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Kerry Lynne is only one of the 2100 Alumni members who have registered with the Winchester Alumni Association. Join the conversation and register today at WinchesterAlumni.org to stay in touch with Kerry and other Alumni across the decades.What class did you graduate with?1995What are you up to personally and/or professionally now?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Horoscope for July 20-26Mercury is direct and safely on its way forward, which should clear up communications considerably. It may be hard to fathom that this little planet can cause so much disruption, but all you need to do is glance backward to see what came undone or didn't follow through.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 16, 2020.....In a moment that spoke to the political charge permeating throughout the state amid debate over racial justice and pandemic impacts, three distinct rallies entangled into a mass group of advocates on the State House steps Thursday with one group calling for a redesign of the state's flag and motto out of respect for Native Americans.The movement to replace the state's motto and images on the flag seems to be growing as conversations on [...]

According to the USDA, in 2018, 88.9% of U.S. households were food secure throughout the year. The remaining 11.1% of households were food insecure at least sometime during the year, including 4.3 percent (5.6 million households) that had very low food security.In 2019, statistics indicate that approximately one in six Americans experience food insecurity.The Town of Winchester has its share of families with those insecurities, and one church is trying to make a difference.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Thirty-two Winchester businesses received tens of millions of dollars in checks from the US Paycheck Protection Program coronavirus-relief loans from the federal Small Business Administration, according to numbers the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Sports teams at all levels have recently been discussing possibly changing their mascots if they’ve been deemed racist.Even the Washington Redskins, whose owner Daniel Snyder for years has vowed to keep the name, has made concessions.Now, the Town of Winchester is making strides into possibly changing its mascot, which is currently the Sachems.The Select Board and School Committee agreed during their July 20 and 21 virtual meetings, respectively, to hold a joint [...]

Your chances to spot Comet Neowise are fading fast, just like the comet itself."Discovered on March 27, 2020, by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission, Comet Neowise is putting on a dazzling display for skywatchers before it disappears, not to be seen again for another 6,800 years," NASA said.After being visible only in the early morning sky through the first half of July, the comet is now a feature in the evening sky, [...]

MAY 4, 2020.....After spending the last few days hearing from groups representing more than a million workers, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito on Monday cautioned against viewing May 18 as a "magical date" on which the state's businesses will fully bounce back into operation following weeks of mandated closures.Instead, she said, that's the day the advisory board she co-chairs with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy is set to issue plans for a "phased-in reopening" [...]

The Winchester Public Library is offering virtual programs for all ages. For information, call 781-721-7171 or visit http://winpublib.org/virtualprograms.VIRTUAL LIVE EVENTS AND RECORDED STORYTIMES: Check out the library’s new webpage on Virtual Events, including live events for all ages, and recorded storytimes for kids.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

President Donald Trump has released general guidelines for how to lift coronavirus restrictions and reopen parts of the U.S. economy – including schools. But most state education leaders say their buildings will have to remain closed until at least late summer or fall.As of Tuesday afternoon, 35 states and Washington, D.C., had ordered or recommended school buildings remain closed through the rest of the school year to contain the spread of the coronavirus, [...]