On a cold and blustery day, two post-graduate Winchester High School students and others stood outside the Stop & Shop inviting folks to buy luminary kits as part of the Unite with Light event planned for Sunday, Dec. 14. The successful program was started by Mairin Norton, a high-schooler who
The following was submitted by the Mystic River Watershed Association: More than 815,000 river herring passed through the fish ladder at the Mystic Lakes Dam in Medford in 2025, according to the official estimate from the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). 815,000 river herring is the highest population
The Winchester Planning Board has approved a Special Permit for a 13-unit residential building at 972 Main St. that will include an affordable housing unit and a commercial area. The decision allows Treetop Development, owned by Sid Gehlot, to demolish the former commercial/industrial building that once housed a muffler
The following was submitted by Winchester Hospital: On Oct. 30, Winchester Hospital hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly named Muni Family Medical Center in Wilmington, marking the completion of extensive renovations to the medical facility made possible by a landmark philanthropic gift from the Muni family. Hospital leadership, staff
The following was submitted by the town of Winchester: The town of Winchester is looking for two (2) registered voters who hold no other town office for the Housing Partnership Board. The term to expire at Fall Town Meeting 2028. The Housing Partnership Board was established by vote of Town
The Select Board on Nov. 17 voted to keep a single property tax rate for fiscal 2026, continuing Winchester’s long-standing practice of taxing homes and businesses at the same rate. According to the town’s tax classification memo, the overall FY26 rate will be $10.56 per $1,000,
The Planning Board has approved a conditional height waiver of 69 feet for a proposed 34-unit development at 10 Converse Place/33 Mt. Vernon St. The approval comes after ongoing negotiations between the town and developer Paul Ognibene on issues over the number of affordable units, materials to be used,
Winchester News is once again raising funding during November and December under the NewsMatch campaign. Through NewsMatch, all individual donations up to $1,000 will be matched, with a current cap of $15,000. New recurring monthly donations, or increases to existing recurring monthly donations, are eligible to be matched
The following was submitted by Perennial Landscape Corporation: Perennial Landscape Corporation has always wanted to show their appreciation to their loyal customers any time they gave out Perennial’s name when a friend, family member, neighbor, or coworker was looking for excellent landscaping services. But for a while, Perennial could
On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Network for Social Justice hosted a program at the Sanborn House of structured small-group discussions on the topic of “community” in Winchester. “Our goals were to enable people to connect in-person with community members who are not part of their usual ‘circle,’ have an intentional
The following was submitted by Volunteer Ventures MA: In the wake of the chaos and uncertainty surrounding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Volunteer Ventures MA (VVMA), a Lexington-based nonprofit, hosted an emergency Soup Jar Making event on Nov. 9 at Temple Shir Tikvah in Winchester. The social
Standish Lane resident Alisa Dong has only lived in town for about four years, but she’s already immersed in helping people. And she wants residents to help her provide Thanksgiving Day meals for local food-insecure residents. A member of the town’s Family Action Network (FAN), Dong is its
The following was submitted by Winchester Hospital: Winchester Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. This is the 23rd consecutive A grade the hospital has received. Leapfrog assigns a grade to general hospitals across the country based
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate in a bipartisan effort to protect freedom of thought and safeguard open access to books and other educational materials in Massachusetts schools and public libraries. As school libraries
For one fall weekend each year, Winchester becomes a canvas. Local artists open their doors to the public for Winchester Open Studios, transforming churches, markets and studios into creative spaces that celebrate community and connection. Now in its third year, the event – on Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to
Town Meeting members voted to indefinitely postpone a proposal for the town to purchase 13.4 acres off Forest Circle for conservation purposes during the final night of their fall session Nov. 10, ending a three-night gathering that also saw approval of affordable housing funding and multiple labor contracts. Article
