Spring Town Meeting is over. In the final, and longest, of the four nights, the body wrapped up the fiscal year 2025 budget, created a new bylaw and approved a new gym floor at Winchester High School. Despite the passage of Article 9 last week in a landslide vote that
The following was submitted by the office of Rep. Michael Day: Rep. Michael S. Day worked with his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget. Funded at $58 billion, the House’s FY25 budget responds to the needs of residents, provides strong
On April 28, the Winchester High School Model United Nations team hosted its 7th Annual WinMUN Conference — short for Winchester Model UN Conference. With over 150 student delegates from 17 schools across four states attending, WinMUN holds the prestigious title of one of the largest student-led, public high school Model
The following was submitted by Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church: Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Jane Ring Frank, certified SoulCollage facilitator, will offer a workshop that incorporates the church’s beautiful Reno Garden labyrinth with a deep spiritual SoulCollage practice on Saturday, May
The following was submitted by the office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis, Sen. Pat Jehlen, Rep. Michael Day and Rep. Michelle Ciccolo are pleased to announce Winchester is receiving $515,501 in Chapter 90 funds from the state to fund local transportation infrastructure, as part of a $200
The following was submitted by the NAACP Mystic Valley Area Branch: On Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the NAACP Mystic Valley Area Branch and Clean Water Fund will host #Get The Lead Out Of Our Drinking Water! solely as an online presentation. There
Many hands make light work, and more than 100 people came together on Saturday morning, May 4 under cloudy skies for the annual Aberjona River Clean Up. By picking up litter and cutting back and removing invasives along the riverbanks, residents are doing their part in an ongoing initiative to
The following was submitted by the Winchester High School Track and Field team: The Winchester High School Track and Field team (composed of roughly 200 athletes) and coaches would like to thank the En Ka Society for its generous En Ka Grant, which has given them the ability to purchase
Town Meeting pulled out its checkbook Monday night, passing articles from the spring warrant focusing on Winchester’s fiscal and capital needs. The evening marked the first time the Capital Planning Committee has submitted separate articles to Town Meeting that are not included in the “yellow sheets” in order to
The following was submitted by the Winchester League of Women Voters: The documentary film “GIRL TALK” was presented at the Winchester Public Library by the League of Women Voters of Winchester on April 23. This screening was made possible by a grant from the En Ka Society. There were over
The following was submitted by the office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to protect residents and consumers from predatory tactics and promote fairer interactions with businesses in the state, passing three bills that would ban third-party residential electric suppliers, enhance
Plans for the fourth annual Porchfest are well underway, but there is still one thing that is needed. “We need more porches,” said Gina Altaras, the performer liaison for PorchFest 2024. PorchFest will strike up the bands on June 8, from noon-5:30 p.m. Rain date will be Sunday,
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis will be holding a virtual Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, May 7, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., to provide an opportunity for members of the public to share their feedback and ask him questions
In a 100-year-old grey colonial house on Dix Street lives a group of Winchester High School boys from other parts of the country. Parents who’ve raised teenagers may blanch at the thought of seven strapping young men in one household, but this is a special place. The ABC House,
The first hurdle in the passage of the Community Preservation Act was cleared Thursday night as Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly 132 to 21 to place the measure on the ballot in November. The town’s adoption of the Community Preservation Act — a state law passed in 2000 that enables Bay
A year ago today, on May 3, Winchester News began publishing. Several residents have wondered about our backstory, so here it is. In 2022, Winchester Town Meeting created a communications study committee whose task was to advise the town on how to communicate with residents, given the sad decline of
