on Tuesday at 7:15 pm via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87279048615 and a public comment period will be included.
“Anyone who came into Dr. Annino's orbit felt safe. They knew he would take care of them.” Over more than six decades of practice at Winchester Hospital, the late Donald J. Annino, MD, made a lasting impression on patients, families, and colleagues. Throughout his tenure, he was known
by Joyce Westner “Unite against Hate and Extremism” was the theme of a gathering on Winchester Common on Saturday, September 2, organized by the community’s Network for Social Justice. According to member Sandy Thompson, they gathered in response to a neo-Nazi group which had protested the arrival of 60
By Joyce Westner The Packer Ellis tennis courts on Palmer Street need repairs due to recent rainstorms and lack of maintenance, according to a resident who spoke at Monday night’s Select Board meeting. Ferenc Vajda spoke on behalf of the Winchester Tennis Association (WTA), a 94-year-old non-profit whose members
By Joyce Westner The little park across from the Winchester Public Library was enhanced by the addition of bright yellow begonia plants in what the Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community calls a “Hope Garden.” The organization, begun in 1998, has the mission “to reduce substance abuse, particularly in the
By Joyce Westner August 16 - The Mystic River Watershed Association (MYRWA) has obtained nearly $200,000 in grant money to create a shared use path along Mystic Valley Parkway. According to their website, “The project will bring accessible facilities to a section of the Mystic Lakes State Park that
By Joyce Westner When school starts in September, parents may be pleased to know that Massachusetts is funding free school lunches for all students. This program was started during the height of the pandemic, and according to an article in the Boston Globe, “The $172 million cost of the meals
By Joyce Westner Hard as it is to believe that endless summer days will be waning, September will bring the grand reopening of the Griffin Museum of Photography and also the Winchester Community Music School’s Music Fest will return for all residents to “meet the instruments,” and enjoy games
By Joyce Westner August 3, 2023 – At a recent State House hearing, WinCAM Executive Director David Gauthier testified for the need to support local cable access TV as their revenues have been steadily decreasing. In 1984 Congress imposed a 5% tax on cable services using the argument that they were
