After nearly a year of delays, MBTA officials say the Winchester Center Commuter Rail Station is on track to fully open this spring. “We are 11 months over schedule right now. We were supposed to be done last February,” said Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Senior Project Manager Nathan Rae.
If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line. Last time we had only one winner. Mike Arwe identified it as a panel on the Thompson St. side of the Post Office. See last week’s to refresh your
Winter’s first nor’easter of the season dumped anywhere from 3 to 6 inches across the state over the weekend. In Winchester, the snowfall measured at about 4 ½ inches. Department of Public Works Director Robert LaBossiere said DPW was prepped and ready for the overnight storm on Jan. 19,
The 2024-25 Winchester High School wrestling team’s season is well underway, but as a refresher last year’s squad went 10-13 overall during the regular season, 4-1 in the Middlesex League. In the postseason, the team had two Division 1 North sectional winners: Henry Wallace (106-pound weight class) and
The Winchester Select Board addressed multiple issues at its January meeting, making key decisions on outdoor dining regulations, pedestrian safety measures and affordable housing initiatives while grappling with ongoing MBTA construction delays. Outdoor dining gets makeover The board modified the town’s outdoor dining program for 2025. The approved policy
The following was submitted by the Winchester Community Music School: Greater Boston is known as something of a music mecca, but in one respect, it has always been lacking: steel drums. There are precious few classes or bands for anyone who has fallen for the lilting sound of handcrafted steel
On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Winchester Fast Forest will hold its January planning and dinner (NOTE: not potluck, restaurant) at 8:15 p.m. to closing at Arancini, 37 Main St., Woburn. Now that the Fast Forest is planted, what next? What do you — we — wanna do? Who do you
Scoring an A on a test or assignment could score Winchester High School students a higher grade point average, if the School Committee votes to accept the GPA Committee’s recommendations on Jan. 23. “I want to start by saying, if there was a magic sauce that any school district
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: In honor of MLK Day in 2025, please join the Network for Social Justice for a True Story Theater performance and workshop on the theme of “Standing Up for Others.” The performance will take place on Sunday, Jan. 26, from
Are you sick? Seems like everyone you know is down with something — COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial (RSV), norovirus — but only one of those, say public health experts, is actually outside of its normal parameters. “Norovirus has been higher year-over-year,” said Dr. Shira Doron, chief infection control officer at Tufts Medicine.
The following is an opinion column by Steve Coronella: As Donald Trump is sworn in for a second time, spare a thought for the five U.S. presidents denied an inaugural address. On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president and thus become
The following was submitted by the town of Winchester: The Town of Winchester is issuing a snow emergency starting today, Sunday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m., continuing through Monday Jan. 20 at noon. During these hours, it is advised not to travel if possible. All parked vehicles are to
There has been a spike in anti-Islamic rhetoric following the New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans, and some organizations have been subjected to threatening messages. (Newsweek, Hugh Cameron, 1/3/25). There has been a “historic spike” in anti-Jewish threats since the war between Israel and Hamas began;
Emi Kazak loves animals and she loves baking. She also loves combining both those loves into a way to help charities. In December, she made pies and fancy cookies to sell on Facebook and Instagram to raise money for the Animal Rescue League of Boston and made over $300. Last
After starting the season with three straight wins, the Winchester High School boys hockey team is all even after 10 games with a 5-5 record. They dropped their last four games to Belmont (4-1), Arlington (3-2), Woburn (3-1) and Hingham (5-3). But on Dec. 28, the Red & Black doubled
Say hello to Otis, a 2 1/2-year-old an African pygmy hedgehog who enjoys sleeping during the day and logging (noisy) miles on his wheel at night. He was purchased from a breeder in Connecticut when he was 8 weeks old. Legal in Massachusetts (but not all states), hedgehogs are
