Corrections were made to this story on Feb. 9, 2024. With $960,000 freed up by the Board of Assessors, the Select Board is mulling the best use of the overlay funds and a new gym floor for Winchester High School is high on the list. “The Board of Assessors
The following was submitted by the Mystic River Watershed Association: On, Tuesday, Feb. 13, the Mystic River Watershed Association will hold its meeting online due to incoming weather. The meeting will be held over the following Zoom link: http://tinyurl.com/mysticlakes More details and dial-in options are accessible via
The following was submitted by Spark Energy Conservation. Winchester has proudly been a Green Communities municipality since 2010. The Green Communities Division is a part of the MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER) which provides grants, technical assistance and local support from regional coordinators to help municipalities reduce energy use
The Winchester Center Station Accessibility Improvements Project is on track, but don’t expect it to roll in ahead of schedule. When Select Board member John Fallon asked, during the Feb. 5 meeting, if there were “any truth to the rumors you guys will be done early,” mostly what he
Town officials have committed to undertake the replacement of the heating system at the Mystic School, which houses the Recreation Department and Kids Corner childcare program. The Select Board on Jan. 22 voted to earmark approximately $900,000 from ARPA funds, along with possible grants from either Green Communities or
Winchester News is run with great energy and a small team but we’re hoping someone in our community would be willing to be a technical backup. Areas include the publication platform (ghost.io) technical configuration, adding new accounts for authors, domain registration, email and file server configuration and support.
Boston Sports & Shoulder Center will soon open a new clinic just moments away from Winchester. The 6,100-square-foot facility, its fifth Massachusetts location, is expected to open this spring at 800 West Cummings Park, in Woburn. Founded in 2006, Boston Sports & Shoulder Center (BSSC) provides patient-centered orthopedic care.
The following was submitted by Prassede Calabi on behalf of the Fast Forest committee. Calling board game wizards and curious first-timers of all ages to a gaming adventure for the WIN Fast Forest! Come join a family-friendly extravaganza of board games and laughter on Saturday, Feb. 3 and every “First
On Saturday, Feb. 3, Crawford Memorial UMC will hold its annual Chili Cook-Off, benefiting New England Justice For Our Neighbors, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the parish hall, 34 Dix St., Winchester. Bring your family and friends, and your appetite! Entries include beef, pork, chicken and vegetarian
Winchester parents have questions about literacy in the schools. Lots of questions. In fact, many frustrated parents have attended recent School Committee meetings to express concerns about improving the literacy curriculum. At a recent public hearing on the education budget, several parents questioned where there might be money for literacy
It was a short trip to Winchester, one Aidan McElhinney had made before. But it was a cold winter night and a patch of black ice caused the 18-year-old’s car to skid and crash. A month later, Aidan is still at Lahey Hospital, the Level 1 Trauma Center he
Opioids in any form are highly addictive drugs. They come in prescription form, like oxycodone after dental surgery, while others are obtained illegally, like heroin or fentanyl. Opioid abuse is a disease, formally called Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), and it affects people in communities across our country. Winchester is no
Starting in March, the Winchester Council on Aging (COA) will offer caregivers a chance to drop off their loved ones for three hours of activities and lunch. The pilot program is accepting up to eight residents on two Wednesdays, March 6 and 13. Jenks Nurse Colleen Wages has accepted four
On Feb. 29, the League of Women Voters of Winchester, in collaboration with Winchester High School and Harvard Case Method Institute for Education and Democracy, presents “MLK and the Struggle for Black Voting: A Case Study in Expanding Democracy,” an in-depth discussion on the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965,
It’s one of Winchester's finest streets, lined with manicured lawns and grand homes, many with spectacular views of the Mystic Lake. But a few times a year, when Mother Nature acts up and dumps torrential rains, one end of Everett Avenue becomes almost impassable due to flooding.
The school budget is going up by nearly 5%, but officials say there are no extras and only contractual increases. The School Committee presented its fiscal year 2025 budget Tuesday night to the public, a proposed $66.2 million, an increase of 4.74%. Additionally, a question and answer session
