With one more regular season game left on the schedule before the start of the Division 2 Super Bowl playoffs on Friday, Nov. 7, the Winchester High football team (7-0) — currently the fourth seed in the power rankings — kept on powering past another Middlesex League foe, when it dominated host
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: What does “community” mean for you? In a fast-paced, digitally-driven world, it can be challenging to find ways to genuinely connect with people who live right around the actual, and figurative, corner. Whether you’re new to town or have
By Peter G. Engeldrum & William Swanton It all started at a Winchester Historical meeting. Winchester residents William Swanton and Peter Engeldrum were chatting about the Middlesex Canal as the conversation drifted toward Engeldrum’s latest film about Winchester’s boundary markers. Engeldrum was explaining to Swanton that he could
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis will be holding office hours in Winchester on Monday, Nov. 10, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St. Any Winchester resident is welcome to attend office hours, with
Winchester town officials are coming together to support two articles on the Fall Town Meeting warrant that would allow for the renovation and sale of a house at 160 Forest St. The Historical Commission this week unanimously voted to support both Article 28 and Article 29 in order to fund
The following was submitted by Jules Children’s Boutique: Local clothing boutiques Jules Children's Boutique, 560 Main St., and Jules Women’s Boutique, 3 Thompson St., in Winchester, are excited to launch their first-annual clothing drive, “Fashion It Forward,” benefiting Cradles to Crayons Greater Boston. The campaign runs
The following was submitted by Arts Winchester: Arts Winchester is excited to introduce four new sculptures to the Winchester Riverwalk. On the week of Sept. 15, two new sculptures were installed in time for the Spirit Weekend activities. “Evolution” by R Douglas Rice was installed behind the Jenks, replacing “Waterfowl.
The following was submitted by Nouvelle Maison: Nouvelle Maison, Winchester’s destination for great coffee, fine provisions, wine and community events, is excited to announce it will be celebrating its one-year anniversary with a big Tasting Extravaganza on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 2-5 p.m. Nouvelle Maison opened one year
While Massachusetts communities have the ability to recall an elected official, thanks to their charters, the state itself has no such mechanism. That means the governor, state legislators, district attorneys, sheriffs and county commissioners cannot be removed unless voters decide not to re-elect them. According to the National Conference of
The following was submitted by Randie Black-Schaffer: Winchester Scout Troop #507 spent the morning at Elliot Park on Saturday building picnic tables for the park. After a microburst in May destroyed one picnic table at Wedge Pond, Randie Black-Schaffer asked Scout leaders about building more tables. The Select Board approved
What’s one of the biggest problems facing the Middlesex Fells Reservation? Believe it or not, dog poop bags. That’s right. The problem has proliferated the state’s recreation areas as more and more residents enjoy the great outdoors with their pets and in instances they pick up after
The regular season is now over for the Winchester High School boys and girls cross-country teams. In their last two meets, the girls (5-1) lost to Lexington at Horn Pond on Oct. 14, 16-44, while beating Reading the following week on Oct. 21 at Reading’s Town Forest, 16-47. The
From haunted mazes to eerie experiments and creative candy swaps, Winchester residents have no shortage of spooky fun this Halloween season. Local businesses and community groups are pulling out all the stops to bring both family-friendly and fright-filled activities to town. Here are a few highlights: Mahoney’s Haunted Maze
Sometimes a regular season loss is a good thing for any team that has state championship aspirations, especially against a club that more than likely they will be seeing down the road deep into the playoffs. The Winchester High School volleyball team (18-1) is facing that situation head-on right now
Winchester Highlands resident Holly Khalil has always been passionate about art, she says. “I had a wonderful high school teacher who encouraged us to find our voice,” she says. “I majored in economics and art at Emory University but really didn’t do much art, but now it’s a
Officials outlined a multiyear plan to stabilize funding through updated fees, long-term liability planning and potential new revenue streams.
