Acclaimed local film maker Peter Engeldrum along with your news editor have just released their third video in the series “This Is Winchester.” Called “Water Water,” the brief video is about the public water supply, the town reservoirs under the control of Water Department Director Jim Gibbons, and where your
Town Planner Taylor Herman told the News the public is invited to two meetings to discuss zoning changes in order to comply with the new state law regarding dense housing near MBTA stations. The law would require Winchester to allow 15 units per acre in the downtown near the town’
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There’s a new church in town, St. Peter’s Anglican Church of Uganda, in the former Second Congregational Church on Washington St. Rev. Amos Kimera is the rector and pictures on Facebook show the ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 25. The church spokesperson could not be reached for a
Winchester poll workers were puzzled when they received a letter from Town Clerk MaryEllen Lannon saying, “The Town will not need your assistance this upcoming election season,” despite the fact that the town’s website is advertising for new poll workers. https://www.winchester.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1613 The