The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the strength, resilience, and diversity of the disability community while honoring the civil rights milestones that have paved the way for greater inclusion. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass the Shield Act 2.0 to fortify protections for those seeking and providing reproductive and transgender care. The bill was passed with bipartisan support by a vote
The following was submitted by The Bulfinch Group: The Bulfinch Group is pleased to announce that Winchester resident Gracio Garcia has been named a Leaders Club qualifier by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian) as a 20th-time winner. Leaders Club is one of the highest honors annually awarded
Our intrepid Winchester photographer Frank Siteman has sent up the drone to check out how the construction of the new Lynch School is going. Since Siteman lives close by the construction site and his drone has access to the whole project, he has been able to document the building as
For the first time in its history, the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence (WFEE) dedicated its annual road race to a person, thanks to the urging of three Winchester High School students and their civics project. Jack McCarthy, along with fellow sophomores Gabriella Fantini and Zoe Maclin, and junior Sharanya
It’s July and a few gardens around Winchester continue to deliver. We asked you to send us photos of whatever is growing in your garden and here they are. Send photos as an attachment to editor@winchesternews.org and put “Garden Photo” in the subject line. Tell us what
Town Manager Beth Rudolph will step down from her role Sept. 3, ending a 20-year tenure that began in the engineering office and culminated with her leading the community through some of its most challenging periods. Select Board Chair Michelle Prior announced Rudolph’s departure during the July 14 board
After closing out the last EMass pool play game with a 3-1 loss to Raynham at the Freetown / Lakeville youth baseball complex on July 11, the Winchester Cal Ripken 12U all-star team was ready for the final round, still sporting a sensational 8-1 overall state tournament record. They then went
Winchester artist Kiyomi Yatsuhashi credits her mother as her inspiration. She uses shibori, the traditional Japanese tie-dye technique, to paint on fabric. “My grandfather was antiques trader in Boston, and worked with the Museum of Fine Arts. I grew up with all the arts and culture in my home,” she
Hi, I’m Griffin Lauretano and I am a purebred poodle! I am very smart and playful! I am 4 years old! I hang out in Winchester with my Grammie, Cheryl. We take long walks around our beautiful neighborhoods in Winchester and enjoy seeing other neighbors and their dogs! Hope
The Winchester Select Board on Monday approved nearly $11 million in new borrowing, endorsed a local Eagle Scout’s plan to restore gathering spaces in Elliot Park and received sweeping updates on town construction and infrastructure projects — actions that collectively illustrate the town’s increasingly intricate balancing act between urgent
The 30 lb. Labradoodle named Jack, who bit a young boy, has been determined by the Select Board, to be a nuisance dog, but what remediation the dog and his family will face has yet to be finalized. A July 16 public hearing was the continuation of a dangerous dog
Residents have been anxiously awaiting the day when all the construction and street closures around the Winchester Center Station would be gone. That day has officially arrived. On July 16, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), state and town officials gathered to cut the ribbon on the commuter rail station in
The following was submitted by Letters Trellis: Please join the Festival of Correspondence at the Winchester Farmers Market on Saturday, July 19, as Letters Trellis recalls the annual summer weekend in honor of Madame de Sévigné, a celebrated French letter writer of the 17th century. Each July her legacy is
Winchester residents will find something new in their Aug. 1 water bills. Nope, not a break in their water rates. A brochure. Entitled a “Brief Guide to Backyard Burning and Preventing Wildfires,” the brochure is being sent to 8,000 households, courtesy of the Climate Action Advisory Committee and a
DUBLIN – Few enough things in this life improve with age: the enchanting laughter of a significant other (if you’re lucky), fine wine and whiskey (so I’m told), and first-person accounts of past sporting achievements (three-letter man in high school? You bet!). In Ireland, however, senior citizen status brings
