School officials kicked off the New Year with a full agenda, including updates on its budget planning process ahead of Spring Town Meeting, negotiating the new three-year transportation contract, building a new Muraco school and the possibility of transitioning to electric school buses. The first meeting of January started with
Winchester News Board President Tara Hughes was awarded a certificate for completing the Google News Initiative Pre-Launch Program. Hughes applied for the GNI program on behalf of Winchester News, and out of the more than 170 applicants, the News was one of only 25 news outlets selected. Hughes said, “The
Matthew Hinkle, MHA, BSN, RN, has been named as chief operating officer of Winchester Hospital and will help lead the hospital in continuing its commitment to delivering exceptional care. In this role, Hinkle will serve as the senior executive responsible for day-to-day operations of Winchester Hospital and associated offsite entities.
With snow on the ground, it’s officially winter and that means limited parking and narrowing streets across town. While a steady stream of late fall Facebook comments about no overnight on-street parking tapered off as snow accumulations ramped up, residents are now living with the implementation of the annual
By Joyce Westner Jan. 11, 2024 (revised to include three accurate guessers) Latest in the series. Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken. If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put
Second in a series of articles about residents helping those in need. By Joyce Westner | Winchester News Staff Writer Jan 11, 2024 On a cold, clear Wednesday evening, Mary Carroll Monteiro and her husband Fred loaded their truck with clothing donated by Winchester residents. They stopped to pick up a
Special to the News from the Network for Social Justice Jan. 11, 2024 The Network for Social Justice and Winchester ABC Chapter invite the Winchester community--including students, families with children of all ages, older adults, and faith groups--to attend the 5th annual MLK Winchester Day of Service. This year’s
The first snowstorm of the season has come and gone, as the nor’easter that blew in overnight from Jan. 6 to Jan. 7 dropped up to a foot or more of snow in some areas across the Bay State. In Winchester, Department of Public Works Director Robert LaBossiere estimated
It was a busy night for the Planning Board Tuesday night with the Waterfield design, affordable housing and state zoning on the agenda. The board voted to remove one area from the state-required rezoning near MBTA stations. Planner Taylor Herman told the board Jan. 9 the discussion would be limited
The Town of Winchester is continuing its work with the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management on the development of a Communication Plan. The online survey, which wrapped up Dec. 8, 2023, elicited more than 1,000 survey responses. Staff from the Collins Center has also completed stakeholder
The Winchester Town Clerk’s Offices announces the following is the schedule for the March 26 annual town election: Jan. 2: Nomination papers available at Town Clerk’s office, 8 a.m. Jan. 22: Year-end Campaign Finance Reports due, 5 p.m. (previous town-wide candidates and ballot question committees with
Winchester’s expenses are exceeding its revenue, but officials say the town has accomplished a lot with little. But it needs to find ways to increase what’s coming into the coffers. With that in mind, the Select Board on Jan. 5 invited members of several boards and committees to
Annual Town Election to be held March 26 Have you ever given it thought to run for public office? Would you like to volunteer your time to assist the Town of Winchester? Do you have experience and talents that can benefit the Town? Well if so, here are a few
It’s winter in New England --- and that means it’s cold and flu season. But it’s also time for COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses, such as RSV. “Clearly, it’s winter so it’s common to see a rise of respiratory infections in winter,” said Dr. Larry
By Joyce Westner Jan. 4, 2024 Thanks to generous donations from the community, Winchester News has hired Nell Escobar Coakley as part-time editor. A Malden resident, Coakley is already familiar with Winchester, having been a reporter for the Winchester Town Crier, a newspaper started by Bill Cummings back in the
