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Winchester residents, visitors enjoy fun time at Town Day

,   and  Nell Escobar Coakley | Staff Writer
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Residents grab shots at the Sustainable Winchester booth on Town Day, June 1. WINCHESTER NEWS STAFF PHOTO/SHUKONG OU

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Winchester residents and visitors alike enjoyed a sunny and very successful Town Day on June 1, as the downtown filled up with hundreds of people enjoying the informational booths, food, music and activities provided by vendors, local organizations and businesses.

Check out the Winchester News staff’s photos, as well as some from local residents. Did you take photos at Town Day? Send them to us to share at editor@winchesternews.org. Add Town Day to the subject line.

Our roving photographer Peter Casey grabbed these photos while strolling through the various offerings at Town Day, whether it was games, activities or a little shopping. WINCHESTER NEWS STAFF PHOTOS/PETER CASEY

The kids at Ku's Taekwondo Academy held a fundraiser, showing passersby how to break a board. Those that took part even got to keep their broken boards. COURTESY PHOTOS/AVA ANGELE

If you stopped by the Scout tent, you might have met this delightful canine. Yep, this is Rosie the Scout dog! COURTESY PHOTO/SAMANTHA ALLISON

Shukong Ou, a member of the News' advisory board snapped these photos during his travels through Town Day. And yes, he even took a few of our staff at the Winchester News tent. WINCHESTER NEWS STAFF PHOTOS/SHUKONG OU

And lastly, check out how Shukong stopped off at the Ku’s Taekwondo Academy booth and broke his own board. See that the video here!

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