Editor’s Note: Francis P. Church’s editorial, “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897, and was reprinted annually until 1949 when the paper went out of business. When it first appeared, it was an immediate sensation, and became one of
Dear friends and supporters: My husband and I founded the “Lights of Love” – Winchester in 2004. For more than two decades, the “Lights of Love” has illuminated our Town Center and downtown area all year round – a glowing tribute in memory of our deceased children, family members and friends whose
Over the past couple of weeks there’s been a familiar seasonal sighting around our Dublin house. The object in question usually appears when I’m stepping into the shower or getting ready for bed, and it’s a 100% reliable sign that summer and autumn have ended and colder
Dear friends and supporters: My husband and I founded the “Lights of Love” – Winchester in 2004. For more than two decades, the “Lights of Love” has illuminated our Town Center and downtown area all year round – a glowing tribute in memory of our deceased children, family members and friends whose
Since the Nobel Prize in Economics was established in the late 1960s, some notable – and at times controversial – names have scooped the annual honor, luminaries such as Milton Friedman, Joseph Stiglitz, and John Forbes Nash, the troubled math whiz portrayed by Russell Crowe to Oscar-winning effect in the 2001 film
By Aaron Shwom and Noah Shwom When we learned that all Winchester Public Schools were closed today because of a chemical spill at the high school, my second-grade son, Noah, had questions — and ideas. Aaron: So, Noah, how did you feel when you heard school was canceled today? Noah: I
I’m a big fan of historical coincidences, the more outlandish and unpublicized the better. For instance, there’s the curious alignment of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson – revolutionary colleagues, then bitter rivals, and finally friends – who died on the same day, July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of American
The following was submitted by Kendra Winner: Nearly two years ago, my son Aidan’s life — and, as a result, our family’s life — changed forever. A devastating car crash left Aidan with multiple severe brain injuries. He is now 20, unable to speak or walk and dependent on a
The following was submitted by the Winchester Select Board: Dear Winchester Residents: We are pleased to announce that the Select Board has chosen Stephen Delaney to serve as Acting Town Manager. The Board will take a formal vote to appoint Stephen at our Sept. 8 meeting with his first day
The trip began on a fretful note. Having risen at dawn to beat the morning rush hour around Boston, we left the Mass Turnpike at Westfield in search of a solid breakfast and some strong coffee. At the end of the exit ramp, Joe had assured Brian and me, there
Welcome to this space — My regular contribution, hopefully monthly, to informing, challenging, and sharing some thinking about a world, where rationality can serve an active role, in a world of chaos. My own background, is often thought to be interesting, challenging, even a bit inspiring, as I had parents, who
DUBLIN – Few enough things in this life improve with age: the enchanting laughter of a significant other (if you’re lucky), fine wine and whiskey (so I’m told), and first-person accounts of past sporting achievements (three-letter man in high school? You bet!). In Ireland, however, senior citizen status brings
The following is an open letter to Winchester residents from the Select Board: Dear Winchester residents: After more than two decades with Winchester, Town Manager Beth Rudolph has informed the Select Board that she has decided to continue her distinguished track record of public service elsewhere. Beth joined Winchester in
Your article of June 23rd disturbed me. Winchester teachers will “test” two different new literacy programs on Winchester students as part of their curriculum. Parents won’t be told if their child is part of one of the tests. Why are new teaching programs being “tested” as part of the
Recently, the connection between us became a bit more personal after I read an old New York Times profile of Theroux and his family, which contained the precise address and an accompanying photo of his boyhood home. I knew I had to seek it out... Before I ever set out,
As baseball stories go — and they are legion in the annals of American literature, from Ring Lardner’s hilarious story “Alibi Ike” to Roger Kahn’s nostalgic memoir “The Boys of Summer” to Harry Stein’s overlooked “Hoopla” — this one might be hard to match. The tale begins in Slovakia
