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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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Tragic house fire spurs community support for Winchester mail carrier
A GoFundMe campaign and item collection drive have been launched to support Corey Lyons Marsden, a well-known letter carrier in Winchester, following a devastating house fire on July 20. The fire destroyed the Marsden family home in Woburn, leaving Corey, a single mother of two daughters, ages 10 and 9,
Bagel Bar officially opens its doors on Thompson Street
Craving the sensation of washing down a crunchy bagel with some delicious nitro coffee? Then check out Bagel Bar, a highly-acclaimed franchise that, after immense popularity in its first location, is now open at 11 Thompson St. in downtown Winchester. Founded by charismatic entrepreneur, bagel-lover and Arlington native Michael Toulopoulos,
Rehab plan in the works for Winchester’s aging Packer-Ellis tennis courts
When a fence at the Packer-Ellis Tennis Courts collapsed, Robert Schroff — who was watching a match — was dropped onto the retaining wall behind the barrier. He was mostly fine, but the incident underscored some very real safety concerns regarding the aging courts. Although he is a Chelmsford resident, Schroff has
Sen. Jason Lewis applauds passage of major economic development legislation
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: State Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to unanimously pass a comprehensive economic development bill intended to extend Massachusetts’ global leadership in life sciences and biotech, climate technology, and other sectors of the economy. An
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Helpers Among Us — Peter Engeldrum captures Winchester on film
Need a video about Winchester? Peter Engeldrum’s your guy. Among the many things he’s done for the community is produce a video series called “This is Winchester!” [Full disclosure: your writer is co-producer]. So far, the series includes one about town meeting and it won a national award
Tragic house fire spurs community support for Winchester mail carrier
A GoFundMe campaign and item collection drive have been launched to support Corey Lyons Marsden, a well-known letter carrier in Winchester, following a devastating house fire on July 20. The fire destroyed the Marsden family home in Woburn, leaving Corey, a single mother of two daughters, ages 10 and 9,
Science and Technology at the Jenks - air travel safety
By Walter Hubbard, Ron Latanision, and John Brown While commercial air travel is an extremely safe mode of transport, accidents involving fire or explosion have occurred. Though very infrequent, they can have catastrophic consequences. These accidents are the driving force behind all safety recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board,
How well do you know Winchester?
Last time we had one winner. Anne Hoenicke guessed it’s on the Town Common. See last week’s to refresh your memory. Photographer Mike Arwe says, “It’s a weather-proof cover for an electrical connection. I assume for the tree lights on the common.” He even includes a link