Special to the News from Prassede Calibi Nov. 14, 2023 The WIN Fast Forest is closing in on its goal for fall site preparation at Wright-Locke Farm. This project of the WFMCHub is turning a bit of low-habitat value wetlands into high value mature forest. By super-charging the soil and
A quick-moving fire destroyed a two-story house on Lebanon Street Wednesday afternoon leaving two families displaced. A Medford Armstrong crew driving by noticed the fire on the second floor back porch and eventually firefighters from six surrounding towns came to the Winchester Fire Department’s mutual aid, according to Winchester
Special to the News from Winchester Health Department Nov. 7, 2023 There will be a seasonal 2023-2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, for ages 5 yrs. and older. One (1) dose of this updated vaccine is all that is needed to protect from severe illness. Those with medical conditions may require additional
Special to the News, Nov. 7, 2023 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 7:00—8:00 PM, Large Meeting Room, Winchester Public Library Sol Gittleman, author and Professor Emeritus at Tufts University, will discuss his book An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education. Hardly a day passes without some
The annual Veterans Day parade kicks off Saturday at 10:15 at the High School and ends at the Edward F. O’Connell Memorial Plaza next to Town Hall. At the wreath laying ceremony, veterans, scouts and student musicians and singers will be joined by the Winchester Police Honor Guard
From the Town website The Town of Winchester wants to improve how it shares and exchanges information with people who live, work, or own a business in Winchester. As part of this effort, the Town is launching an online survey to understand how community members would like to receive communication
After the usual reports from various town committees, on Monday night Fall Town Meeting settled into a discussion of capital projects which require funding. Several passed quickly, such as funding for a new library roof, and then the moderator moved Article 6 forward to allow time for Pearl Coughlin, a
How the Winchester town Finance Committee operates and appoints its members will be the subject of debate at Fall Town Meeting, which started Monday night and continues Thursday evening. Two warrant articles being put forth as citizen’s petitions are attempts to change the by-laws that govern the committee. Both
Residents are responding to the Winchester News and our request for donations during the month of November. Every dollar donated is matched by our NewsMatch, the largest collaborative fundraising campaign to support nonprofit news in the U.S. So far in November alone, we’ve received over $3,000 and
After Wednesday’s devastating fire robbed two families of their homes, Go Fund Me accounts were established for each family. The first one was set up almost immediately by Sean Yun to aid his father Vincent and himself (link here). Senior high school student Audra Murray started one for the
Just in time for Monday’s start of Fall Town Meeting, the independent, resident-run Winchester Town Meeting Members Association (www.winchestertmma.org) is up and running, allowing members to discuss the warrant articles. Despite the hard work of residents Carol Savage and Lance Grenzeback, so far there are only twelve
Special to the News from Caren Connolly Nov. 4, 2023 Write, revise, reflect and try again. That was the message that award winning authors brought to Winchester students during WFEE’s Authorfest on Oct. 26. Scores of volunteers welcomed 17 presenters to the town’s five elementary schools and the
By Ron Latanision Nov 4, 2023 Ever since local resident David Wilson asked me to be the first speaker of the Jenks Center’s newly formed Science & Technology discussion group, I’ve been completely engaged in the finding good speakers and eventually began hosting the discussions. All members of
Acclaimed local film maker Peter Engeldrum along with your news editor have just released their third video in the series “This Is Winchester.” Called “Water Water,” the brief video is about the public water supply, the town reservoirs under the control of Water Department Director Jim Gibbons, and where your
Just in time for Monday’s start of Fall Town Meeting, the independent, resident-run Winchester Town Meeting Members Association (www.winchestertmma.org) is up and running, allowing members to discuss the warrant articles. Despite the hard work of residents Carol Savage and Lance Grenzeback, so far there are only twelve
An author reads from his new book, and SoulCollage®, a spiritual art project. On Friday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in-person and live-streamed. A unique and moving event, featuring critically acclaimed author, Stephen P. Kiernan. After last year’s triumphant reading from “Universe of Two,” Kiernan returns to
