The following was submitted by Arts Winchester: Arts Winchester (AWI) installed its annual Sidewalk Art installation recently. This year’s exhibit includes the work of 36 Winchester Public School K-12 students, 4 Studio on the Common Students, 1 student from Winchester School of Chinese Culture, plus four local professionals – Jennifer
The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel: Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester, as the community welcomes the return of the light and the coming Summer, please join Ripley Chapel for a joyful and poignant service, featuring the ecumenical prayers and gorgeous musical chants
Work on walkways and parking lots at Town Hall and the Winchester Public Library are scheduled for mid-June and July in order to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. “We’re making improvements to exterior walkways for existing accessible entrances,” Special Projects Manager Meg White said. “It’s not
The following was submitted by eighth-grade students from the McCall Middle School for their civics project: Katie Baucom, Eva Ganz and Aishani Kumar. Gender Discrimination - Paid Parental Leave Parental Leave Employees who have completed three months of full-time employment shall be granted parental leave of eight weeks upon the
The following was submitted by Letters Trellis: Letters Trellis is upcycling vintage postage stamps at the Winchester Farmers Market on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Stop by, write a letter, and select your favorite envelope. You may also send a Letters Trellis postcard with images from the past five years. The
The following was submitted by IndivisibleWIN: On Saturday, June 14, IndivisibleWIN will join activists across the country for a coordinated “No Kings” standout, a powerful display of civic resistance demanding accountability, justice, and the preservation of American democracy. Participants will gather peacefully from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.
The Winchester High School Class of 2025 graduated on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Symphony Hall in Boston, with more than 300 members. The following are members of this year’s graduating class: Tasnim Abdurrob, Miraya Agarwal, Aiden Xavier Aharonian, Zoya Ahmad, Omar Ryan Alosta, Zachary landin Alper, Thomas Robert
The following was submitted by the Winchester Farmers Market: The Winchester Farmers Market kicks off its 18th season this coming Saturday, June 14. From 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. every Saturday until the end of October, shoppers can find fresh fruits and vegetables from regional farms and
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: On Thursday, June 12, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Winchester will host its 5th Annual PRIDEFest on the Town Common, bringing together students, families, and community members for an afternoon of celebration, visibility, and solidarity in support
It was beginning to look like the summer season would kick off with a special Town Meeting, but a deal between the town and the Winchester Soccer Club over an easement for the Muraco culvert project has been reached. However, the details, including the cost of that settlement, has not
Unfortunately the rain didn’t hold off long enough to allow exhibitors and visitors to Winchester Town Day enjoy the full day. Many people packed up and dispersed once the heavy rain didn’t seem to let up. But, earlier on June 7, the runners ran their race, the Class
Winchester is taking another step in meeting the goals set forth in its Climate Action Plan. The town recently received a $15,000 Municipal Energy Technical Assistance grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources for an American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Level 2 audit
The Town Day Committee has made the decision to move the fireworks from Saturday night, June 7 to Sunday night, June 8, at the same time (dusk). For more information, check out the Town Day website.
The Winchester High girls lacrosse team (8-11) got into the Division 1 state tournament as the 27th seed. They then went up against host Westford Academy (17-3), the sixth seed, in the Round of 32 on May 30, where they lost to the host Ghosts, 13-6. The Ghosts went on
The following was submitted by the Massachusetts Society of CPAs: The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs) recently announced Katie Soule, CPA, CFP, CIMA, CPWA, was elected to serve a third year on its 2025-2026 fiscal year, which began May 1. Soule, a Winchester resident, is vice president and
Perhaps Lyra should be the Winchester News Pet of the Week — she’s a therapy dog and she shares the Helpers Among Us category with her owner, Frank Siteman. He says he knew Lyra would make a good therapy dog. “Lyra’s behaviors are consistent with what a therapy animal
