Winchester Special Town Meeting sharpens override debate as Select Board weighs final price tag
Debate revealed split over dollar range, duration horizon, affordability pressures shown rising human services requests, housing cost burdens.
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Salvation Army thanks Winchester for Red Kettle Campaign support
To the Editor: As we begin 2026, The Salvation Army Massachusetts Division would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the residents, businesses, and volunteers in the Winchester area who supported the 2025 Red Kettle Campaign. Your generosity and kindness during the holiday season brought comfort, hope, and tangible support
Winchester Recreation Department’s Youth Wrestling Team posts strong results at recent tournaments
The following was submitted by the Winchester Recreation Department: The Winchester Youth Wrestling team had an impressive showing over the past two weekends, highlighted by podium finishes, strong team scoring, and continued growth from a young and competitive roster. At the Woburn “Running with the Bulls” Tournament, Winchester was represented
Winchester Walks in Solidarity with Minnesota, immigrant neighbors
As snow fell on Feb. 7, more than 100 people gathered at the Griffin Museum to walk to Crawford Memorial Church in a show of solidarity with immigrants amid nationwide ICE raids, arrests and deportations. “Winchester in Solidarity: Walking With Our Neighbors” was organized by the political activism group IndivisibleWin,
Winchester Girls Youth Lacrosse is looking for coaches
The following was submitted by Winchester Girls Youth Lacrosse: Winchester Girls Youth Lacrosse is hiring paid coaches to support its Grades 1-8 teams for the upcoming spring season (March-June). The weekly commitment is two weekday practices (Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday) and one Sunday game (time
2026 Town Election Guide now live, designed as ongoing civic information hub
The 2026 Town Election Guide is now live, offering Winchester residents a comprehensive, nonpartisan resource ahead of this year’s annual town election. Produced as a collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Winchester and Winchester News, the digital guide is intended to serve not as a one-time
Winchester residents continue support for Stone Family Playground
Winchester residents threw their support behind a fundraising drive by the Friends of Winchester Recreation and Community Services this past fall to maintain the upkeep of the Stone Family Playground at Ginn Field. The Friends held a matching campaign following a $49,000 donation by the Winchester Neighbors Club. Lauren
Winchester school officials struggle with unconventional budget season
Every budget season is tricky when it comes to School Department funding, but this year Winchester School Committee’s proposed budget comes with the added twist of a potential override and a will-it-or-won’t-it pass scenario. “This is a very unique budget year, and we spent
Winchester High football coaches, captains catch Patriots fever with their Super Bowl picks
The long wait is over for New England Patriot fans. They had to endure a “long” six years without their team in the Super Bowl, but now under new management the Pats are back. With new head coach Mike Vrabel and second year quarterback Drake Maye, Bob Kraft’s team
Winchester High Nordic girls skiers successfully defend Mass. Bay West title, boys finish fifth
The Winchester High Nordic (cross-country) ski team came into existence only 15 years ago in 2010. Scott Carlson, a western Pennsylvania native, started the program, and remains in charge to this day. His boys team won the Mass. Bay West League championship in 2020, while the girls just wrapped
Incumbents, newcomers appear on certified list after nomination deadline
Several incumbents and first-time candidates appear on the Town Clerk’s posted list of certified nomination papers for the 2026 Winchester town election following the Jan. 30 filing deadline, according to a document displayed at Town Hall. The list reflects nomination papers that were pulled, returned and later certified,
Winchester wrestlers take down visiting Lexington on Senior Night
The Winchester High wrestling team had a fun week of exciting matches and wins, as the regular season winds down, beginning with the Jan. 28 matchup win against visiting Lexington on Senior Night, 60-12. “We (honored) our 15 seniors, who have been grinding it out with the usual ups
Winchester High School club hopes art contest will foster interest in Black history, culture
When then-freshman Christie Clark approached Carson Sarpong about becoming a co-founder for her club, Black Student Union, he was hesitant. Three years later, Sarpong is the president, and the club has organized the Black History Project, a contest that invites students to create art about Black history and
Winchester residents share snow day photos
Winchester News recently asked residents to share their snow photos from the Jan. 25-26 storm. Many of our own staffers went out and shot photos around town or just in their own backyards. Other residents also shared their incredible photos, some from high in the air over the town
Winchester town manager’s contract sets $230,000 salary, ties renewal to performance review
Christopher Senior will earn $230,000 in his first year as Winchester’s town manager under a contract that ties a potential second year to a performance evaluation the Select Board must complete by September. The employment agreement, signed Jan. 9 by Senior and Select Board Chair Michelle Prior, covers
Ripley Chapel presents Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light
The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel: On Friday, Feb. 6, live in person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel, First Congregational Church is pleased to present Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light, a Boston-based string band making music that blends folk tradition with feminist storytelling, poetic detail,