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Donate to Toys for Tots

Donate to Toys for Tots

By Charlene Band Dec. 9, 2023  If you’d like to buy toys for less fortunate child, you can bring them to the downtown fire station or to the toy store.  Deran Muckjian, owner of Catch a Falling Star on Main Street, was busy organizing and restocking the shelves when

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Resident starts “True Local Heroes” website

Resident starts “True Local Heroes” website

By Joyce Westner Dec. 9, 2023 When Lara Pienaar, a decade long-resident of Winchester in the Muraco school district, was looking for help raking leaves, she needed help raking leaves but she didn’t know how to hire someone.  “I put an ad on Craigslist,” she said.  “But I got

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More Photos from Mary New Dec. 2

Mary New continues to share some of the photos she takes when she's out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells.  These are hooded mergansers which show up in the late fall at local ponds.

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Girl Scouts earn Silver Award at Sucker Brook Conservation Area

Girl Scouts earn Silver Award at Sucker Brook Conservation Area

By Rachel Whitehouse Nov. 21, 2023 It was winter 2020, in the depths of the pandemic, and Irina Puscasu, co-leader of Winchester Girl Scout Troops 79021 and 82793, was worried about her scouts who were isolated and couldn’t meet in person. She and fellow troop leader Nancy Conroy wanted

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Select Board approves Waterfield re-design

Select Board approves Waterfield re-design

By Tara Hughes November 21, 2023 Representatives from Civico and Causeway were present at Monday’s Select Board meeting to present and discuss modifications to the proposed Waterfield project. These changes came about due to Fire Code requirements and abutter issues. The modifications have resulted in the net loss of

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Riverwalk guided tour Friday

Riverwalk guided tour Friday

Special to the News Nov. 14, 2023  Join Peter Pulsifer and Hilda Wong-Doo of the Winchester Cultural District for a guided tour through the Winchester Riverwalk exhibit on Friday, November 17. Peter and Hilda will talk about the inspiration for the exhibit and introduce Hoverlay, the augmented reality platform. The

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Young student helps with Thanksgiving baskets

Young student helps with Thanksgiving baskets

By Charlene Band Winchester resident Katherine Mucci, an elementary school student, has been busy helping to purchase food supplies for the Rotary Club of Winchester. Why does the Rotary Club need food supplies? It’s for the Thanksgiving Holiday Basket service project for the Council of Social Concern. Katherine is

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WIN Fast Forest seeks more volunteers

WIN Fast Forest seeks more volunteers

Special to the News from Prassede Calibi Nov. 14, 2023  The WIN Fast Forest is closing in on its goal for fall site preparation at Wright-Locke Farm. This project of the WFMCHub is turning a bit of low-habitat value wetlands into high value mature forest. By super-charging the soil and

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MARY NEW: A skunk in the Fells

MARY NEW: A skunk in the Fells

Mary New continues to share some of the photos she takes when she's out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells.

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Ducklings Rescued from Storm Drain

Ducklings Rescued from Storm Drain

By Peter Cheimets July 13, 2023.  A few days ago, my wife Karen Benedek and I were trying to get in a walk between downpours when we came upon a mallard duck standing on Arlington Street quacking at a near hysterical pitch. We quickly determined that the duck was calling

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Around Town, May 2023

By: Joyce Westner Winchester News Public Meeting a Success  The Winchester News Group (WNG) hosted a public meeting at the library and via Zoom to discuss plans for a new town news outlet. WNG President Tara Hughes told the attendees that WNG has incorporated and is ready to fundraise. Calling

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Winchester News - Special Edition

May 3, 2023 That’s a Wrap: Spring Town Meeting Concludes after Three Sessions Traffic Funding Source Changed, Bylaw Proposals Denied, FY24 Budget Approved By: Jennifer Haefeli Winchester, MA — Spring Town Meeting concluded its business just before 10 pm on Monday, May 1, after three sessions where Town Meeting Members

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