The following was submitted by Prisma eighth-grade student Charlie Lin: My name is Charlie, and I made this cool little poster here! I’ve been working on a community service project for my school for the past few weeks. I decided to research public transit in Winchester before trying to
The following was submitted by the Mystic River Watershed Association: The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) is inviting members of the public to attend the third public meeting for the Mystic Lakes Path Improvements Project, to be held on Tuesday, June 11, from 6-8 p.m. via Zoom. To register,
The Class of 2024 saw their high school graduation not only as a recognition of graduating after four years, but as a belated acknowledgement of graduating middle school in 2020 during the pandemic. “We’re here not to celebrate just the last four years, but the last seven,” Class President
Can you believe it’s already been a week since Town Day? There were hundreds of people who came out to celebrate the community on June 1, whether it was eating great food, playing games, visiting booths or other fun activities. Check out photos from our freelancer Rachel Whitehouse and
The following was submitted by the Cummings Foundation: Winchester residents Joyce and Bill Cummings’ self-named Cummings Foundation has pledged $2 million to Regis College. This gift will fund the Carol A. Donovan Endowed Dean of Nursing as well as a future health care clinic in the neighboring city of Woburn.
Singers gotta sing, right? And when former Winchester Public School Director of Music Lynne Rahmeier retired, she was ready to keep singing. At first she decided that anyone who wanted to sing should come to her living room, but “they had to bring someone I hadn’t met,” she says.
Winchester High School students dressed to the nines in their finest gowns and tuxedos for prom night. Students promenaded out of the school and onto the waiting buses as parents snapped photos and took video for posterity. Check out all the photos and videos from the event taken by our
The following was submitted by the Kingston Gallery: From now through June 30, the Kingston Gallery, 450 Harrison Ave., #43, Boston, will be holding an exhibit by Winchester resident Joan Baldwin called “Hallucinations.” An opening reception will be held Friday, June 7, from 5–8 p.m. While wandering in
More than 200 residents and visitors filtered in and out of the town common Tuesday night as music pounded, rainbow flags waved and a feeling of community brought those who attended the fourth annual PRIDEfest celebration a sense of togetherness. “I’m happily surprised,” said Rebecca Slisz, interim director of
Mary New continues to share some of the photos she takes when she’s out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells. Winchester News is a non-profit organization supported by our community. If you appreciate having local Winchester news, please donate to support our work, and subscribe to
Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and it’s your job is to guess where they were taken. See below for a great interview with Frank. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well
Despite a sign on the bulletin board warning about E. coli bacteria, several beachgoers were enjoying the water on the Mystic Lake’s Shannon Beach. Woburn resident Amy MacNeill says, “I had no idea, but I swam in the Charles River, or Horn Pond, or here and I never get
Winchester’s large and graceful Copper Beech trees, sometimes called “Winchester’s signature tree,” are a point of pride for many homeowners. Unfortunately, these beloved trees, along with other varieties of beech tree in Winchester, including American and Oriental Beech, are under immediate threat from Beech Leaf Disease (BLD). First
The following was submitted by the Winchester Farmers Market: On Saturday, June 8, the Winchester Farmers Market will open for the 2024 season, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., on the Winchester Town Common. Come shop with new vendors, including Farmer Dave, as well as many
The following was submitted by the Jenks Center: On Tuesday, June 11, the Solo Ager Network will present “Is It Time for a Medical Alert Service?” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road. When you experience a fall, medical issue,
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: On Tuesday, June 4, the Network for Social Justice will hold its fourth annual student-organized celebratory and educational PRIDEfest celebration on the Town Common, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. There will be entertainment, arts and crafts, speakers,
