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After winning fifth straight league title, Winchester girls soccer again earns national recognition for excellence on and off the pitch
Going into the final Middlesex League regular season game of the year against host Arlington on Oct. 28, the Winchester High girls soccer team (13-4-1) was seeded seventh in the MIAA Division 1 power rankings that came out the day before. The Spy Ponders, however, were able to
Winchester’s Griffin Museum invites photographers to display their work
The Griffin Museum of Photography’s annual Winter Solstice Members Exhibition is back. Built entirely from unframed photographic prints submitted by the museum’s members, the exhibition will run from Dec. 11 to Jan. 10, 2027. Crista Dix, executive director at the Griffin Museum, said 305 prints were hung at
State moves Winchester’s Muraco Elementary into feasibility study after four applications
Winchester’s open-plan school from the 1960s, with 60-year-old windows and a shrinking roster, begins deciding what comes next
What would Forest Ridge really cost? Winchester weighs taking land it wouldn’t buy
Forest Ridge, rejected as purchase in May, comes before members Nov. 5 as eminent domain article with lower appraisal, new grants and open cost questions
Winchester girls volleyball defeats Arlington to wrap up third straight Middlesex League title
The Winchester High girls volleyball team (16-2) has just one more regular season match left on the schedule against non-league Newton North at home Friday night, Oct. 30, starting at 6 p.m. The Red & Black are the second seed in the MIAA Division 1 power rankings,
Wright-Locke Farm offers fall, winter programs for adults
The following was submitted by Wright-Locke Farm: Wright-Locke Farm is a busy place with a lot of fun fall and winter activities coming. The farm is located at 82 Ridge St. Forest Forensics Guided Walks with Dr. Naomi Riddiford Friday, Nov. 6, 9:15-11:30 a.m.
Winchester to charge 35 cents per kilowatt-hour at Laraway Road, high school chargers
Drivers will pay through AmpUp app starting on or shortly after Nov. 2; idle fee still under review
Winchester residents flock to Halloween bash downtown
It was the perfect weather — a sunny, warm fall day — and it drew families from all over Winchester to the downtown area for the annual Halloween Bash. Families dressed up in costume to trick-or-treat at local businesses in the morning before heading over to the Trunk or Treat
It’s almost NewsMatch season
NewsMatch is our biggest fundraising campaign of the year. NewsMatch provides matching funds (up to $15,000), partner funds for additional matching (we will receive up to an additional $3k in match dollars!) and goal-based bonuses to eligible and participating newsrooms. NewsMatch runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31
Halloween happenings in nearby communities for families, adults
Whether you’re looking for something fun or something scary, activities for kids or an event for adults, we have you covered with this roundup of Halloween happenings in nearby communities. Medford Medford Chamber of Commerce Business Trick or Treat Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 30, from 3 to 5
Wright-Locke Farm to hold final Farm Talk ‘Food for Thought’ on Nov. 17
The following was submitted by Wright-Locke Farm: On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Wright-Locke Farm will hold its final 2026 Farm Talk, “Food for Thought: How Your Choices Impact Your Health and the Planet,” beginning at 7 p.m. at the All Seasons Barn, 82 Ridge St. With so many
Repair Café will be open Nov. 6 at the Jenks Center
The following was submitted by the Repair Café: On Saturday, Nov. 6, the Repair Café will take place from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road. Sewing and knitting repairs, knives or scissors sharpening, electronics and lamp repair, furniture fixing are all available. They
Ansaldi becomes Winchester’s permanent deputy town manager
Former Concord finance chief, whose whistleblower suit there remains active, has served in an interim role since May
With playoffs looming, Winchester football coach Wally Dembowski discusses forfeit win over Lexington, intrasquad scrimmages, power rankings
The Winchester High Red & Black football team (5-2) had an action-packed Senior Night planned ahead of its seventh game of the season. However, Middlesex League rival Lexington had to forfeit Thursday night’s (Oct. 22) game at Knowlton Stadium, because it was unable to safely field a
Winchester News’ guide to the Nov. 3 election: Two new senators, one House race and nine questions
Mail applications close Oct. 27, early voting runs through Oct. 30 at Town Hall, and the state’s nine questions, a pair of uncontested Senate seats and a contested House race await a town split between districts.