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Helpers Among Us — at the Sanborn House

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

How well do you know Winchester?

Latest in the series, this time further afield, not downtown, but a property many residents should know.  Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken.  If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and

Helpers Among Us: Poor People’s Campaign

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

How well do you know Winchester?

Latest in the series.  Retired photographer Frank Siteman has taken photos of places downtown, and your job is to guess where they were taken.  If you know the answer, send an email to editor@winchesternews.org and put How well in the subject line.   Last time we had two winners.

Helpers Among Us: Middle schoolers clean up the woods

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

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