The Winchester High varsity wrestling team (1-1 in the Middlesex League) was back on the mat two days after Christmas to participate in a tri-match against Franklin and host Leominster on Dec. 27, while the JVs traveled to Natick with Coach Ryan Errico for their own tournament. In the meet
Both Winchester High School basketball teams could not have asked for any better results during this year’s Bob Bigelow Tournament, held for the first time in the new WHS gym on Dec. 29 and 30. The boys defeated TechBoston and Franklin to complete the championship sweep after the girls
Going into the annual Bob Bigelow Tournament at the new Winchester High gym, the Red & Black boys basketball team was 4-0 after defeating Stoneham in the home opener on Dec. 12, 56-54, followed by wins over Melrose (57-52), Woburn (66-53) and Lexington (77-74). The Bigelow Tournament got underway for
The following was submitted by the Jenks Center: On Thursday, Jan. 22, the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Rd., will hold a Sociological Book Group, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. This book club at the Jenks, in partnership with the Winchester Public Library, brings a sociological and anthropological
The following was submitted by the Winchester Public Library: On Thursday, Jan. 29, the Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St., will host “Make a Plan: Emergency Preparedness Workshop” in the large meeting room, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., with Lois Luniewicz, registered environmental health specialist and coordinator for the
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
Lois A. (Walsh) Thorne, of Canton, formerly of Billerica and Jamaica Plain, died Dec. 22, 2025. Mrs. Thorne was the daughter of the late Rita Carty Walsh and James J. Walsh, of Jamaica Plain. She received a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in physics from Regis College
In June 2022, town officials endorsed an ecological restoration project for the Aberjona River through Davidson Park that mimics the original riverine environment. On Dec. 3, the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) and the town held a Davidson Park Stream Restoration Update meeting about the project. Plans of one kind
After participating in a couple of early season invitational tournaments – the Glen Doherty Memorial at home and the Lowell Holiday extravaganza – coupled with an unexpected loss to host Reading, the Winchester High wrestling coaches now have a better idea of the team’s strengths and weaknesses. There are some difficult
Boys begin Middlesex League season with three straight wins Winchester High boys hockey coach Gino Khachadourian couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season. His Red & Black squad won its first three games against Stoneham (3-2, in overtime), Melrose (2-0) and Wakefield (3-2, in overtime), before
Editor’s Note: Francis P. Church’s editorial, “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897, and was reprinted annually until 1949 when the paper went out of business. When it first appeared, it was an immediate sensation, and became one of
The Winchester High football team might have fallen short of its ultimate Gillette Stadium goal, but there was still plenty of positives to celebrate, and so on Dec. 6, at the WHS cafeteria, the Red & Black got together one last time for a team brunch and awards ceremony to
The Select Board voted Dec. 22 to offer the position of town manager to Christopher Senior, following a prolonged debate over contract length and performance evaluation timelines that exposed divisions among members about the collapsed search process. The board ultimately approved a two-year contract for the former Cohasset town manager
It might not seem obvious since there are no shovels in the ground or designs plans to decipher, but the Muraco Elementary School project is nonetheless on the move “We’re kind of into it now,” said Superintendent Dr. Frank Hackett in a recent update to the School Committee. “We
A large number of residents gathered at Town Hall last week to speak before the Planning Board about the mixed-use residential/commercial development at 10 Converse Place/33 Mt. Vernon St. The meeting was the latest in an ongoing public hearing about the project. The board will once again reconvene
