Corrections were made to this story on Feb. 9, 2024. With $960,000 freed up by the Board of Assessors, the Select Board is mulling the best use of the overlay funds and a new gym floor for Winchester High School is high on the list. “The Board of Assessors
The following was submitted by the Mystic River Watershed Association: On, Tuesday, Feb. 13, the Mystic River Watershed Association will hold its meeting online due to incoming weather. The meeting will be held over the following Zoom link: http://tinyurl.com/mysticlakes More details and dial-in options are accessible via
The following was submitted by the First Congregational Church in Winchester, UCC. On Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m., there will be an Ash Wednesday Taizé service live in-person ONLY from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, 21 Church St., Winchester. First Congregational Church offers a
The following was submitted by the First Congregational Church: On Saturday, Feb. 10, Ripley Chapel will host a community storytelling event with Master Storyteller David Sewell McCann, beginning at 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 21 Church St. The event will be held live and will also be live
The following was submitted by Spark Energy Conservation. Winchester has proudly been a Green Communities municipality since 2010. The Green Communities Division is a part of the MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER) which provides grants, technical assistance and local support from regional coordinators to help municipalities reduce energy use
The Winchester Center Station Accessibility Improvements Project is on track, but don’t expect it to roll in ahead of schedule. When Select Board member John Fallon asked, during the Feb. 5 meeting, if there were “any truth to the rumors you guys will be done early,” mostly what he
Town officials have committed to undertake the replacement of the heating system at the Mystic School, which houses the Recreation Department and Kids Corner childcare program. The Select Board on Jan. 22 voted to earmark approximately $900,000 from ARPA funds, along with possible grants from either Green Communities or
Latest in the series. Retired 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 we had NO winners.
Winchester News is run with great energy and a small team but we’re hoping someone in our community would be willing to be a technical backup. Areas include the publication platform (ghost.io) technical configuration, adding new accounts for authors, domain registration, email and file server configuration and support.
The following was submitted by the office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis joined colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass, with bipartisan support, An Act to sensibly address firearm violence through effective reform—the SAFER Act—to increase firearm safety in the state and reduce gun violence without
There are so many ways to volunteer in Winchester, but one of the easiest jobs is to adopt a storm drain. A program started in many communities throughout the country, it encourages residents to clean the area around a storm drain near their house so that rainwater and snow melt
By John Brown, Ron Latanision, and Walter Hubbard In January, the Wilson Science and Technology Forum heard presentations from two engineers via zoom. On January 12th Piotr Moncarz, co-founder of XGS Energy, spoke from Warsaw, Poland on “Geothermal Solutions for the Energy Crisis.” Dr. Moncarz believes the most under-utilized of
Boston Sports & Shoulder Center will soon open a new clinic just moments away from Winchester. The 6,100-square-foot facility, its fifth Massachusetts location, is expected to open this spring at 800 West Cummings Park, in Woburn. Founded in 2006, Boston Sports & Shoulder Center (BSSC) provides patient-centered orthopedic care.
The following was submitted by Prassede Calabi on behalf of the Fast Forest committee. Calling board game wizards and curious first-timers of all ages to a gaming adventure for the WIN Fast Forest! Come join a family-friendly extravaganza of board games and laughter on Saturday, Feb. 3 and every “First
On Saturday, Feb. 3, Crawford Memorial UMC will hold its annual Chili Cook-Off, benefiting New England Justice For Our Neighbors, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the parish hall, 34 Dix St., Winchester. Bring your family and friends, and your appetite! Entries include beef, pork, chicken and vegetarian
Winchester parents have questions about literacy in the schools. Lots of questions. In fact, many frustrated parents have attended recent School Committee meetings to express concerns about improving the literacy curriculum. At a recent public hearing on the education budget, several parents questioned where there might be money for literacy
