Standish Lane resident Alisa Dong has only lived in town for about four years, but she’s already immersed in helping people. And she wants residents to help her provide Thanksgiving Day meals for local food-insecure residents. A member of the town’s Family Action Network (FAN). Dong is its
The following was submitted by Historical Portrayals by Lady J: President Franklin Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, will be telling Part 2 of her story on Nov. 25 at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road, from 7-8 p.m. It is not necessary to have seen Part 1
The following was submitted by Winchester Hospital: Winchester Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. This is the 23rd consecutive A grade the hospital has received. Leapfrog assigns a grade to general hospitals across the country based
It was a closer game, comparatively speaking, but the Winchester High School football team (10-0) still defeated another opponent rather decisively, this time in an Elite 8 Division 2 contest. Lincoln-Sudbury (8-2), the fifth seed, came to Knowlton Stadium last Friday night (Nov. 7), and it too had trouble keeping
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate in a bipartisan effort to protect freedom of thought and safeguard open access to books and other educational materials in Massachusetts schools and public libraries. As school libraries
At Preschool Social Academy (PSA) in Winchester, gardening has become a joyful and integral part of the school’s outdoor learning program. Beyond the fun of digging in the dirt, gardening offers endless opportunities for growth — in every sense of the word. “Gardening is one of our favorite ways to
The following was submitted by Book Ends: Book Ends will host an Indie Author Showcase 2025 on Saturday, Nov. 22, from noon to 5 p.m. Visit the book store and meet local independent authors; each author will have their own books for sale which they can sign. Remember, signed
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
The Wilson Science & Technology Forum at The Jenks Center in Winchester By Ron Latanision and John Brown Tales from the AI Frontier On October 10, Dr. Eddie Robins spoke about the human-machine interface in the expanding presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in our lives. The rapidity with which AI
The Winchester High volleyball team won 21 matches this year, counting the postseason, while losing just twice, a record that should never be dismissed casually. For their efforts, they were seeded seventh in the final Division 1 power rankings. But that last loss will always be defined as bitter, which
You probably know that cheerleaders appear at sporting events to cheer on their teams, but you might not know that cheerleading is a sport in its own right. Or that Winchester Cheer coaches volunteer to help girls and boys learn and compete in cheerleading. Middlesex Street resident Erin Black is
As has been the pattern since the opening game of the season against Peabody at Knowlton Stadium back on Sept. 12, the Red & Black (9-0, fourth seed) has jumped on the opposition from the start, and never looked back. They won that game against the Tanners, 42-7, and the
For one fall weekend each year, Winchester becomes a canvas. Local artists open their doors to the public for Winchester Open Studios, transforming churches, markets and studios into creative spaces that celebrate community and connection. Now in its third year, the event – on Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to
Town Meeting members voted to indefinitely postpone a proposal for the town to purchase 13.4 acres off Forest Circle for conservation purposes during the final night of their fall session Nov. 10, ending a three-night gathering that also saw approval of affordable housing funding and multiple labor contracts. Article
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
The Winchester High girls field hockey team (19-3) has reached the Division 1 state semifinal game after winning its first three state tournament games against Arlington (3-1), the 28th seed, Bishop Feehan (2-1), the 12th seed, and fourth-seeded Lincoln-Sudbury (1-0). The fifth-seeded Red & Black are now scheduled to go
