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
An occasional column about town activities by Tara Hughes July 20, 2023. Did you know that the town of Winchester has a representative town meeting form of government? It can also be referred to as a limited town meeting. Town meeting is the legislative branch of municipal government that enacts
By Joyce Westner July 17, 2023. Trying to get some inside time during the heat and rain? Alas, you can’t go to The Griffin Museum because it’s closed until September 1 while they renovate the interior but there’s still a lot of art to see. According to
By Jim Hassett July 17, 2023. The artificial intelligence program ChatGPT has been widely publicized for its ability to instantly answer any question you might ask. It can even write marketing brochures, term papers, legal documents, newspaper articles, and more. To test the program for the Winchester News, I typed
By Reed Pugh July 17, 2023. Everyone is having challenges with rabbits in their gardens, and it has gotten worse in recent years. The following is an immersive dive into rabbits and strategies to manage their browsing on plants in your garden. First, there are, for the most part, two