The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis will be holding Virtual Office Hours on Tuesday, April 21, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. This will replace his regularly scheduled Virtual Office Hours on April 20, due to the celebration of
Local haulers and residents pushed back against a slate of proposed transfer station fee increases in Winchester, warning the changes would burden small businesses and families already stretched by rising costs. The Winchester Select Board reviewed the proposals at its April 6 meeting as part of a broader effort to
The following was submitted by the Winchester High School Parent Faculty Association: On Friday, May 1, the parents of the Winchester High School Class of 2029 will be holding a social and fundraiser, from 7-9:30 p.m., at Lucia’s, 13 Mt. Vernon St. Drop your freshmen students off
At least 100 parents, staffers and a handful of children packed the School Committee meeting to show their displeasure with the plan – even after it was withdrawn – and what they perceive as the poor treatment of the Muraco community
Can you define perfect? After four games, that’s what your Winchester High baseball team is right now, and Coach Ed McDonald naturally has few complaints. The second-year coach has seen his club rattle off wins over Wellesley (4-0), Wilmington (11-3), Arlington (5-4) and finally Stoneham on Friday afternoon, April
The first week of the regular season is now in the books, and if that’s any indication of what’s going to take place throughout the next couple of months, the Winchester High softball team has the potential to create some postseason noise in June. The Red & Black
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 are pleased to announce the Winchester Fire Department is receiving a $18,829 state grant to purchase new safety equipment through the Firefighter Safety
A Winchester Select Board discussion of the town’s fiscal 2027 budget gap turned tense, as members openly disagreed over how the three bodies responsible for the town’s finances should be working together with Town Meeting weeks away. The April 6 meeting laid bare a budget hole of about
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The following was submitted by the Parish of the Epiphany: The Parish of the Epiphany, 70 Church St., will be holding its Spring Re-Sale on Friday, May 1, from 4-8 p.m., and Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Please join the Parish of the Epiphany
It didn’t feel like a big moment at the time. I asked the speaker I had just heard at a conference in early 1990: “Do you offer workshops that are open to the public?” I was struck by his presentation that opened up a new way for me to
he following was submitted by the Winchester Rotary Club: The Winchester Rotary Club invites the community to its Annual Golf Tournament on May 18 at the Winchester Country Club, 468 Mystic St. This popular event brings together local business leaders, residents, and supporters for a day of golf, networking, and
Hundreds of families funneled into Winchester High School on April 2 to look at specimens through microscopes, toy with 3-D modeling on computers and try out pulse oximeters. Science & Engineering Night invited parents and children in grades K-8 to visit the high school and watch 39 demonstrations of what
The following was submitted by the Office of Rep. Michael Day: Rep. Michael S. Day worked with his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass a $1.8 billion supplemental budget that invests $885 million in public transportation, $417 million in public education and funds several fiscal year
The Winchester Select Board unanimously elected Anthea Brady as its new chair March 30, elevating her to lead the five-member board as it took up a contested round of outdoor dining applications and approved a water and sewer rate increase that will raise the average residential bill next fiscal year.
The following was submitted by the Winchester Town Clerk: The Town of Winchester is seeking two volunteers for the Education Facilities Planning & Building Committee. This committee is charged with the preparation and periodic adjustment of the Winchester Public School Facilities Master Plan, and oversight of school renovation, expansion, replacement
