The following was submitted by Winchester High School: On Friday, Feb. 7, A Cappella Fest will take place at the Winchester High School Auditorium, beginning at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The evening of college and high school song features the following: WHS Chamber Singers,
Now that MCAS is no longer a requirement for graduation, the question for school districts is how to determine student competency. More importantly, what happens to students on track to graduate in 2025 who have yet to pass the MCAS? It’s a question Winchester High School is grappling with
Meet Malf, a 3-year-old Siberian, who belongs to Isla DeFeo who calls him “an amazing cat.” “This fat cat will loaf around not caring what is happening,” she writes in an e-mail she sent about her beloved cat. “Malf is currently almost 19 pounds! His little face will head butt
Our intrepid How Well Do You Know Winchester photographer Frank Siteman is keeping an eye on the construction of the new Lynch School. Frank lives close by the construction site and his drone has access to the whole project. Stay tuned for more photos as the school gets built. Winchester
Cupcakes for fire victims? Yes! Doing it as a fundraiser? Yes! That’s right, Winchester High School junior Alanna Lee is making Valentine’s Day cupcakes and donating the money to the World Central Kitchen to help those dealing with the effects of the California wildfires. Lee has been baking
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sens. Jason Lewis and Pat Jehlen and state Reps. Michael Day and Michelle Ciccolo joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass comprehensive reforms to lower the cost of prescription drugs at the pharmacy counter and improve
The following was submitted by the town of Winchester: Has your household made the switch from WinPower Standard to WinPower 100? Either way, the town would like to hear from you. Nearly 550 Winchester households have chosen the WinPower 100 option in the town’s WinPower program, using only 100%
After nearly a year of delays, MBTA officials say the Winchester Center Commuter Rail Station is on track to fully open this spring. “We are 11 months over schedule right now. We were supposed to be done last February,” said Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Senior Project Manager Nathan Rae.
If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line. Last time we had only one winner. Mike Arwe identified it as a panel on the Thompson St. side of the Post Office. See last week’s to refresh your
Winter’s first nor’easter of the season dumped anywhere from 3 to 6 inches across the state over the weekend. In Winchester, the snowfall measured at about 4 ½ inches. Department of Public Works Director Robert LaBossiere said DPW was prepped and ready for the overnight storm on Jan. 19,
The 2024-25 Winchester High School wrestling team’s season is well underway, but as a refresher last year’s squad went 10-13 overall during the regular season, 4-1 in the Middlesex League. In the postseason, the team had two Division 1 North sectional winners: Henry Wallace (106-pound weight class) and
The Winchester Select Board addressed multiple issues at its January meeting, making key decisions on outdoor dining regulations, pedestrian safety measures and affordable housing initiatives while grappling with ongoing MBTA construction delays. Outdoor dining gets makeover The board modified the town’s outdoor dining program for 2025. The approved policy
The following was submitted by the Winchester Community Music School: Greater Boston is known as something of a music mecca, but in one respect, it has always been lacking: steel drums. There are precious few classes or bands for anyone who has fallen for the lilting sound of handcrafted steel
On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Winchester Fast Forest will hold its January planning and dinner (NOTE: not potluck, restaurant) at 8:15 p.m. to closing at Arancini, 37 Main St., Woburn. Now that the Fast Forest is planted, what next? What do you — we — wanna do? Who do you
Scoring an A on a test or assignment could score Winchester High School students a higher grade point average, if the School Committee votes to accept the GPA Committee’s recommendations on Jan. 23. “I want to start by saying, if there was a magic sauce that any school district
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: In honor of MLK Day in 2025, please join the Network for Social Justice for a True Story Theater performance and workshop on the theme of “Standing Up for Others.” The performance will take place on Sunday, Jan. 26, from
