The following was submitted by the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence: Celebrate the teachers who’ve gone the extra mile for your kids! This June, WFEE is proud to launch Teacher Tribute 2026, a community-wide effort to celebrate the extraordinary educators who inspire, support, and challenge Winchester students every
Pay to play could get a lot more expensive for Winchester school athletes. And the increase could be sharper for some more than others as the Winchester School Committee grapples with closing a $246,000 deficit in athletic costs. The $11.5 million override was going to fix the problem,
The wrestling season is not quite over yet for the three captains of this past year’s Winchester High team. They are also members of Natick’s MetroWest United Wrestling Club, and together Kai Napadow Baquero, Eddie Donlon and Maria Baldwin were selected to wrestle on its national team, which
The Winchester High girls tennis team, the second seed in Division 1, is now 20-0 after shutting out Brookline (2-15, 31st seed), a Bay State Conference team, 5-0 to open up its state tournament season in the Round of 32 at Stoneham on May 29. The Warriors
Two town boards have approved a settlement that would end a Middlesex Superior Court fight over a disputed downtown development, clearing the way for the lawsuit to be dismissed and for the project’s revised plans to move forward. The Winchester Housing Partnership Board approved an amended memorandum of understanding
To the editor: The En Ka Society extends a HUGE heartfelt thank you to the Town of Winchester, local businesses, and individuals who graciously contributed to the success of this year’s En Ka Fair, “Rock the Smock.” Your unwavering support each year enables us to enrich so many in
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to approve a $63.4 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) to continue supporting Massachusetts residents and investing in the state’s future. The Senate’s budget
The following was submitted by the Riley Chapel: Riley Chapel will be holding its exhibit “Building Bridges: LGBTQIA+ & Immigration Experiences Through Photography & First-Person Stories.” The third annual Ripley presents Pride Exhibit, Family Diversity Projects’ BUILDING BRIDGES: Portraits of Immigrants and Refugees highlights the lived experience of migrating
If you ride your bike in the Boston area, you encounter graffiti pretty much everywhere. It’s obnoxious and unsettling, because it leads to a sense that civic-minded people are on the losing end while vandals are able to gain the upper hand. The Somerville Community Path from Davis
The state Division 1 tournament is about to get underway for the Winchester High boys volleyball team (11-9), the 19th seed in the final power rankings. A total of 43 teams made the postseason in this division. When it’s all said and done, the MIAA (Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic
The following was submitted by Solmaz Amirnazmi: Winchester’s Mia Endo will perform in Boston Ballet’s production of Marius Petipa’s “The Sleeping Beauty” in the role of Lilac Fairy Page, including the opening night performance at the Citizens Opera House in Boston. Endo began dancing ballet at the
Thornberry Road resident Patricia Favreau is a writer of stories — but not fictional stories. Instead, she writes about “unlikely entrepreneurs,” in her new book “Unlikely Entrepreneurs” along with co-author N. Louis Shipley. Favreau got her start as a writer when she earned a BA in journalism from UMass Amherst,
The regular season is over, and the Winchester High girls tennis team went through it unscathed with a 19-0 record. The Red & Black now enter the Division 1 state tournament as the second seed, only Newton South (13-1) is ahead of them in the power rankings. A
Imagine your salary is cut drastically. But your expenses are growing fast – rent and utilities keep going up, and health insurance premiums are skyrocketing. You may lose your home, and you begin to worry about providing for your family. For David Gauthier, this scenario is not imaginary – though it’s
Paras Bhayani will step down from the Select Board effective July 14, ending a 16-month tenure. Bhayani told the Winchester News he has sent a letter of resignation to Select Board Chair Anthea Brady. In an interview, he said the decision was driven by personal and family circumstances, which
The following was submitted by Alix Ke, WHS Class of 2026 and intern at the Network for Social Justice June is PRIDE month, and Winchester is once again showing its commitment to inclusion, celebration, and the LGBTQ+ community. The town’s PRIDE Proclamation and Human Rights Statement, both available on
