Sean Bannon can now add English Channel swimmer to his resume. The Winchester native on June 29 became the 1,910th person to swim the English Channel after spending 15 hours in cold, jellyfish-filled water. The 22-year-old had just graduated from UMass Amherst and has been a swimmer since he
Despite inclement weather, Winchester residents and families packed the Winchester Unitarian Society to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. The fourth annual event put on by the Network for Social Justice was originally planned for Wright-Locke Farm, but was changed due to the forecast. “It’s great so many people are here,
There was a time when cancer had Kelley Bernard on the ropes, but Thursday she won’t be pulling any punches when she steps into the ring for Haymakers for Hope’s 11 annual Belles of the Brawl Boxing Charity Event, aimed at raising money for a cure. “I feel
The following was submitted by Winchester Hospital: Help improve the health of the community! Winchester Hospital and all Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) member hospitals are doing a Community Health Needs Assessment to learn about the issues affecting people in area communities. This is an anonymous 15-minute survey. Contact us
Music, dancers, food — and the Patriots? No, it wasn’t Town Day. It was the grand opening of Karma Asian Fusion restaurant. Although the eatery had a soft opening on Sept. 26, it wasn’t until Tuesday that residents gathered at 16 Thompson St. for the official ribbon cutting. “We’
If voters remember to do only one thing on Election Day, Community Preservation Act organizers hope it will be to flip over the ballot. The CPA question is number 6 on the ballot. It comes after five statewide questions about auditing the Legislature, MCAS, Uber drivers, tipped wages and psychedelic
Winchester News and Town Common have combined efforts to bring readers a calendar highlighting certain events happening in town. The calendar, which can be found here, is maintained by Town Common and submissions for inclusion can be sent to Peter Pulsifer at calendar@towncommon.org. This featured events calendar is
The Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church, normally empty on a Saturday, was uncharacteristically full of fold-out tables, puppies, and poodles this past weekend. The reason? The Massachusetts-based dog rescue Last Hope K9 Rescue was holding an adoption event in the church’s multipurpose room. The Greater Boston-based nonprofit, which relies
It’s official. Winchester News has received its nonprofit status. For the past 16 months, Winchester News has been able to receive tax deductible donations through its fiscal sponsor, the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN). The donations were received by INN as an established 501(c)(3) to be held
Town officials have submitted two articles for the November Town Meeting having to do with zoning. The Planning Board on Sept. 23 offered changes to the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) bylaw passed in November 2022 after Gov. Maura Healey on Aug. 6 signed the Affordable Homes Act into law, authorizing
The following was submitted by the Town of Winchester: The General Election will be held Tuesday, Nov, 5 at Winchester High School for all precincts, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting will be held in the Winchester Room, 1st floor, Town Hall on the following dates/
The following was submitted by the Health Department: The Winchester Health Department will be holding several public flu clinics in October and November, with more COVID vaccination clinics still to be announced. Clinics will take place on the following dates: • Oct 9: High-Dose flu shots and updated COVID-19 shots. Those
Despite the closing of the Town Warrant, Select Board Chair Michelle Prior will be submitting an article regarding Finance Committee members serving on other boards, commissions and committees after the board failed to act on the proposal at a recent meeting. The warrant closed Sept. 23, the same night the
Winchester town officials earlier this week approved more than $200,000 in ARPA funds for local organizations and another $1.3 million for the high school gym floor replacement project. “We need to release these funds,” Chair Michelle Prior said before the discussion began on Sept. 23. The Select Board
Cynthia Randall has a bit of a reputation. She’s a hardworking and dedicated volunteer with the Winchester Cultural District and if you’re ever in a bind, she’s the one who can usually fix things. “I know how to do this,” says Randall, of her well-earned moniker as
The group of students picked their candy: Skittles, Nerds, maybe Mentos? They mixed in solutions, filtered them and suddenly different colors streamed into carefully set up beakers. A burst of excitement went up as the science experiment went exactly as predicted. But these students weren’t your average everyday high
