The first heatwave of the summer has hit New England with temperatures soaring past 90. The National Weather Service expects the numbers to climb even higher, hitting 100 degrees Tuesday and hovering in the high 90s through Wednesday. The agency has put out “extreme heat” advisories as the heat spreads
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cites that about 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2024. It may seem like a lot, but the birthrate in the country has been on the decline for decades. In Massachusetts, there’s been
The Winchester Board of Health has temporarily closed down Gloria’s Pizzeria following a re-inspection for previous and continuing code violations. Gloria’s owner Steven Beck attended a hearing May 30 with Health Department staff and Brian Winner, the town’s counsel, to discuss the ongoing issues facing the 920
It’s been six months since a car crashed through the wall of Mamadou’s Artisan Bakery, knocking out power to the Swanton Street business and causing its closure just four days before the Christmas holidays. And while owners Mamadou and Mame Mbaye say it was a long wait, they
The Winchester High School Class of 2025 graduated on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Symphony Hall in Boston, with more than 300 members. The following are members of this year’s graduating class: Tasnim Abdurrob, Miraya Agarwal, Aiden Xavier Aharonian, Zoya Ahmad, Omar Ryan Alosta, Zachary landin Alper, Thomas Robert
Winchester is taking another step in meeting the goals set forth in its Climate Action Plan. The town recently received a $15,000 Municipal Energy Technical Assistance grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources for an American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Level 2 audit
If you’re downtown and your electric vehicle (EV) needs a charge, you can now pop into the Town Hall/Jenks Center parking lot, where two new DC fast chargers are located. That’s right. Instead of waiting a few hours, your EV can now get a full charge in
While many people know Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, they may not be aware she’s a hometown girl. Four Winchester High School students, however, have made it their mission to give her the recognition they feel she deserves in the community where she
Winchester High School said goodbye to the Class of 2025 with a time-honored tradition of the Clap Out. The what? “The Clap Out is a long standing tradition that goes back many, many years,” said WHS Principal Dennis Mahoney in an email. “It was traditionally done in our Dining Commons,
It’s the last day for Winchester High School seniors and they crowd into Gina Zhou’s classroom, seeking photos and asking her to sign yearbooks. She happily does so, doling out praise, offering advice, joking around and sending them off with hugs and promises to check in with her
He had no idea what was coming. Even when he was sitting at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon, Lance Grenzeback thought he was just there to speak about the Town Meeting Members Association. “So, they finished and then they said, ‘By the way, you’re the Citizen of
Debbie Boyle has been dancing her whole life — and for the last 35 years, she has passed that passion onto the countless students who have made it through the doors of Ballet Arts Centre. But on May 17, Boyle closed the doors on her long-time business in order to finally
Spring Town Meeting is done, but that doesn’t mean the work is over for Philip Frattaroli. The town moderator has been soliciting feedback and readying for the summer work needed to be done before the fall. “I had a lot of fun,” Frattaroli said, of his first Town Meeting
Despite the rain, the team behind the Riverwalk Sculpture Park on Shore Road was all smiles as the park was officially unveiled. Hilda Wong-Doo, president of Arts Winchester, welcomed a group of residents and board members gathered on May 10 for the event. She called the area “a jewel of
Will Winchester move from Robert’s Rules of Order to Town Meeting Time? That’s a question Town Meeting will possibly answer in the fall. The final night of the Spring Town Meeting wrapped up with no definite decision over which parliamentary process will be used, despite heavy debate, but
Lauren Valdario and Giacomo Cantoni share two very important things — both are Winchester natives and both are working at their dream jobs. On a sunny spring morning, both Valdario and Cantoni sat down to talk about what it’s like to work as police officers in the same community where
