Parents in Winchester got the news in a superintendent’s letter on a Friday in June — an eighth-grade teacher at McCall Middle School had been put on immediate leave, barred from school buildings and told to have no contact with students while a criminal case moved forward in Lowell
On a display board near the middle of the Winchester Town Common, a question waited in marker: “What do you wish people understood?” By Thursday evening the sticky-note answers had multiplied. “Everyone deserves love and respect.” “Identities aren’t fixed.” “Be you! And be rainbow.” One read simply, “There
Listening sessions are underway, the form tests single, split and tiered ballot formats.
The Malden city councilor frames the Senate race around municipal budgets, Beacon Hill accountability and the practical limits facing communities across the district.
The danger in this week’s heat is its timing. Heat-related illnesses and hospital visits tend to rise in the first few days of 85-degree weather, before bodies have adjusted to summer conditions, according to guidance posted by Winchester — and the season’s first serious heat arrived at
The $94 million school opened in August 2025 with an all-electric, net-zero design and a clean-energy project town officials call Winchester’s largest.
Winchester’s annual celebration began with the Jaycees in the 1970s, later revived in 1982 and still guided by longtime volunteers.
State Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian was sworn into the Massachusetts House on March 25, 2020, in what she still calls a “dystopian” ceremony. The State House was distanced, family was barred and she took the oath with a 1-year-old waiting at home and a 6-year-old watching
The Middlesex County town moved up four places after holding its reported violent-crime rate at 0.2 incidents per 1,000 residents.
Quick summary Winchester Town Day returns on Saturday, June 6, 2026, to Winchester Center for a daylong community celebration of exhibitors, food, music, athletics, children's activities and an evening fireworks display. The downtown street fair runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. across Main, Mount Vernon
Two town boards have approved a settlement that would end a Middlesex Superior Court fight over a disputed downtown development, clearing the way for the lawsuit to be dismissed and for the project’s revised plans to move forward. The Winchester Housing Partnership Board approved an amended memorandum of understanding
Paras Bhayani will step down from the Select Board effective July 14, ending a 16-month tenure. Bhayani told the Winchester News he has sent a letter of resignation to Select Board Chair Anthea Brady. In an interview, he said the decision was driven by personal and family circumstances, which
The original problem, back in 2008, was dead air.
Dead fish reported along the bike path between Lake Street and Horn Pond Brook Road appear to be river herring that could not reach Horn Pond.
Town officials are considering surveys and focus groups after a March tax measure failed by 293 votes, leaving long-term budget gaps unresolved.
Disputed downtown project includes 34 apartments, commercial space and a $2 million payment aimed at supporting affordable housing elsewhere.
