By Richard Rohan August 1 - After eight months without a town planner following the departure of Brian Szekely, the Winchester Planning Board, in a rare Monday afternoon meeting, voted 4-1-0 to offer the full time planner position to Taylor Herman. Herman was one of three candidates elevated to the
by Joyce Westner July 31, 2023. Many sports-minded residents have embraced the relatively new game of pickleball, and there are many places to play, from public courts, private clubs, to the Jenks Center whose members can take lessons from a local “Pickleball Ambassador.” And she’s hoping the town will
By Rachel Whitehouse If you are a regular at Mt. Pisgah, you probably noticed that parts of the property are, well, a lot cleaner. Or, maybe you were in the Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest recently and admired the new footbridges over the stream running from the Hemlock Forest. What’s
An occasional column about town activities by Tara Hughes July 31, 2023. Did you know that the town of Winchester has a Cultural Council which exists to give out grant money? The council is a group of volunteers appointed by the Select Board which awards grant money provided yearly to
By Joyce Westner July 28, 2023. Al Campbell introduced himself to Winchester seniors on Wednesday at the Jenks Center by telling stories about his mother’s influence on his career choices. Born in Guyana, Campbell’s family moved to the US when he was nine, and his mother worked as
By Regina Campbell Gardens for Good is a newly formed community group which has committed to turning parts of our lawns into gardens and/or volunteering our time to grow fresh produce for neighbors who are patrons of the Council for Social Concern and the En Ka Food Pantry. Gardens
July 28, 2023. Before each Select Board meeting the town manager sends the board members her report. On Monday they’ll be discussing maintaining playground equipment, a proposed new pickleball court at Ginn Field, and the Eversource project, including that they’ll be on the August 3 zoom meeting with
By Tara Hughes July 28, 2023. Eversource will be hosting a virtual neighborhood meeting via Zoom for people in Winchester to learn more about active construction activities on Cross Street in Winchester on next Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. Staff from Eversource, and its contractor McCourt Construction, will be
From Wright-Locke Farm This Thursday, Wright-Locke Farm's weekly farm talk will be about how to be "comfortable and responsible" and how to get tax incentives for upgrading your heating and air-conditioning systems. The talk is from 7 to 8:30 P.M. in the farm'
By Prassede Calabi July 25, 2023. Final approvals were granted to residents to plant a “fast” forest at Wright-Locke Farm. A group called Grow Local for the Planet is partnering with the Winchester Conservation Commission and Wright-Locke Farm. They will restore agricultural wetlands by Locke Pond to mature forest, using
by Rich Rohan First in a series of articles to inform readers about board topics they may be interested in. Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Remote Participation Only Via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87270433773 Also broadcast live on Wincam.org and available on the WinCAM – Winchester Community Access and
By Tara Hughes July 23, 2023. Customers at the Winchester Farmers Market may have noticed a missing vendor the last few weeks. Flats Mentor Farm (FMF) suffered flooding during the recent heavy rain storms and won’t be returning to Winchester any time soon. The non-profit behind the FMF program
by Joyce Westner July 23, 2023. From curb cuts to accessible parking spaces to “Light It Up Blue” for autistic awareness, Winchester accommodates many types of disabilities but Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator Mike Towne is hoping to provide more assistive technologies for residents. ADA in Winchester is three people,
By Tara Hughes July 23, 2023. The League of Women Voters has announced that Amberwood Drive resident Wei Han will be the recipient of the 2023 Civic Leadership Award. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at the Jenks Center from 6:30-8:30. Wei Han has
By Reed Pugh July 21, 2023. For the past seven years, the Aberjona Initiative, a working group of the Conservation Commission, has been working to remove invasive plants, improve habitat and open access to our beautiful waterways in downtown Winchester. With limited funds, the efforts have been focused on Mill
By Tara Hughes July 17, 2023. Monday night’s roughly four hour Select Board meeting consisted of a goal-setting session, executive session and regular business. During regular business, the Select Board was introduced to and heard from three students from our sister town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. They also heard the town
