The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel: Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester, welcome dynamic trio Triton on Friday, June 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m., featuring piano accordion, the quieter, bellows-blown bagpipes, and fiddle and nyckelharpa. From festival and
Winchester High School said goodbye to the Class of 2025 with a time-honored tradition of the Clap Out. The what? “The Clap Out is a long standing tradition that goes back many, many years,” said WHS Principal Dennis Mahoney in an email. “It was traditionally done in our Dining Commons,
The following was submitted by Town Day Co-Chair Allan Eyden: After the past 11 Saturdays bringing some sort of rainy weather, the Town Day organizers are hoping, like the luck enjoyed by the En Ka Fair, that the early rain forecasts are wrong. Town Day is now in its 44th
In the state tournament, you take it one game at a time, and the Winchester High School baseball team (13-8, 32 nd seed) has taken that first step, and won it by beating Beverly (12-8, 33 rd seed) at home, 6-4 in a Division 1 preliminary round game on May
It’s the last day for Winchester High School seniors and they crowd into Gina Zhou’s classroom, seeking photos and asking her to sign yearbooks. She happily does so, doling out praise, offering advice, joking around and sending them off with hugs and promises to check in with her
The trend to not allow non-residents to attend Winchester Schools was continued last week when the School Committee voted unanimously to opt out of School Choice. “School Choice would essentially allow students who are non-residents to attend Winchester public schools for essentially the state per pupil amount,” explained Superintendent Dr.
Award-willing collage artist John Williams says he’s mostly self-taught. “I started making sculptures in Play-Doh when I was 4 years old,” he says. His mother, Kathleen Piggott, describes them as “fanciful creatures — and yet, so real.” When they lived in Bedford, Williams was in his school’s gifted art
Spring sports athletes have been striving to reach this time of the year since practices began on March 17. They all wanted to be among the select few to participate in the state tournaments in order to measure their skills as a team against their peers statewide. At Winchester High
He had no idea what was coming. Even when he was sitting at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon, Lance Grenzeback thought he was just there to speak about the Town Meeting Members Association. “So, they finished and then they said, ‘By the way, you’re the Citizen of
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: June is PRIDE Month, and Winchester is once again showing its commitment to inclusion, celebration, and the LGBTQ+ community. The town’s PRIDE Proclamation and Human Rights Statement, both available on the Town of Winchester’s website, reaffirm the town’
The sign hanging on the mantle in the Nutile home says “We interrupt this marriage to bring you the baseball season.” That’s a good illustration of how much baseball played in the lives of the Nutile family. Susan Nutile and daughter Katie knew baseball was ever present in their
As red, white and blue flags waved from the onlookers camped on the sidewalk, Winchester’s town center hummed with instruments and marching veterans this past Memorial Day. The parade started with words of remembrance for fallen soldiers who served for the United States and commenced the march through town.
The following was submitted by Nouvelle Maison: Nouvelle Maison, 30 Church St., is hosting a series of evening soirées in June. Indulge in immersive cheese and charcuterie classes or elevate your hosting with perfect pairings. Check out the following classes: • June 10 at 7:00 PM: Perfect Pairs: Champagne and
The following was submitted by the Town Clerk's Office: The town of Winchester is seeking residents to fill the following vacancies in the Personnel Board: 2 members for a term to expire June 30, 2028. 2 members for a term to expire June 30, 2027. 1 member for
The following was submitted by the Town Clerk’ Office: The town of Winchester is looking for any resident who would like to be appointed to the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee consists of five (5) registered voters who holds no other. Town office for a term to expire 2028 The
Take a stroll through Europe — and get to know an area of downtown Winchester you might not be all that familiar with. In the eyes of Judy Mastrocola and her partners in fun, those are two very good reasons for joining the “Progressive Dinner Through Europe, on Church Street,” on
