It’s now on to the Division 2 Super Bowl playoffs for the Winchester High School football team (8-0) after it defeated Belmont last Friday night at Knowlton Stadium with another dominating performance, 42-8. In their eight regular season games, they outscored the opposition rather convincingly, 349-92. Coach Wally Dembowski’
The following was submitted by Winchester Cooperative Theatre for Children: The Wildcats are taking over Winchester! The Winchester Cooperative Theatre is thrilled to bring Disney’s “High School Musical Jr.” to the stage this fall. Based on the smash hit Disney Channel original movie, this high-energy production follows East High’
Winchester Highlands resident Rose Walsh-Cooke knows her way around, having lived on two other continents before settling down in Winchester 23 years ago. “I loved that Winchester has a great town center, library and coffee shops, plus easy access to the cinema,” she says. Walsh-Cooke was born and raised in
This Sunday, Volunteer Ventures MA will be hosting an emergency Soup Jar-Making event at Temple Shir Tikvah in Winchester to assist our neighbors living with food insecurity in these particularly challenging times. Volunteers are needed to create the soup jars. There will be two sessions on Sunday, Nov. 9, the
After convincing shutout wins over North Andover (10-11, 26th seed) and Needham (16-3, 10th seed) to begin the Division 1 state tournament this past week, the Winchester High girls volleyball team (21-1, seventh seed) is now preparing for an Elite 8 showdown against host Newton North (20-2, second seed) on
The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel: Live in person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel is pleased to present singer-songwriter drag queen, Flamy Grant on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Armed with a bold lip and a blistering voice, Flamy is brilliant, resilient proof
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to approve legislation that responsibly closes the books on Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) with a $2.3 billion supplemental budget that supports healthcare, affordable housing, food assistance, preparations
The following was submitted by Winchester Community Music School: On Friday, Nov. 7, the Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Ave., will hold a Fiddling Workshop with Molly Tucker, beginning at 6:15 p.m. Are you a string player who is curious about the art of fiddling? Whether you’
The following was submitted by the Winchester Community Music School: Join Winchester Community Music School on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. for an afternoon of spontaneous, relaxed bluegrass playing at 407 Highland Ave., Winchester. The event is open to all ages; participants should be able to play simple
The following was submitted by the Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church: The Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church, 34 Dix St. in Winchester, will hold its annual Holiday Faire on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come enjoy Crawford’s famous apple pies and fabulous
It’s a sunny fall afternoon at the Children’s Own School (COS) on Main Street. Parents are shuffling in and out for conferences, an alarm is going off and Hiro Sudachi is sitting behind her desk. It’s just another day for the new director of the school, who
Winchester Town Meeting members approved $4.4 million in capital appropriations Monday night while receiving sobering warnings about a looming structural deficit and hearing updates on the town’s newly secured climate leader status and ongoing search for a permanent town manager. The opening session of Winchester’s Fall 2025
The high school state tournament season is now underway for five sports after the boys and girls soccer and football playoff pairings were announced over the weekend. Field hockey and volleyball got started with its postseason last week, and on the local front both Winchester squads enjoyed opening round wins.
The Winchester Select Board recently voted to appoint Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP as the town’s new legal counsel, concluding a monthlong search that drew three finalists and extensive board deliberation. The Quincy-based firm began its work ahead of Fall Town Meeting. Board members cited the firm’s
Town Meeting members will vote on an amendment to the town’s MBTA Overlay District that would bring affordable housing standards in line with the rest of Winchester while maintaining state compliance. Article 4, proposed by the Planning Board, would update the MBTA Overlay District — a zoning area that allows
One down, four to go for the Division 1 state championship. Those are the numbers that the Winchester High girls volleyball team and its Round of 32 playoff winners are looking at right now. The Red & Black (20-1) started the postseason as the seventh seed in the final power
