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
The following was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Winchester: The League of Women Voters of Winchester is sponsoring two candidate forums on March 7 and March 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Jenks Center, Cummings Room, 109 Skillings Road, before the March
The short stretch of Church Street posted with temporary no parking signs will now be posted with permanent no parking signs and no one seems to mind. “It’s not often we get no parking proposals that don’t have pushback … because we hear a lot about the lack in
Town Meeting members voted last year to increase water and sewer rates by 6.5% annually through Fiscal Year 2028, but it appears that is not enough. Matt Abrahams, of the Abrahams Group, said that during a Select Board meeting in December 2023, a review of the rate set almost
The following was submitted by the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association: The town of Winchester was presented with a FY2023 Excellence in Employee Engagement Award from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA), the town’s insurance provider. The award was given in recognition of the town’s overall excellence in wellness
After retiring as a civil rights lawyer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Grove Street resident Connie McGrane wanted to “do something larger in the justice world.” McGrane’s career included submitting a legal brief to the U.S. Supreme Court and working for the state’s Commission against Discrimination, and
The following was submitted by the office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis and Pat Jehlen and state Rep. Michael Day and Michelle Ciccolo are pleased to announce the Winchester Fire Department will be receiving $11,051 to purchase new safety equipment to protect its firefighters through the
The sign of a good manager is to lead by example, and not ask your staff to do something you wouldn’t do yourself. That’s why you’ll find David Gauthier shoveling snow in front of the Swanton Street headquarters of Winchester’s community media center known as WinCAM.
The following was submitted by the office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis is encouraging Massachusetts residents who are 65 or older to explore whether they qualify for the Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit when filing their 2023 state tax returns. Created by the Legislature in 1999, the
The Winchester Town Meeting in April will vote on a zoning proposal intended to comply with Massachusetts’ MBTA Communities Act and increase multifamily housing near the town’s commuter rail station. The act, passed in 2021, requires 177 MBTA communities like Winchester to adopt new zoning that allows multifamily housing
The following was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Winchester: The Town of Winchester municipal election will be held on Tuesday, March 26, with all precincts voting at Winchester High School. The League of Women Voters of Winchester will again sponsor candidate forums for all townwide offices where
Even though it was April Fools' Day in 2021 when Sharon Carter and her partners opened The Branch Olive Oil and Spices in Winchester, they were quite serious about making their Thompson Street store a success. The 3 Thompson St. location was the group's second store, having
A plan for a new high school gym floor took another step forward last week when the Select Board unanimously threw its support behind the project. “I fully support this project as I have for several months,” said Select Board Chair Richard Mucci at the Feb. 12 meeting. “It’s
When Jocelyn Jones and Lily Dullaghan were walking Jocelyn’s dog, Hunter, this winter, they noticed debris in the woods along Sunset Road. “We saw more and more piling up,” says Jocelyn, despite the sign which says, “No dumping,” and “Up to a $2,500 fine.” So they decided to
Parents continued to use the public comment time at the Jan. 30 School Committee to express concerns about the elementary level literacy curriculum in Winchester. Laura Malone who has two young children and recently moved back to town, said she “was upset to learn that we are using a reading
