The following was submitted by the Friends of Winchester Recreation and Community Services: The Friends of Winchester Recreation and Community Services, Inc. 501c(3) is back in action. After a brief hiatus, the organization has returned with renewed vigor. One of the primary goals of The Friends of Winchester Recreation
The town seems to be on the right track with the update of its Housing Production Plan (HPP), but it seems as Select Board member Bill McGonigle said, “There is no one silver magic bullet,” to solve the problems of housing in Winchester. The town is required to update its
Our Winchester News photographer Lisa Jo Spencer and fellow photographer Melinda McIntyre recently collaborated on a series of self-portraits for a new exhibit entitled The Body Project, running now through Sept. 1 at WinCam, 32 Swanton St., right here in Winchester. The Body Project are a series of 12 self-portrait
The Winchester Health Department is offering free Narcan kits. Residents can pick them up anonymously. The kits can save lives that could be lost to opioid or fentanyl overdoses. Each kit contains: 2 Narcan nasal spray, Fentayl test strips, substance use and mental health help lines and resources. For more
Thinking of rescuing a puppy from outside the country? Well, you’re too late. As of Aug. 1, a federal regulation bans dogs from entering the U.S., but local resident Aaron Katz is challenging that rule. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new law, “dogs
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: The Network for Social Justice Board of Directors is delighted to announce Rebecca Slisz as its permanent executive director. The decision followed an extensive recruitment and interview process this spring. Slisz has served as the interim executive director since February
by Gintautas Dumcius, CommonWealth Beacon A QUIRK OF BEACON HILL was recently on display as senators readied to approve their version of Gov. Maura Healey’s housing bill in late June. Sen. Pat Jehlen, a Somerville Democrat, rose to speak on an amendment to bring back rent control for cities
If you’ve been on Church Street and noticed all the construction going on at Bespoke, come on in and take a look around. The store is open and you’re more than welcome. “People know we’re here,” said Bespoke co-owner Melinda Guglietta. “But they think they’re not
As gardeners we are always looking at the plants we don’t have with envy, and trying to find ways to get more plants into our gardens. You know who you are, constantly asking if I have any space in my Plant Addicts Therapy Group. Just teasing, but for many
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 we had two winners. Michael
In the time of emails and texts, imagine finding a hand-written letter in your mailbox. It’s something the founders of Letters Trellis hope brings both the recipient and writer not only a bit of joy, but a feeling of reconnection. “When you receive a letter, with all its imperfections
The following was submitted by the office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass urgent reforms to the Commonwealth’s healthcare system to boost oversight and transparency in the market and improve patient access to affordable treatment. The Senate approved
A bevy of local nonprofits could reap a reward of ARPA funding, but they have to apply for it first. And an application to do so has been finalized through the work of Select Board member Anthea Brady with an assist from Town Counsel Jay Talerman and Comptroller Stacie Ward.
Need a video about Winchester? Peter Engeldrum’s your guy. Among the many things he’s done for the community is produce a video series called “This is Winchester!” [Full disclosure: your writer is co-producer]. So far, the series includes one about town meeting and it won a national award
A GoFundMe campaign and item collection drive have been launched to support Corey Lyons Marsden, a well-known letter carrier in Winchester, following a devastating house fire on July 20. The fire destroyed the Marsden family home in Woburn, leaving Corey, a single mother of two daughters, ages 10 and 9,
By Walter Hubbard, Ron Latanision, and John Brown While commercial air travel is an extremely safe mode of transport, accidents involving fire or explosion have occurred. Though very infrequent, they can have catastrophic consequences. These accidents are the driving force behind all safety recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board,
