Winchester residents took to Facebook on Monday morning after many felt the earth literally moving under their feet. “Long low rumbling and things in my house shook,” one resident wrote on the Winchester Residents Facebook Page. “Glad you asked so I know I am not imagining it.” So what was
Now that MCAS is no longer a requirement for graduation, the question for school districts is how to determine student competency. More importantly, what happens to students on track to graduate in 2025 who have yet to pass the MCAS? It’s a question Winchester High School is grappling with
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sens. Jason Lewis and Pat Jehlen and state Reps. Michael Day and Michelle Ciccolo joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass comprehensive reforms to lower the cost of prescription drugs at the pharmacy counter and improve
The following was submitted by the town of Winchester: Has your household made the switch from WinPower Standard to WinPower 100? Either way, the town would like to hear from you. Nearly 550 Winchester households have chosen the WinPower 100 option in the town’s WinPower program, using only 100%
After nearly a year of delays, MBTA officials say the Winchester Center Commuter Rail Station is on track to fully open this spring. “We are 11 months over schedule right now. We were supposed to be done last February,” said Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Senior Project Manager Nathan Rae.
Winter’s first nor’easter of the season dumped anywhere from 3 to 6 inches across the state over the weekend. In Winchester, the snowfall measured at about 4 ½ inches. Department of Public Works Director Robert LaBossiere said DPW was prepped and ready for the overnight storm on Jan. 19,
The 2024-25 Winchester High School wrestling team’s season is well underway, but as a refresher last year’s squad went 10-13 overall during the regular season, 4-1 in the Middlesex League. In the postseason, the team had two Division 1 North sectional winners: Henry Wallace (106-pound weight class) and
The Winchester Select Board addressed multiple issues at its January meeting, making key decisions on outdoor dining regulations, pedestrian safety measures and affordable housing initiatives while grappling with ongoing MBTA construction delays. Outdoor dining gets makeover The board modified the town’s outdoor dining program for 2025. The approved policy
Scoring an A on a test or assignment could score Winchester High School students a higher grade point average, if the School Committee votes to accept the GPA Committee’s recommendations on Jan. 23. “I want to start by saying, if there was a magic sauce that any school district
Are you sick? Seems like everyone you know is down with something — COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial (RSV), norovirus — but only one of those, say public health experts, is actually outside of its normal parameters. “Norovirus has been higher year-over-year,” said Dr. Shira Doron, chief infection control officer at Tufts Medicine.
The following was submitted by the town of Winchester: The Town of Winchester is issuing a snow emergency starting today, Sunday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m., continuing through Monday Jan. 20 at noon. During these hours, it is advised not to travel if possible. All parked vehicles are to
There has been a spike in anti-Islamic rhetoric following the New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans, and some organizations have been subjected to threatening messages. (Newsweek, Hugh Cameron, 1/3/25). There has been a “historic spike” in anti-Jewish threats since the war between Israel and Hamas began;
As Winchester enters its fiscal year 2026 budget season, officials gathered last week for a Financial Summit revealing preliminary figures that project approximately $152.7 million in revenues against growing expenses, pointing to a potential deficit exceeding $3 million. The revenue outlook includes $127.6 million from property taxes, a
The following was submitted by the Bulfinch Group: The Bulfinch Group is pleased to announce that Winchester resident, Yan J. Katz, managing partner of HUB Wealth Strategies, an affiliate of The Bulfinch Group, has been named as a President’s Council qualifier by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
In a unanimous decision that highlighted the tension between preserving institutional knowledge and promoting new voices in town government, the Winchester Select Board voted Monday to appoint Enzo Rascionato to the Capital Planning Committee, replacing longtime member James “Jimmy” Johnson who had served for approximately 20 years. The appointment came
The following was submitted by Alan H. Field, of the Winchester Democratic Town Committee: On the evening of Jan. 8, about 45 people braved the bitter cold and windy evening to attend a lively discussion at a Democratic Town Committee event. The draw? The issue of how the new administration
