The 2026 Town Election Guide is now live, offering Winchester residents a comprehensive, nonpartisan resource ahead of this year’s annual town election. Produced as a collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Winchester and Winchester News, the digital guide is intended to serve not as a one-time reference,
Winchester residents threw their support behind a fundraising drive by the Friends of Winchester Recreation and Community Services this past fall to maintain the upkeep of the Stone Family Playground at Ginn Field. The Friends held a matching campaign following a $49,000 donation by the Winchester Neighbors Club. Lauren
Every budget season is tricky when it comes to School Department funding, but this year Winchester School Committee’s proposed budget comes with the added twist of a potential override and a will-it-or-won’t-it pass scenario. “This is a very unique budget year, and we spent a lot of time
The long wait is over for New England Patriot fans. They had to endure a “long” six years without their team in the Super Bowl, but now under new management the Pats are back. With new head coach Mike Vrabel and second year quarterback Drake Maye, Bob Kraft’s team
The Winchester High Nordic (cross-country) ski team came into existence only 15 years ago in 2010. Scott Carlson, a western Pennsylvania native, started the program, and remains in charge to this day. His boys team won the Mass. Bay West League championship in 2020, while the girls just wrapped up
Several incumbents and first-time candidates appear on the Town Clerk’s posted list of certified nomination papers for the 2026 Winchester town election following the Jan. 30 filing deadline, according to a document displayed at Town Hall. The list reflects nomination papers that were pulled, returned and later certified, with
The Winchester High wrestling team had a fun week of exciting matches and wins, as the regular season winds down, beginning with the Jan. 28 matchup win against visiting Lexington on Senior Night, 60-12. “We (honored) our 15 seniors, who have been grinding it out with the usual ups and
When then-freshman Christie Clark approached Carson Sarpong about becoming a co-founder for her club, Black Student Union, he was hesitant. Three years later, Sarpong is the president, and the club has organized the Black History Project, a contest that invites students to create art about Black history and culture. The
Winchester News recently asked residents to share their snow photos from the Jan. 25-26 storm. Many of our own staffers went out and shot photos around town or just in their own backyards. Other residents also shared their incredible photos, some from high in the air over the town and
Christopher Senior will earn $230,000 in his first year as Winchester’s town manager under a contract that ties a potential second year to a performance evaluation the Select Board must complete by September. The employment agreement, signed Jan. 9 by Senior and Select Board Chair Michelle Prior, covers
The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel: On Friday, Feb. 6, live in person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel, First Congregational Church is pleased to present Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light, a Boston-based string band making music that blends folk tradition with feminist storytelling, poetic detail, and
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: The Winchester High School Black Student Union would like to announce that the deadline for submissions to the first Black History Project contest has been extended to Monday, Feb. 9 at 8:30 a.m. Students can submit 2D and
The following was submitted by Indivisible Winchester (IndivisibleWIN): On Saturday, Feb. 7, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., community members are invited to gather at the end of Shore Road in Winchester, near the Sculpture Park, for a peaceful walk titled “Winchester in Solidarity: Walking with Our Neighbors.” This
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: As the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, state Sen. Jason Lewis led his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass legislation that supports young learners by ensuring reading instruction is rooted in proven, evidence-based practices. Despite
The Winchester Public Library would love to hear from you: what you like about the library, any changes you’d like to see, whether you prefer physical media or online resources, if your children visit the library, what kinds of events you’d like to see. The library is in
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis will be holding Virtual Office Hours on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 2 to 3 p.m. This will replace the regularly scheduled Virtual Office Hours on Feb. 16, due to the celebration of Presidents Day. Any
