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New COVID vaccinations available

With the recent Federal Drug Administration approval of the new monovalent vaccine, residents will be able to schedule getting vaccinated at local pharmacies.  The Winchester CVS, as well as nearby CVS stores, are already giving the shots, and the Walgreens on Cambridge Street in Woburn is starting to schedule them

Wildwood Cemetery Committee discusses green burials

The Wildwood Cemetery Advisory Committee voted on Tuesday at their monthly meeting to investigate the possibility of setting aside a portion of the cemetery for “green burials.”  A green burial has many definitions, and according to https://greenburialma.org/ there would be no embalming fluid, and the body would be

Planning Board agenda includes Waterfield

The Waterfield Proposal from Civico will again be on the Planning Board's agenda on Tuesday at 7:15 pm via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87279048615  and a public comment period will be included.

Beloved Winchester Hospital pediatrician honored by colleagues and community

“Anyone who came into Dr. Annino's orbit felt safe. They knew he would take care of them.”  Over more than six decades of practice at Winchester Hospital, the late Donald J. Annino, MD, made a lasting impression on patients, families, and colleagues. Throughout his tenure, he was known

Group Gathers to Protest Neo-Nazi Activity

by Joyce Westner “Unite against Hate and Extremism” was the theme of a gathering on Winchester Common on Saturday, September 2, organized by the community’s Network for Social Justice.  According to member Sandy Thompson, they gathered in response to a neo-Nazi group which had protested the arrival of 60

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