So many helpers in Winchester and this week we have a two-fer! Paul Masi and Mann Shoffner lead two different Scout troops in town. Shoffner came by it naturally, as he was an Eagle Scout who helped build a house for Habitat for Humanity. “I had no idea there was
Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and it’s 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
’Tis the season to get vegetable gardens going, and there are 21 plots next to the west side fire station on Lockeland Road. Would you like one? You’ll have to wait a bit, as there are nine residents on the waiting list, and only about two of them get
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.
It’s back! En Ka Fair has been going on strong for 90 years, and this year’s theme is “Hear the Joy.” Residents and non-residents alike eagerly await this event, but does everyone knows what En Ka does with the money it earns? It all goes back to the
Coincidentally in time for Asian American and Pacific Islanders Month, Hilda Wong-Doo agreed to be interviewed by the Winchester News. The long-time resident got involved with the Winchester Cultural District (WCD) during the pandemic, when she innocently suggested to one of its founders that it might be nice to have
Photographer Frank Siteman has created some photos using artificial intelligence, and you might enjoy seeing them. Please support Winchester News with a monthly donation.
Mary New continues to share some of the photos she takes when she's out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells.
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,
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
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.
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
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
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
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,
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
