Donors of winter coats might never know if they get to somebody who can really use them, but Carolyn Nolan has a better idea. She works with Project Paulie, an organization started by a friend, and they have specific people in mind for the donations. Project Paulie gets coats to
The local news crisis has led to no end of policy proposals, funding initiatives and angry denunciations of the harm done to journalism by the likes of Craigslist, Google and Facebook. Ideas for responding to the crisis include paying recent journalism school graduates with state tax revenues to cover underserved
A growing number of businesses in Winchester are designating parking spots for electric vehicle owners in an effort to make it easier for residents to make the switch to electric. Steve Bonnell, president of Bonnell Ford on Cambridge Street, has begun to take steps in playing his part, adding nine
Winchester Chamber of Commerce served up nine candidates for public office at a candidates’ breakfast Wednesday morning, March 13. he event was held in the All-Season Barn at Wright Locke Farm and was attended by about 50 residents. Those candidates on the panel were Select Board hopefuls Dorothy Simboli, Mike
When Paul Manganaro brought an amateur boxing event to Town Hall about seven years ago, Paul Goodrich was in the audience. “And I thought it was a very electric, awesome, fun night and it raised a lot of money,” said Goodrich, who is vice president of the Winchester Sports Foundation.
If you’ve driven to the transfer station lately, you might not have noticed a small camera sitting atop a telephone pole at the entrance. Or if you noticed, you might have thought it was just another security camera. Nope. It’s the town’s new plate reader, which allows
The four candidates vying for the two three-year seats on the Winchester Select Board disagreed very little at a public forum hosted by the Winchester League of Women Voters on March 7, as the evening unfolded as more of a cordial discussion among individuals who shared similar perspectives on the
Between them, they have almost 80 years of experience working for the town. But as of March 15, they’ll say good-bye and head for greener pastures. “Well, Paul will,” says Jim Gibbons, water and sewer operations manager. “I’ll still be around part time, about 15 hours a week
There are so many ways to help folks who have limited resources, and Squire Road resident Chelvan “Chevy” Vithiananthan discovered on a trip to his Sri Lanka home town that kids there need soccer equipment — as well as funding for a girls’ soccer coach. So he started asking both on
Winchester residents came out to the polls for the primary on March 5 and cast their votes for state and national office. According to preliminary results from the Town Clerk's office, Joe Biden and Nikki Haley won Winchester voters with 30% of registered voters turning out, about 5,
The Winchester League of Women Voters is hosting two candidate forums in the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road, ahead of the March 26 election. “The debates will give candidates a chance to outline their priorities if elected and answer voter questions,” said League member Marie Lee, the debate organizer. The
The following was submitted by Sen. Jason Lewis's office: Sen. Jason Lewis joined colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass the Healthy Youth Act, which would ensure that Massachusetts public schools electing to teach sexual health education curriculum use age-appropriate, inclusive, medically accurate, and research-based information on sex,
Winchester voters head to the polls on Tuesday, March 26 to elect leaders who will inherit a local government facing rising costs, a structural budget deficit and substantial infrastructure needs across town. The Select Board race has drawn robust interest, with four candidates competing for two open three-year terms. Select
Winchester Fire and Police showed their respect March 1 for fallen Lawrence Police Sgt. Charles M. Saindon, who passed away after a brief illness. Winchester Fire sent Ladder 1 with a flag to the Stoneham end of Forest Street Interstate 93 overpass as the remains of Saindon were being transferred
After the previous meeting on Feb. 13 was canceled due to bad weather, Superintendent Dr. Frank Hackett on Feb. 27 updated the School Committee on the process of evaluating the elementary literacy curriculum. However, Hackett did not present the details many had been waiting for, leading to a contentious discussion
A historic building owned by the town of Winchester needs a lot of maintenance and repair, and two Winchester Historical Society board members get the work done. Susan Turpin and Bill Swanton are in the Sanborn House three or four times a week, making sure plumbing problems get fixed, or
