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The Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community is placing magnets in town bathrooms to let people know that help is available for those contemplating suicide or having a personal crisis.
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Fernanda Stern and her 6-year-old daughter struggled to use the town’s sidewalks two days after last month’s blizzard to get to school from their home on Highland Avenue. Large mountains of snow had forced them to either walk on the street or in snow banks for weeks. Snow
Winchester School Committee candidates bring contrasting backgrounds to Thursday forum
Two candidates for Winchester’s School Committee will face voters at a forum as the district navigates a new literacy curriculum, budget pressures and questions about student mental health. Heather von Mering and John Bellaire are competing for an open seat on the School Committee, which oversees a budget von
Rep. Michael Day helps House colleagues pass sweeping energy affordability bill
The following was submitted by the Office of Rep. Michael S. Day: Rep. Michael S. Day and his colleagues in the House of Representatives recently passed energy affordability legislation that would result in over $9 billion in savings for utility ratepayers over the next 10 years. The bill maintains critical
Winchester gun owners face new training rules starting April 2
Public safety data How Winchester compares on firearms licenses in comparable Massachusetts communities Active licenses as of Jan. 25, 2025 — Source: Massachusetts Criminal History Systems Board License to carry firearms Firearms identification card Winchester and Marblehead are the focus communities. Peers selected based on comparable population size, demographics and suburban
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Winchester’s sidewalks aren’t always clear, nor whose job it is to clean them
Fernanda Stern and her 6-year-old daughter struggled to use the town’s sidewalks two days after last month’s blizzard to get to school from their home on Highland Avenue. Large mountains of snow had forced them to either walk on the street or in snow banks for weeks. Snow
Holocaust survivor Tibor Spitz, 96, to address Reading, local communities
The following was submitted by Chabad of Wakefield: On Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m., residents of Reading and surrounding towns will have a rare opportunity to hear directly from a living Holocaust survivor. Chabad of Wakefield is hosting Tibor Spitz at the William Endslow Auditorium at Reading Memorial
Winchester resident, Austin Prep student joins ‘The Movement Family’
The following was submitted by Austin Preparatory School: Brady McLaren ’26, of Winchester, spends his Wednesday nights serving others. The Austin Prep junior, who attends the independent Catholic school in Reading, travels each week with classmates to volunteer with The Movement Family, a grassroots nonprofit founded by Michael Gorman that
Celebrate Women’s History Month with Girls Leading Change
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice: To mark Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day in 2026, the Network for Social Justice is collaborating with club leaders from Winchester High School and members of the Community Health team from La Colaborativa in Chelsea and