Michelle Bergstrom, a nine-year member of the Winchester School Committee, announced she will not seek re-election, citing her return to full-time elementary classroom teaching as the reason for stepping down. “At my core, I am an educator. I have returned full time to the elementary classroom, a decision that feels
Sen. Pat Jehlen has never been afraid to take a step into the unknown. In fact, it’s been her trademark in her 50 years of public service. “There was a vacant seat,” a laughing Jehlen says, when asked what made her run for public office. “That was 1975 and
With just one game left in the regular season against non-league host Andover on Thursday, Feb. 19, at Tewksbury’s Breakaway Ice Arena, starting at 2:50 p.m., the Winchester High girls hockey team (13-8) appears to be ready for the postseason. As of Feb. 17, the Red &
The following was submitted by the Office of Rep. Michael S. Day: Massachusetts House of Representatives recently appointed Rep. Michael S. Day to the Legislature’s Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions. The Massachusetts House of Representatives and state Senate created the bipartisan special joint committee, made up of five
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: On Thursday, March 12, from 6-8 p.m., Winchester A Better Chance, Network for Social Justice and the Winchester Unitarian Society Racial Justice Group will host “Conversations, Not Confrontations” at the Winchester Unitarian Society, 478 Main St. How do you
The following was submitted by The Skating Club of Boston: The Skating Club of Boston, New England’s premier center for figure skating, is hosting its annual benefit ice show, Ice Chips, on Feb. 28 and March 1 with headliner Olympic gold medalist and World Champion Alysa Liu. Liu is
The Planning Board unanimously approved tentative plans for a five-story residential building at 10 Converse Place/33 Mt. Vernon Street — with a number of issues still needing to be resolved. “This seems to be the direction this thing is going,” board member Nicholas Rossettos said, referring to the original plans
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis is pleased to announce he will be convening a Community Conversation to discuss how the $60 billion+ Massachusetts state budget is drafted each year, how funding decisions are made, and how your voice can be heard.
The following was submitted by the Winchester Historical Society: The Winchester Historical Society is proud to announce its 2026 Spring Program Series, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. This special season will feature four engaging programs that bring the Revolutionary era to life through firsthand perspectives, historical analysis,
The following was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Winchester: The League of Women Voters of Winchester will hold candidate forums at the Jenks Center Cummings Room for all town wide offices with more candidates than open seats. Planning Board – Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Amy
With two games left on the regular season schedule – Catholic Memorial at Allston’s Warrior Ice Arena on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.; and St. Mary’s of Lynn at Lynn’s Connery Rink on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. – the Winchester High boys hockey team (11-7-2) will
The Winchester Committee on Community Preservation approved $1,036,000 across nine projects in the town’s pilot funding round, a slate that fell well short of the $3.27 million requested but exceeded the committee’s original pilot target of $800,000. The recommendations, approved by Town Meeting in
It’s been one of the worst flu seasons in the U.S. in recent memory. In Massachusetts, however, only last year was worse. But oddly enough, state health officials are actually seeing low numbers for COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory illnesses. On the national level, however,
The regular season is now over for the Winchester High boys basketball team, and by all accounts they appear to be ready for a long run in the upcoming Division 1 state tournament. The Red & Black ended up winning 16 of 20 games, and are the 22nd seed in
Throughout the past month, it seemed like everybody in New England caught Super Bowl fever after watching their Patriots win three straight playoff games to get to the big game in Santa Clara, Calif. last Sunday, Feb. 8. The results notwithstanding, it’s time to get back to work, and
Winchester Select Board members reached consensus Feb. 12 on an $11.5 million Proposition 2½ override after nearly three hours of tense negotiation, splitting the ask between $9 million for operations and $2.5 million for capital projects. The override would increase the average single-family tax bill by approximately $1,
