The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to approve a $61.4 billion state budget for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) to continue supporting Massachusetts residents and investing in the state’s future. The budget is
The following was submitted by the following eighth-grade students from the McCall Middle School for their civics project: Lola Borchardt, Scarlett Copeland, Aspen Apodaca, and Josie Monk. Artificial Intelligence has been around since the mid-20th century, however for the first time, the harms of AI have begun to
While many people know Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, they may not be aware she’s a hometown girl. Four Winchester High School students, however, have made it their mission to give her the recognition they feel she deserves in the community where she
The Winchester Unitarian Society (WUS) is hosting its much-loved “Not Your Average Rummage Sale” once again this year, offering more than just great finds at low prices — it’s also a real-world example of sustainability in action. Held at 478 Main St., admission is $2 and hours are
The following was submitted by Indivisible Winchester: Indivisible Winchester, a local group of pro-democracy activists affiliated with the nationwide Indivisible movement, will hold the second in a series of monthly speaker programs on Monday, June 9, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room of the
Coach Phil Reuland couldn’t have asked for a better start to the postseason from his Winchester High School boys lacrosse team. They were all over visiting Shrewsbury last Friday night (May 30) to the tune of 15-2 to kick off the state tournament season with a flair in
The Winchester High School boys volleyball team (15-6), seeded 15th in Division 1, hosted the 18th-seeded Methuen Rangers (15-6) in the Round of 32 on May 30, and the home team was able to prevail, 3-2. The Red & Black now moves on to the Sweet
The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel: Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester, welcome dynamic trio Triton on Friday, June 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m., featuring piano accordion, the quieter, bellows-blown bagpipes, and fiddle and nyckelharpa. From
Winchester High School said goodbye to the Class of 2025 with a time-honored tradition of the Clap Out. The what? “The Clap Out is a long standing tradition that goes back many, many years,” said WHS Principal Dennis Mahoney in an email. “It was traditionally done in our Dining
The following was submitted by Town Day Co-Chair Allan Eyden: After the past 11 Saturdays bringing some sort of rainy weather, the Town Day organizers are hoping, like the luck enjoyed by the En Ka Fair, that the early rain forecasts are wrong. Town Day is now in its
In the state tournament, you take it one game at a time, and the Winchester High School baseball team (13-8, 32 nd seed) has taken that first step, and won it by beating Beverly (12-8, 33 rd seed) at home, 6-4 in a Division 1 preliminary round
It’s the last day for Winchester High School seniors and they crowd into Gina Zhou’s classroom, seeking photos and asking her to sign yearbooks. She happily does so, doling out praise, offering advice, joking around and sending them off with hugs and promises to check in with her
The trend to not allow non-residents to attend Winchester Schools was continued last week when the School Committee voted unanimously to opt out of School Choice. “School Choice would essentially allow students who are non-residents to attend Winchester public schools for essentially the state per pupil amount,” explained
Award-willing collage artist John Williams says he’s mostly self-taught. “I started making sculptures in Play-Doh when I was 4 years old,” he says. His mother, Kathleen Piggott, describes them as “fanciful creatures — and yet, so real.” When they lived in Bedford, Williams was in his school’
Spring sports athletes have been striving to reach this time of the year since practices began on March 17. They all wanted to be among the select few to participate in the state tournaments in order to measure their skills as a team against their peers statewide. At Winchester High
He had no idea what was coming. Even when he was sitting at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon, Lance Grenzeback thought he was just there to speak about the Town Meeting Members Association. “So, they finished and then they said, ‘By the way, you’re the Citizen of
