Strike up the band — or more accurately, the bands — because it’s July and that means the Recreation Department’s summer concerts are starting. That’s right, starting July 10, concerts will be held on the town common every Wednesday evening, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The program ends
Among the most recently arrived Winchester residents is a woman who heard about refugees that had been suddenly sent to a Woburn hotel. Charles Road resident Libby Morley joined a group that just formed this April and quickly recruited her neighbor Jessica O’Hearn to help. CARE stands for Community
I had a couple of people reach out recently to ask what the “black” flower was in my last newsletter. I had to go back and dig up the list, but it is a “Dark and Handsome” cultivar of Hellebore. It made me think about all the great “black” colors
Did you know there’s an ice house at Wright-Locke Farm? It’s the small frame structure constructed in the early 1900s next to the 1827 barn. “So what’s an ice house?” you might ask. The building served one important purpose only, storing large ice blocks that were harvested
The Winchester Farmers Market is back in business and on Saturday shoppers were out in force. In addition to local farms selling produce, there’s always an artist plus artisans (full disclosure: your reporter bought a lovely new handbag). Mamadou’s Bakery sells out of chocolate croissants fairly quickly, but
By Ron Latanision, John Brown, and Walter Hubbard On Friday, May 10, Peter Baldwin, Past President of Ramgen Power System (Ret.), offered his perspective on evolving Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) opportunities. Ramgen Power Systems had successfully developed a supersonic CO2 compression technology with support from DOE-NETL and Dresser-Rand, intended
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the flowers are exploding in a multitude of color. That must mean it’s time for the Winchester Chamber of Commerce’s annual Garden Tour. We asked the chamber to send us photos from last week’s tour. And here’s
We asked you to send us photos of whatever’s growing in your garden, and boy, did you deliver! In July send ONE photo as an attachment to editor@winchesternews.org and put “Garden Photo” in the subject line. Tell us what it is, for those of us who don’
Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and it’s your job is to guess where they were taken. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line. Last time we had
On a recent spring evening, families from Winchester and neighboring towns gathered at the First Congregational Church to celebrate the culmination of hard work and dedication, as five members of Boy Scout Troop 503 received the most prestigious rank a Scout can achieve — the designation of Eagle Scout. Of the
The following was submitted by Judy Mastrocola, creative director at Bespoke of Winchester: Upon arriving to the Bespoke showroom on Wednesday (6/5), there was a container of sidewalk chalk. Soon, a group of young artists, guided by Miss Cherry, walked by. Chalk - Children - Stairs. Fun was to
More than 200 residents and visitors filtered in and out of the town common Tuesday night as music pounded, rainbow flags waved and a feeling of community brought those who attended the fourth annual PRIDEfest celebration a sense of togetherness. “I’m happily surprised,” said Rebecca Slisz, interim director of
What does the face of the trans and non-binary community look like? A new exhibit at Ripley Chapel hopes to answer that question and more. “Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families,” is on view at the First Congregational Church, 21 Dix St., weekdays, 9 a.m.
Our intrepid How Well Do You Know Winchester photographer Frank Siteman is keeping an eye on 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 News is a
We asked you to send us photos of whatever’s growing in your garden, and then we got a slow start on posting them. But please do send some to editor@winchesternews.org and put “Garden Photo” in the subject line. Tell us what it is, for those of us
In his Memorial Day speech, VFW Post 3719 Commander Festus McDonough told those gathered that in honor of the sons and daughters who answered the call and gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country, “we must choose a life worth living, worthy of their sacrifice.” Robert Bo Spignesi III has
