When Winchester News launched, the site did several stories on how certain departments and entities in the community worked. One of those was Town Meeting. Believe it or not, there are still some folks in town who aren’t aware that Winchester has a representative Town Meeting or that they
As the calendar turns from one year to the next, Winchester News looks back at 2025 to see what captured our readers’ attention. The following are the top 10 most read stories on our website for 2025: 1) Winchester soccer coach back on the pitch Girls Soccer Coach Michelle Ross
It’s been a very busy year at the Winchester Public Library. And with 2025 drawing to a close, we wanted to know what the most requested items were. Nicole Langley, WPL director, and Tony Corsentino, head of Bibliographic Services, said that from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2025, the
It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride for Winchester resident Maureen Meister since her new book — “Arts and Crafts Architecture across America” — was released on Nov. 18. Except that on this roller coaster, the ride has been an upward trajectory. On Dec. 16, the book hit number
The Health Department in mid-November gave its go-ahead to embattled Gloria’s Pizzeria owner Steven Beck to re-open the Main Street restaurant after having fulfilled six requirements set down by the office in early October. In a letter dated Oct. 6, Director of Public Health Jennifer Murphy informed Beck the
Grab your imagination, Winchester, it’s gingerbread house making time! On Dec. 7, the Muraco Elementary School Parent Association (MESPA) is hosting its first community event — a morning of making gingerbread houses, hot chocolate and snacks and holiday music. It’s a first for the parent organization. “We do a
It’s not exactly a new location for this particular EV charger. There was already a unit on Laraway Road, but with all the construction from the upgrade to the Winchester Center MBTA, it fell into disuse. Winchester Sustainability Director Ken Pruitt said when the station was re-opened July 16,
Make your list, check it twice and mark your calendar for Dec. 1 through Dec. 7 because the Winchester Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 5th Annual Holiday Stroll. “The Winchester Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to welcome the community to Stroll Week 2025 beginning on Dec. 1st with the
If you asked someone a decade ago what an epidemiologist does, they may have given you a blank look. But five years on from the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, most people know these experts deal with infectious diseases. Winchester resident Elyse Fritschel is director of Infection Prevention at Tufts Medical Center
It’s been in the works since the fall of 2023, before the Lynch School even broke ground on the construction of a new building. But on Nov. 7, a new mural for the school was finally unveiled. “We approved it in 2023,” said Maggie Vande Vrede, executive director of
More than a month after the Winchester Health Department shut down Gloria’s Pizzeria due to “imminent health hazards,” the Main Street business remains closed and its food permit suspended. In a letter dated Oct. 6, Director of Public Health Jennifer Murphy informed Gloria’s owner Steven Beck, of Boston,
It’s a sunny fall afternoon at the Children’s Own School (COS) on Main Street. Parents are shuffling in and out for conferences, an alarm is going off and Hiro Sudachi is sitting behind her desk. It’s just another day for the new director of the school, who
Winchester town officials are coming together to support two articles on the Fall Town Meeting warrant that would allow for the renovation and sale of a house at 160 Forest St. The Historical Commission this week unanimously voted to support both Article 28 and Article 29 in order to fund
While Massachusetts communities have the ability to recall an elected official, thanks to their charters, the state itself has no such mechanism. That means the governor, state legislators, district attorneys, sheriffs and county commissioners cannot be removed unless voters decide not to re-elect them. According to the National Conference of
What’s one of the biggest problems facing the Middlesex Fells Reservation? Believe it or not, dog poop bags. That’s right. The problem has proliferated the state’s recreation areas as more and more residents enjoy the great outdoors with their pets and in instances they pick up after
A crowd of more than 800 people gathered in front of the Winchester Unitarian Society church on Oct. 18 for a second No Kings Day rally. Protestors with signs and banners gathered at 478 Main St. early in the morning to “push back against authoritarian threats to democratic values,” according
