Church services are filled with music, whether that be a choir singing hymns or a bellowing organ or dulcet piano that accompanies it. Music is a crucial part of church services to most people. But for three Winchester families, the sanctuary pipe organ in the gallery of the Parish of
If you walk into the Winchester Community Music School (WCMS) on any afternoon, you will hear the chatter of families and students rushing to and from lessons, the far off toots and squeals of instruments being tuned and the soaring notes of music being played. What you won’t hear
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce is giving its first Business of the Year award to G.R. Nowell & Son. The company has been a Winchester staple for almost 100 years. Many in the community know it by its orange trucks. George Russell Nowell started the company in 1928 as
Every Sunday of his boyhood, Rich Mucci’s parents drove him from Acton to a house in Winchester that belonged to his grandparents, Arthur and Carmella Montuori. Mass first, then the Montuori place, where his mother’s seven siblings and their children turned up, too. “You didn’t play sports.
At a charity event for lung cancer awareness, Claire Yuh-Yuh Yang, 10, sat next to a woman who had come all the way from Alabama to Boston’s Chinatown. The woman, named Love, shared with Yang how she was excited to try different foods in the area. As they spoke,
Mary Cannon always dreamed of writing a book. Instead of writing it alone, she found an unexpected co-author – her 4-year-old son, Noah. Together, they created “The Owl That Could Only Howl.” The Winchester native describes the book as “a story about discovery, acceptance, and celebrating every child’s unique voice.
On Saturday, March 7, members of the Junior Classical League (JCL) from numerous Massachusetts schools gathered at Winchester High School for Winchester Latin Club’s 2nd Annual Certamen competition, known as CertaWIN. Certamen is a quiz bowl-style game for Latin and Classics secondary school students who are members of the
Winchester residents packed into the Jenks Center on April 10 for the town’s first Volunteer Fair. “On first reflection, we believe the inaugural Winchester Volunteer Fair was a great success,” said organizer Fred Yen, of the event, in an email to Winchester News. “Bringing together so many organizations that
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It was Mandarin lessons, lunch and ping pong when Xuemei Li’s students met their Chinese speaking pen pals for the first time. Natalie Taylor admits she was feeling nervous when she first walked into the Jenks Center to meet one-on-one with a new friend, but it didn’t take
Executive Director of the Network for Social Justice: March is Women’s History Month a time to recognize the incredible contributions of women to history. To mark the occasion, young women from an array of local organizations participated in “Girls Leading Change: Promoting Health and Empowerment,” an event held at
The wind almost carried the tent away during registration, and the rain picked up just as swimmers splashed into the water at Shannon Beach on Upper Mystic Lake Sunday afternoon for the second Swim Winchester Polar Plunge. Organized by Swim Winchester, the March 22 event at the Mystic Lakes drew
I feel the need to apologize to the Teletub-bees seated at our table during WFEE’s recent Trivia Bee. I was one of the Winchester Newshounds, Round 5, losers. Reporter Will Dowd and editor Nell Escobar Coakley were my teammates and Will taunted those poor high school girls like it
Dozens filled the hall — proud Scouts, families and friends — cheering on a historical milestone in local scouting. Troop 507, under Scoutmaster Mann Shoffner, proved once again that the rank of Eagle Scout is more than just a collection of badges — it’s a testament to nonstop leadership and dedication. In
Fame. Fortune. And all that jazz. This spring, Winchester High School presents “Chicago: Teen Edition,” a bold musical that explores celebrity culture, media manipulation, and the cost of ambition. This iconic production is set in the 1920s. Performances will take place on March 13 and 14 at 7 p.m.
