The following was submitted by Town Clerk MaryEllen Marshall: Attention Winchester residents, if you are not registered to vote and are eligible, please check out the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Online Voter Registration feature. This is available to those residents who are currently not registered as a voter in Winchester
The Sanborn carriage house’s clock ran out in August. For 12 months, the Winchester Historical Commission played the only card it has. In August 2025, the board found the century-old building at 21 High St. historically significant. It imposed a demolition delay and asked the School Committee to
The following was submitted by the Historical Society: To celebrate the 20 years of stewardship, the Historical Society invites the community to “20 Years and Counting: A House in Good Hands” on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 2–5 p.m. Come explore treasures from the collections, see fascinating before-and-
The School Committee has doubled down on its commitment to students and staff by officially adopting a statement on hate, harassment and human dignity. “It is my view that it’s important for us, as community leaders in Winchester, to stand up and reject these efforts to intimidate our students
At the halfway point of its season, the Winchester High girls soccer team (8-1-1) is cruising along with a steady offense that has already scored 28 goals and a good defense that has given up just five goals. The Red & Black have won their last six games,
A pair of 5-0 victories this past week over Woburn (Oct. 3) and Watertown (Oct. 5) propelled the Winchester High boys soccer team to a 6-1-1 record. They did, however, dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to host Reading on Oct. 7 to account for their second
The following was submitted by the First Congregational Church: On Sunday, Oct. 18, join First Congregational Church on the Town Common, from 10-11 a.m., where the congregational will swing, celebrate and give thanks for all of God’s creatures, blessing of animal companions. Rain location: Chidley Hall. All
One game does not make a season. Losses happen. And as a result, the Winchester High football team (3-1) will be looking to put the 35-21 loss to host Melrose on Oct. 2 behind them, when they head to Reading tonight (Oct. 9, 7 p.m.) to take
Words of Resistance. That is what is written on one side of a postcard on my refrigerator, under which is a snippet about Pastor Martin Niemöller who was “an early Nazi supporter who was later imprisoned for more than seven years for opposing Hitler’s regime. After liberation, he was
Aim of articles is ‘simplify zoning bylaws’
For two days and two days only, books will take center stage in Winchester as students and families get the special chance to meet the writers and illustrators behind some of their favorite novels. Winchester’s Authorfest returns Oct. 14 and 15 for its 32nd year, bringing 17 authors to
Committee steers fall spending toward designs, vehicles and repairs while holding stabilization money for construction bills to come.
The following was prepared by the Winchester Planning Board: Massachusetts voters will face an unusually high number of ballot questions when they go to the polls on Nov. 3. Question 7 caught the interest of the Winchester Planning Board because of its potential impact on housing and residential zoning here.
The following was submitted by the Winchester Unitarian Society: For the second consecutive year, “Dr. Feverdream’s Halloween Experiment” will take over Winchester Unitarian Society (WUS), where multi-sensory installations, animatronics, immersive sets, hundreds of props, and dozens of actors promise visitors a Haunted House experience like no other. The
Town plans fee for Laraway Road charger; Lynch School ports await activation
By James Aloisi | CommonWealth Beacon IT WAS Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., the Boston-born associate justice of the Supreme Court, who wrote in 1927 that “taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” When it comes to the state gas tax, this is the price we pay to ensure that
