The two candidates competing for a four-year term on the Winchester Housing Authority Board of Commissioners squared off in a debate hosted by the League of Women Voters on March 14, revealing differences in their approaches to public transportation and funding for the agency. James Harris is the incumbent
Four candidates vying for two seats on the Winchester School Committee faced off in a spirited discussion Thursday night, fielding questions on contentious issues like the district's literacy curriculum and equity in honors-level courses. The well-attended March 14 forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters
The following was submitted by Prassede Calabi on behalf of the Fast Forest committee: On Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m., join WIN Fast Forest for a discussion with Mark Richardson, director of horticulture for New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston. Richardson has a passion for
The following was submitted by the Town Clerk's Office: The town of Winchester is currently searching for two residents to fill vacancies in the Education Facilities Planning & Building Committee. This committee is charged with the preparation and periodic adjustment of the Winchester Public School Facilities Master Plan,
The following was submitted by Prassede Calabi on behalf of the Fast Forest committee: On Saturday, March 16, beginning at 5:30 p.m., join WIN Fast Forest for a potluck dinner and conversation at 55 Woodside Road. Dinner will be sushi. There will be a $20 per person contribution.
Donors of winter coats might never know if they get to somebody who can really use them, but Carolyn Nolan has a better idea. She works with Project Paulie, an organization started by a friend, and they have specific people in mind for the donations. Project Paulie gets coats to
The local news crisis has led to no end of policy proposals, funding initiatives and angry denunciations of the harm done to journalism by the likes of Craigslist, Google and Facebook. Ideas for responding to the crisis include paying recent journalism school graduates with state tax revenues to cover underserved
The following was submitted by the Winchester Home and Garden Club: The Winchester Home and Garden Club is thrilled to celebrate Winchester’s own Art in Bloom at the Sanborn House Historical and Cultural Center, 15 High St., Winchester, on Thursday, April 4. During this event, the talents of local
The following was submitted by Kid’s Corner: On Saturday, April 6, Kids’ Corner will host its 5th Annual Epic Night Out Fundraiser at the Woburn Country Club, from 7-10:30 p.m. Come have a great night out with your friends and neighbors: enjoy food, drinks, dancing, games
A growing number of businesses in Winchester are designating parking spots for electric vehicle owners in an effort to make it easier for residents to make the switch to electric. Steve Bonnell, president of Bonnell Ford on Cambridge Street, has begun to take steps in playing his part, adding nine
Winchester Chamber of Commerce served up nine candidates for public office at a candidates’ breakfast Wednesday morning, March 13. he event was held in the All-Season Barn at Wright Locke Farm and was attended by about 50 residents. Those candidates on the panel were Select Board hopefuls Dorothy Simboli,
Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line. Last time we had several winners.
When Paul Manganaro brought an amateur boxing event to Town Hall about seven years ago, Paul Goodrich was in the audience. “And I thought it was a very electric, awesome, fun night and it raised a lot of money,” said Goodrich, who is vice president of the Winchester Sports Foundation.
If you’ve driven to the transfer station lately, you might not have noticed a small camera sitting atop a telephone pole at the entrance. Or if you noticed, you might have thought it was just another security camera. Nope. It’s the town’s new plate reader, which allows
The following was submitted by the Town Manager's Office: On Wednesday, March 13, from 7-9 p.m., the town of Winchester will hold a public forum to update the prior Housing Production Plan to discuss the needs of young adults, seniors, cost-burdened households, and the workforce;
The four candidates vying for the two three-year seats on the Winchester Select Board disagreed very little at a public forum hosted by the Winchester League of Women Voters on March 7, as the evening unfolded as more of a cordial discussion among individuals who shared similar perspectives on
