The following was submitted by the Winchester Conservation Commission: On Saturday, Oct. 24, the Winchester Conservation Commission will be holding its annual invasives cleanup event, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., rain or shine. The event is held to improve the town wetlands and wildlife habitats. You can
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce, Family Action Network and Winchester Recreation Department will co-host the annual Halloween Bash Trunk-or-Treat and Downtown Trick-or-Treat on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Downtown Trick-or-Treat is free and open to
The following was submitted by Winchester High School: On Friday, Oct. 23, Winchester High School will present A Cappella Fest, a highly entertaining evening of collegiate and high school a cappella singing, to be held in the Winchester High School auditorium, from 7-9 p.m. This year’s A
As the Winchester High School field hockey team (10-2-2) heads into the final three games of the regular season, they understand that there’s more work to be done with the postseason looming right around the corner. Currently, the Red & Black are the eighth seed in the
Winchester Public Schools are still navigating the aftermath of a budget decision made in March. Some parents, students and educators are experiencing financial pressures due to shifts in academic and student life. “It’s not really one dramatic program disappearing,” Caitlin Hawkins Musto, co-president of the Lincoln School Parents
A remote session Oct. 28 comes eight days ahead of the Nov. 5 start date.
After losing two straight Middlesex League games on the road to Melrose and Reading, the Winchester High School football team (4-2) had to right the ship quickly to stay in playoff contention. And they did just that, and they did it fast last Friday night (Oct. 16) at a
The following was submitted by the Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church: On Sunday, Oct. 25, the Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church, 34 Dix St., will be holding a free concert by Grammy-winning high school choir The Spirituals from the Boston Arts Academy at 2 p.m. Appearances include Carnegie
The Select Board, School Committee and Long Range Planning Committee, as well as members of the Finance Committee, convened for a tri-board meeting at the Lynch School. The site was chosen for the Oct. 13 meeting because the Select Board room at Town Hall wasn’t large enough to
The following was submitted by the Winchester Unitarian Society: Winchester Unitarian Society’s Music in the Sanctuary series opens its 2026–2027 season with a not-to-be-missed performance by the celebrated Beacon Brass Quintet on Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. Hailed as “one of the nation’
The candidates for the 31st Middlesex District seat met Oct. 15 at a candidate forum to debate their solutions for the affordability crisis, environmental concerns and government transparency. Incumbent Michael Day, the Democratic candidate for the race, has held the seat since 2015. He’s running against Stephen Ternullo, a
The following was submitted by Town Clerk MaryEllen Marshall: Ballot Question #4 on the 2026 State Election Ballot would allow eligible individuals to register to vote or update their voter registration address on Election Day. Currently, the deadline for voter registration is 10 days prior to Election Day. The law,
After dropping a 1-0 heartbreaker to host Reading on Oct. 7, the Winchester High School boys soccer team (9-2-1) rattled off three straight wins, and are cruising toward the Division 1 playoffs. As of the Oct. 16 MIAA power rankings, they are seeded 10th in a division
Drop-off at Ambrose Elementary School is a short, but intense window of time. Cars line up, doors quickly open and slam shut as students hurry to class before the 8:25 a.m. bell rings. This school year, the Ambrose Parent Teacher Organization found a way to ease that
It’s a two week stretch that the Winchester High School football team (3-2) would soon rather forget. But in reality, it’s better to learn from it and move on to the next game, which is scheduled for Friday night, Oct. 16, against visiting Arlington at Knowlton Stadium,
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