The Griffin Museum of Photography’s annual Winter Solstice Members Exhibition is back. Built entirely from unframed photographic prints submitted by the museum’s members, the exhibition will run from Dec. 11 to Jan. 10, 2027. Crista Dix, executive director at the Griffin Museum, said 305 prints were hung at
It was the perfect weather — a sunny, warm fall day — and it drew families from all over Winchester to the downtown area for the annual Halloween Bash. Families dressed up in costume to trick-or-treat at local businesses in the morning before heading over to the Trunk or Treat
Drop-off at Ambrose Elementary School is a short, but intense window of time. Cars line up, doors quickly open and slam shut as students hurry to class before the 8:25 a.m. bell rings. This school year, the Ambrose Parent Teacher Organization found a way to ease that
It’s not out of the ordinary for a high school to have a Yearbook Club, Robotics Club and even Drama Club. But have you heard of the Farmers Market Club? At Winchester High School, the roughly 60 students who make up its Farmers Market Club collaborate with the town’
For two days and two days only, books will take center stage in Winchester as students and families get the special chance to meet the writers and illustrators behind some of their favorite novels. Winchester’s Authorfest returns Oct. 14 and 15 for its 32nd year, bringing 17 authors to
Winchester resident Margaret Walsh had one child. She does not believe he could have been saved. “Robbie was never meant to be a day over 19,” she told the crowd on the Winchester Town Common on Sept. 30 . “He was never meant to go to college. This is just the
The League of Women Voters of Winchester awarded its 14th Civic Leadership Award to Susan McPhee, the town’s energy conservation coordinator of over 17 years and CEO of Spark Energy Conservation during a ceremony at the Lynch Elementary School on Sept. 22. McPhee has been credited with saving Winchester
Spirit Weekend marked its sixth year over the weekend. The annual event runs in conjunction with the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation's annual road race, which occurred Sept. 20. The race honors Glen A. Doherty, a former Navy SEAL and Winchester resident who died in an attack on the
Musicologist, reporter and researcher, she spent four decades learning how scattered records fit together — and sees nobody coming up behind her.
Editor’s Note: Earlier this summer, we sent our intern Xiyue Eric Han out to meet public officials in Winchester and ask them what they do when it comes to town government. Here’s what he found out. Most people in Winchester only hear about the School Committee (SC) when
An engagement ring is missing. But no worries. The kids at the Cool Science Club are on the case. That’s right, more than 50 kids in grades Pre-K to rising ninth graders spent the week of Aug. 24 not only investigating who swiped Mike “Mr. Mike” Awvisus’ prized
On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, about 20 children and parents scattered inside and outside the Winchester Public Library. On the main lawn, three kids whipped hula hoops around while on the sidewalk atop a hill, another tried to shake ping pong balls out of a tissue box while parents socialized
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: In the last week of July, 12 high school students from Winchester and Woburn gathered for a summer program focused on youth leadership. The program was developed and delivered by a team of people including staff of the Network for
Around 200 parents and kids laid their picnic blankets on the lawn of Wright-Locke Farm on Aug. 11 as they sat down for the final Family Farm Night of this year. Kids gathered in front of the band to dance, sometimes with their parents and sometimes alone. Parents sat
Local businesses show their support for local artists = a win-win for community
Families search for beloved book character throughout July, tradition continues with celebration at Book Ends
