By Tara Hughes July 23, 2023. Customers at the Winchester Farmers Market may have noticed a missing vendor the last few weeks. Flats Mentor Farm (FMF) suffered flooding during the recent heavy rain storms and won’t be returning to Winchester any time soon. The non-profit behind the FMF program
by Joyce Westner July 23, 2023. From curb cuts to accessible parking spaces to “Light It Up Blue” for autistic awareness, Winchester accommodates many types of disabilities but Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator Mike Towne is hoping to provide more assistive technologies for residents. ADA in Winchester is three people,
By Tara Hughes July 23, 2023. The League of Women Voters has announced that Amberwood Drive resident Wei Han will be the recipient of the 2023 Civic Leadership Award. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at the Jenks Center from 6:30-8:30. Wei Han has
By Reed Pugh July 21, 2023. For the past seven years, the Aberjona Initiative, a working group of the Conservation Commission, has been working to remove invasive plants, improve habitat and open access to our beautiful waterways in downtown Winchester. With limited funds, the efforts have been focused on Mill
By Tara Hughes July 17, 2023. Monday night’s roughly four hour Select Board meeting consisted of a goal-setting session, executive session and regular business. During regular business, the Select Board was introduced to and heard from three students from our sister town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. They also heard the town
An occasional column about town activities by Tara Hughes July 20, 2023. Did you know that the town of Winchester has a representative town meeting form of government? It can also be referred to as a limited town meeting. Town meeting is the legislative branch of municipal government that enacts
By Joyce Westner July 17, 2023. Trying to get some inside time during the heat and rain? Alas, you can’t go to The Griffin Museum because it’s closed until September 1 while they renovate the interior but there’s still a lot of art to see. According to
By Jim Hassett July 17, 2023. The artificial intelligence program ChatGPT has been widely publicized for its ability to instantly answer any question you might ask. It can even write marketing brochures, term papers, legal documents, newspaper articles, and more. To test the program for the Winchester News, I typed
By Reed Pugh July 17, 2023. Everyone is having challenges with rabbits in their gardens, and it has gotten worse in recent years. The following is an immersive dive into rabbits and strategies to manage their browsing on plants in your garden. First, there are, for the most part, two
From Town Engineer Matt Shuman July 17, 2023. July 13, 2023 RE: Lake Street Bridge Closure Dear Resident: Later this month, the Town will close the Lake Street bridge to vehicular traffic. The bridge will be closed at all times (24 hours per day, 7 days per week) for the
Special from Jade Scott July 17, 2023. My name is Jade Scott and I am the head of publicity for Winchester Cooperative Theater. Winchester Cooperative Theater would like to inform you of this summer’s production of High School Musical 2, debuting July 27th and 28th at 11 AM and
By Joyce Westner July 15, 2023. Updated on July 17. The body of a 17-year-old boy was pulled from six feet of water in Mystic Lake this evening. According to State Police, he was swimming with a group of people several yards outside the swimming area when they noticed he
By Alison Swallow July 13, 2023. At the most recent meeting of the Conservation Commission on Tuesday July 11th, Behavioral Ecologist Dr. Prassede Calabi addressed the commission on behalf of a group of Winchester residents seeking to discourage the use of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs). Calabi asked if the
By Peter Cheimets July 13, 2023. A few days ago, my wife Karen Benedek and I were trying to get in a walk between downpours when we came upon a mallard duck standing on Arlington Street quacking at a near hysterical pitch. We quickly determined that the duck was calling
By Joyce Westner July 11, 2023. Updated on July 12. Once again, the state is warning people not to swim in the Upper Mystic Lake’s Shannon Beach, due to a “bacterial exceedance.” The popular beach, with a newly rebuilt bath house, is Winchester’s only public swimming place but
By Joyce Westner July 11, 2023. Residents are invited to donate their used electronic equipment and electric appliances plus old bicycles at St. Eulalia’s 50 Ridge Street parking lot at this Saturday. They’ll be collected for a minimal fee by Green Day Recycling, a company in central Massachusetts
