The Select Board met Monday to review proposed bylaw revisions and vote positions on warrant articles for the spring Town Meeting scheduled to open April 28 with a record 56 articles. Town Counsel Jay Talerman provided a detailed legal analysis of the Government Regulations Committee’s proposed general bylaw changes,
This column will take a break for a while. Apparently you know Winchester very well, and nobody is guessing any more. See last week’s photo to refresh your memory. Nobody guessed that it was a photo of a lamp inside China Sky.
The Trump administration is gutting funding for farms and agricultural programs across the country, but Winchester’s Wright-Locke Farm is largely insulated from those cuts, because it relies almost exclusively on sales and donations. With federal funding freezes and mass layoffs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, local farms
Coach Suzanne Ontso’s girls lacrosse team has played five games so far in the early going, winning three of them. The Red & Black first doubled up host Wilmington on April 1, 10-5. The home opener against Stoneham followed two days later, and it was another victory for Winchester
At Winchester’s upcoming Spring Town Meeting — which opens April 28 — members will consider whether to replace “Robert’s Rules of Order” with “Town Meeting Time” as the procedural framework that governs how Town Meeting is run. The change is outlined in Article 38 of the 2025 warrant and is
The following was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Winchester: On Saturday, May 3, the League of Women Voters of Winchester will host the Winchester Civics Action Project Showcase at the McCall Middle School, 458 Main St., from 2-3:30 p.m. The Winchester Civics Action Project Showcase
Major changes to Town Meeting procedures highlight Winchester’s 10-year bylaw review as Town Meeting — which convenes April 28 — will take up reforms that could transform how the town conducts business. The Committee on Government Regulations drafted 18 warrant articles for Spring Town Meeting after holding 22 public meetings over
On Sunday, April 6, the eighth rendition of WinMUN, Winchester High School’s annual Model United Nations conference, kicked off with the strike of a gavel. This year marked a new milestone, with over 300 delegates representing 26 schools across more than four states — doubling last year’s attendance. Backed
The Select Board on April 7 approved the 56-article warrant for the 2025 Spring Town Meeting and advanced a series of proposals ranging from flood mitigation funding and outdoor dining approvals to new draft regulations under the town’s tree bylaw and a commercial waste pilot program. Board members also
The following was submitted by the Office of Rep. Michael Day: The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a $1.3 billion supplemental budget on April 9 that includes $353 million for education related investments and $828 million for transportation related investments. “Recognizing the budgetary pressures our towns are under because
Multiple Winchester boards and committees will hold critical public meetings ahead of the April 28 Spring Town Meeting, offering residents opportunities to weigh in on 56 warrant articles ranging from zoning changes to budget appropriations. Select Board’s meeting The Select Board plans to finalize its positions on warrant articles
Swim Winchester hosted its “Polar Plunge” event on Saturday, April 13, at Mystic Lake’s Shannon Beach. Check out photos by Frank Siteman at the event by clicking on this link:
The Winchester High boys volleyball team is perfect after four matches. They have already defeated Arlington (3-2), Woburn (3-0), Newton South (3-2) and Burlington (3-0). The Red & Black’s most recent matches were against Newton South (April 7) and Burlington (April 8). “We were able to pull off a
The following was submitted to Winchester News by the Network for Social Justice. Nearly 100 people including students, parents, teachers, and professionals in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) gathered at the Griffin Museum of Photography on Saturday, April 5, for an event to honor local women leaders in STEM
When I first moved to town, I wondered why the Mobil Station on Main Street is called “Theater.” It’s because years ago, there was a movie theater next door. After the theater was demolished around the mid-1980s, the Tierno family kept the name. Nick Tierno started to work at
The following was submitted by Allan Eyden, co-chair of the Town Day Committee: Winchester will hold its 44th annual Town Day on Saturday, June 7, with the Block Party on the previous Friday evening. Exhibitor registration for Town Day 2025 is now open at www.townday.org. We are delighted
