Downtown is about to get a little more accessible. The Select Board recently approved two new handicap spaces for the downtown area, one on Church Street opposite Waterfield Road and another in front of Bruegger’s Bagels on Main Street. Town Engineer Matt Shuman said the Church Street location replaces
If it’s August, it’s tomato season. And when it’s tomato season, it’s time for one Winchester letter carrier to fire up his propane tanks. Steve’s annual roasted tomatoes production is a sight to behold, complete with several 10-gallon pots, cases of Ball jars, crates of
The following was submitted by Swim Winchester: On Monday, Oct. 21, Swim Winchester invites you to join us at Playa Bowls Winchester, 600 Main St., from 5-9 p.m. When you mention “Swim Winchester” at the register, 10% of in-store sales will benefit efforts to build a year-round, indoor pool
The following was submitted by the Winchester Community Music School: The Winchester Community Music School will be offering workshops on the following dates and times: • Oct. 19: Sight-Reading Superstars: Brass & Woodwind Workshop, 3 p.m. Would you like to improve your sight-reading ability? For students who are preparing for
What makes Winchester High School such a special place? Is it the academics that have placed it 23rd among the state’s 351 schools? Is it the championship sports teams and athletes who have made it to the Hall of Fame? Yes, it’s all that, but so much more.
Latest in the series. Photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line. Last time there were four winners, Mike
The following was submitted by the First Congregational Church in Winchester: On Sunday, Oct. 20, join congregants from the First Congregational Church in Winchester on the Town Common at 10 a.m., where they will swing, celebrate and give thanks for all of God’s creatures, blessing animal companions. The
Sean Bannon can now add English Channel swimmer to his resume. The Winchester native on June 29 became the 1,910th person to swim the English Channel after spending 15 hours in cold, jellyfish-filled water. The 22-year-old had just graduated from UMass Amherst and has been a swimmer since he
Despite inclement weather, Winchester residents and families packed the Winchester Unitarian Society to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. The fourth annual event put on by the Network for Social Justice was originally planned for Wright-Locke Farm, but was changed due to the forecast. “It’s great so many people are here,
The following was submitted by the Winchester Chamber of Commerce: On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Winchester Chamber of Commerce is hosting a special women in business networking event, from 5-7 p.m., featuring Andrea Liebross, bestselling author of “She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman’s Guide to Moving Past the
If there were prizes for volunteering, Allan Eyden would win a gold medal. He’s not only the chair of the town’s Wildwood Cemetery Advisory Committee, but he helped start Town Day and the Pan-Mass Challenge. Eyden has lived in Winchester since he was 5 years old, and decided
There was a time when cancer had Kelley Bernard on the ropes, but Thursday she won’t be pulling any punches when she steps into the ring for Haymakers for Hope’s 11 annual Belles of the Brawl Boxing Charity Event, aimed at raising money for a cure. “I feel
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The following was submitted by Winchester Hospital: Help improve the health of the community! Winchester Hospital and all Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) member hospitals are doing a Community Health Needs Assessment to learn about the issues affecting people in area communities. This is an anonymous 15-minute survey. Contact us
Music, dancers, food — and the Patriots? No, it wasn’t Town Day. It was the grand opening of Karma Asian Fusion restaurant. Although the eatery had a soft opening on Sept. 26, it wasn’t until Tuesday that residents gathered at 16 Thompson St. for the official ribbon cutting. “We’
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sens. Jason Lewis and Pat Jehlen and state Reps. Michael Day and Michelle Ciccolo joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a bill that will enable the Commonwealth to effectively compete for federal grant funding across
