By Jack LeMenager July 10, 2023. In a year that has seen retirements of several long-time Winchester town staff members and managers, yet another one has served his last day. On June 30, veteran Winchester Building Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement Officer Al Wile bid adieu to his department and Town
By Joyce Westner July 10, 2023. Although “shovels were already in the ground,” when the new town engineer was hired recently, Matt Shuman is optimistic that the intersection at Wildwood St. and Woodside Rd. will do a good job of calming traffic. Residents complain on the Winchester Residents Facebook page
By Joyce Westner July 10, 2023. Patrons were startled to hear that The Fuller Cup, the Thompson Street bakery and sandwich shop, will be closing as of this Friday. Owner Laura Fuller sent an email to her followers in which she wrote, “I find myself at a crossroads. This is
By Joyce Westner July 9, 2023. Back by popular demand, both the town’s and Wright-Locke Farm’s evening musical events start this week. The farm offered “Family Farm Night” concerts in the years leading up to Covid, and last year reservations were required to avoid a big crowd. This
By Hilda Wong-Doo, Guest Contributor, Winchester Cultural District Managing Partnership Chair The summer season is underway in the Winchester Cultural District with outdoor art and events all season! The Griffin Museum of Photography launched its fourth annual Photoville x Winchester exhibition with Photoville cubes, Photosynthesis and Our Town on the
By Joyce Westner The Rev. Paul Clifford arrived this week as pastor of the new collaboration between St. Mary’s and St. Eulalia’s Roman Catholic Churches. The Boston Archdiocese started combining its nearly 300 parishes in 2012 into about 135 collaboratives led by one pastor. Under the plan, each
By Joyce Westner July 3, 2023. New lawn signs will be springing up soon, even though it’s not election season yet. A group of concerned citizens in and around Winchester are planning to install “Say NO to rat poison” signs to raise awareness of the problem of dead bald
By Joyce Westner July 4, 2023. Thanks to a grant from the Winchester Cultural Council, seven local artists are starting to paint some of the downtown utility boxes, the refrigerator-sized metal containers that hold traffic light controls and cable and electrical connections. Arlington and Lexington folks have been painting their
Special to the News by Fred Yen The Winchester Farmers Market will begin the new school season with its fifth Organizations Fair on September 9, from 9:30 to 1:30. Between 40 and 50 organizations and faith communities will be on hand to welcome shoppers and anyone interested in
Special to the News by Fred Yen The Winchester Farmers Market will begin the new school season with its fifth Organizations Fair on September 9, from 9:30 to 1:30. Between 40 and 50 organizations and faith communities will be on hand to welcome shoppers and anyone interested in
By Richard Rohan, Guest Contributor, Precinct 2 Town Meeting representative, Master Plan Implementation Committee June 18, 2023. At its June 13th meeting, the Winchester Planning Board heard a presentation from Chair Diab Jerius regarding new state regulations under Chapter 40A Section 3A, the so-called MBTA or Section 3A zoning. A
By Tara Hughes June 15, 2023. On a sunlit Thursday evening after much wet weather, the McCall Middle School eight-graders became high school freshmen. Friends, family and caretakers were welcomed to the outdoor ceremony by Principal James Lin’s opening remarks and then students greeted the crowd in Spanish, Russian,
By Tara Hughes June 14, 2023. Winchester Town Manager Beth Rudolph along with Town Engineer Matthew Shuman and representatives from Toole Design, Alexis Vidaurreta and Erica Guidoboni, held a virtual public meeting Wednesday evening to present the draft Transportation Plan to residents. The presenters emphasized that the plan is a
Pruning of Historic Oak on Town Common by Reed Pugh in June 2023 On Friday, April 28th, Barrett Tree Service East volunteered a crew of four arborists and their largest bucket truck to prune the beautiful and massive Red Oak on Town Common. Each year on Arbor Day, many arborists,
By: Joyce Westner Winchester News Public Meeting a Success The Winchester News Group (WNG) hosted a public meeting at the library and via Zoom to discuss plans for a new town news outlet. WNG President Tara Hughes told the attendees that WNG has incorporated and is ready to fundraise. Calling
May 10 Information Meeting at the Library, 7pm. Watch directly on YouTube.
