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“Say No to Rat Poison” speaker at the Farm on Wednesday

November 15, 7:00pm – 8:30pm, “The Rat Poison Problem: How Rodenticides Are Harming Wildlife, Pets, and People” Save Arlington Wildlife founder Laura Kiesel will talk on Wednesday about the string of high-profile wildlife deaths due to rat poisoning, such as Mystic River watershed bald eagle MK who died this

Fire destroys home on Lebanon Street

A quick-moving fire destroyed a two-story house on Lebanon Street Wednesday afternoon leaving two families displaced.  A Medford Armstrong crew driving by noticed the fire on the second floor back porch and eventually firefighters from six surrounding towns came to the Winchester Fire Department’s mutual aid, according to Winchester

Go Fund Me for Lebanon St. fire victims

After Wednesday’s devastating fire robbed two families of their homes (https://www.winchesternews.org/2023-nov-7-edition/fire-destroys-lebanon-st-home), Go Fund Me accounts were established for each family.  The first one was set up almost immediately by Sean Yun to aid his father Vincent and himself: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-and-my-family-recover-from-a-house-fire?

Thanks to 27 new donors so far this month!

Residents are responding to the Winchester News and our request for donations during the month of November.  Every dollar donated is matched by our NewsMatch, the largest collaborative fundraising campaign to support nonprofit news in the U.S.  So far in November alone, we’ve received over $3,000 and

Veterans Day parade Saturday

The annual Veterans Day parade kicks off Saturday at 10:15 at the High School and ends at the Edward F. O’Connell Memorial Plaza next to Town Hall.  At the wreath laying ceremony, veterans, scouts and student musicians and singers will be joined by the Winchester Police Honor Guard

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