Paatchi is a rescue from Dubai, United Arab Emirates whom my husband David Keeney and I adopted when we were living and working in the Middle East. He is 9 years old. We found him abandoned in a scorching hot Dubai desert weather at the tennis courts where our daughters
About 300 residents flooded into the town common, dancing under rainbow banners, music blasting, and honoring the LGBTQ+ community’s resilience and joy. The 5th annual PRIDEfest celebration proved once again that Pride is more than an annual event, it’s a movement. The 5th annual PRIDEfest celebration was held
The following was submitted by Raianne Richards: Since 2010, singer-songwriters Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards have organized a grassroots bipedal trek annually to raise awareness of recreational greenspace throughout the state and create folk coffeehouse-style musical events in each town. This June, sponsored by the Blackstone Valley Music & Performing
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cites that about 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2024. It may seem like a lot, but the birthrate in the country has been on the decline for decades. In Massachusetts, there’s been
As baseball stories go — and they are legion in the annals of American literature, from Ring Lardner’s hilarious story “Alibi Ike” to Roger Kahn’s nostalgic memoir “The Boys of Summer” to Harry Stein’s overlooked “Hoopla” — this one might be hard to match. The tale begins in Slovakia
The Planning Board has started reviewing a proposal for a residential building at 972 Main St., which is currently the site of a commercial/industrial building that once housed a Midas Muffler and is now used for parking and storage by a landscaper. “It’ll be interesting how this works
The Network for Social Justice and Winchester News are pleased to announce the soft launch of a Resource Guide aimed at providing residents with a current, “one-stop-shop” list of organizations in a variety of areas, from youth support and advocacy groups to legal help, elder care, and mental health resources.
The following was submitted by the Office of Rep. Michael S. Day: Rep. Michael S. Day worked with his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass a comprehensive set of reforms to the Commonwealth’s cannabis laws that would make changes to the governance structure and of the
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Winchester Saturday morning as part of nationwide “No Kings” events protesting the Trump administration and its policies. A light rain did not deter the crowd of all ages, which filled all four corners around the intersection of Main Street and Mystic Valley Parkway on
The following was submitted by the Office Sen. Jason Lewis: On May 22, Winchester resident Margaret Labedz was recognized at the Massachusetts State House during the state’s first-ever Military Appreciation Day. The event was hosted by the Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Legislature
The Winchester Board of Health has temporarily closed down Gloria’s Pizzeria following a re-inspection for previous and continuing code violations. Gloria’s owner Steven Beck attended a hearing May 30 with Health Department staff and Brian Winner, the town’s counsel, to discuss the ongoing issues facing the 920
The Winchester High School girls tennis team (18-4, eighth seed) advanced to the Division 1 state semifinal round after knocking off Boston Latin (14-4), the top seed, in a close Elite 8 matchup, 3-2 at the Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center in Dorchester on June 6. After this win,
It’s been six months since a car crashed through the wall of Mamadou’s Artisan Bakery, knocking out power to the Swanton Street business and causing its closure just four days before the Christmas holidays. And while owners Mamadou and Mame Mbaye say it was a long wait, they
The following was submitted by the Patriots Foundation: On Tuesday, June 3, the Kraft Family and New England Patriots Foundation celebrated the 2025 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award Winners. They recognized 26 volunteers for their contributions to the New England community at an awards ceremony at Gillette Stadium. In total,
This Saturday, June 14, Major League Soccer’s (MLS) New England Revolution is hosting Winchester Youth Soccer Day at Gillette Stadium, where youth soccer players from Winchester and many other communities across Massachusetts will play against one another on the Gillette turf in head-to-head contests. Families and friends are invited
The Winchester High School boys volleyball team only lost six regular season matches, while winning 14, and as a result it ended up as the 15th seed in the final Division 1 power rankings, before the state tournament got underway against Methuen (15-6), the 18th seed, in the Round of
