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1 week ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
The Winchester Board of Health has temporarily closed down Gloria’s Pizzeria following a re-inspection for previous and continuing code violations. Gloria’s owner Steven Beck attended a hearing May 30 with Health Department staff and Brian Winner, the town’s counsel, to discuss the ongoing issues facing the 920 Main St. business. An email request from Winchester News to Beck requesting comment from the owner or a legal representative has gone unanswered.
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2 weeks ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
It’s been six months since a car crashed through the wall of Mamadou’s Artisan Bakery, knocking out power to the Swanton Street business and causing its closure just four days before the Christmas holidays. And while owners Mamadou and Mame Mbaye say it was a long wait, they are thrilled to be open once again. “It was a long process…a long, long process,” said Mame Mbaye. “But we decided to re-open May 31 and we put a note on Facebook to tell people. On Saturday morning, it was jammed.
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2 weeks ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
The Winchester High School Class of 2025 graduated on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Symphony Hall in Boston, with more than 300 members.
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2 weeks ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
Winchester is taking another step in meeting the goals set forth in its Climate Action Plan. The town recently received a $15,000 Municipal Energy Technical Assistance grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources for an American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Level 2 audit of the West Side Fire Station at 45 Lockland Road.
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3 weeks ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
If you’re downtown and your electric vehicle (EV) needs a charge, you can now pop into the Town Hall/Jenks Center parking lot, where two new DC fast chargers are located. That’s right. Instead of waiting a few hours, your EV can now get a full charge in about 30 minutes. Sustainability Director Ken Pruitt said the town applied for a grant from both the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and Eversource about three years ago and recently received $180,000 to install the new units.
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3 weeks ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
While many people know Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, they may not be aware she’s a hometown girl. Four Winchester High School students, however, have made it their mission to give her the recognition they feel she deserves in the community where she grew up. “We heard from our teacher Mrs. [Roisin] O’Brien, about how great Bobbi Gibb is,” said Jack McCarthy, a sophomore.
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3 weeks ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
Winchester High School said goodbye to the Class of 2025 with a time-honored tradition of the Clap Out. The what? “The Clap Out is a long standing tradition that goes back many, many years,” said WHS Principal Dennis Mahoney in an email. “It was traditionally done in our Dining Commons, but we recently moved it to our turf field for more space. This year, we moved it back inside because of the unpredictable weather.
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3 weeks ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
It’s the last day for Winchester High School seniors and they crowd into Gina Zhou’s classroom, seeking photos and asking her to sign yearbooks. She happily does so, doling out praise, offering advice, joking around and sending them off with hugs and promises to check in with her from time to time as they go about their new lives in college. They in, in turn, tell her they love her, that they will miss her terribly and she was the best teacher they ever had.
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1 month ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
He had no idea what was coming. Even when he was sitting at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon, Lance Grenzeback thought he was just there to speak about the Town Meeting Members Association. “So, they finished and then they said, ‘By the way, you’re the Citizen of the Year,’” Grenzeback says, of how he found out he was the 2025 recipient. “It was a bit of a surprise.
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1 month ago | 
winchesternews.org | Nell Escobar Coakley
The following was submitted by the Network for Social Justice:June is PRIDE Month, and Winchester is once again showing its commitment to inclusion, celebration, and the LGBTQ+ community. The town’s PRIDE Proclamation and Human Rights Statement, both available on the Town of Winchester’s website, reaffirm the town’s support for equality and dignity for all residents, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
