Community

Cost: $22 per tree
Order Deadline: 11:59 PM, Jan. 1, 2025
Please Note:

• Please give us a bare tree (remove plastic bags, ornaments, lights, trim, etc.)
• Have your tree curbside by 7:00 AM.
• Trees will be collected by 4:00 PM on Jan. 4th.
• Pickups only available in Winchester
• When ordering, please provide a cell phone number or email address where we can reach you if we cannot find your tree.
• Or, mail a $20 check payable to "Friends of Winchester Scouting" along with your name, address, and telephone number to BSA Troop 507, c/o Eric Knudsen, 46 Salisbury St., Winchester, MA 01890

Questions? Email us at tre

Join us for an in-person artist talk with Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb! We will begin the evening with a lecture, followed by a book signing and reception. The Webbs, who've published more than 20 books between them, will show a selection of work from both their individual and collaborative projects. Alex will present work from La Calle, a book of 30 years of his photographs from Mexico, and Rebecca will show work from her third book, My Dakota, and her new hybrid poetry book, A Difficulty Is a Light, punctuated by 15 of her photographs (Chose Commune, Fall 2024). They will also present

On Monday, November 11th, 2024, The Town of Winchester will observe Veterans Day with a parade and civic exercises sponsored by Winchester's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3719 and the Town's Veterans Affairs office.

Join us on Saturday afternoon for a walk around the Vision(ary) exhibition with the creative artists and storytellers and celebrate with a reception following the walk through Winchester. Meet the talented photographers whose stories fill the downtown area.

© Sandy HIll

© Susan Lapides

© Cheryl Clegg

Vision(ary) fills the streets with vibrant photography telling stories of the community and environment that surrounds them and in turn now we can be part of a global society.

Artists featured in Vision(ary) - Tracy Barbutes, Tianqiutao Chen, Jaina Cipriano, Cheryl Clegg

Shop local at this year's Thanksgiving Farmers Market at the Jenks Center, and enjoy live music while you're there! The market will have fresh produce and all types of gifts for the holiday season. This year the market will also host 17 artists who will display and sell their works as part of Winchester's town-wide Open Studios.
WCMS performers at the market will include a brass ensemble and ukulele ensembles.
See you there!

We're calling on the Wellesley community to help us provide essential items to local children in need. Clean out your closets and donate your new and gently-used children's items to Cradles to Crayons by dropping them off at Babson College. Then join us on Saturday, November 12, at Babson College for a hands-on volunteer opportunity where we will bring the Giving Factory experience to the Wellesley community! Volunteer spots are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Now through November 12:Bring your donations to Trim Lot behind Trim Dining Hall at Babson College (25

Mark your calendars for the WFEE Boxathon!

Join us for a fun boxing fitness workout to raise funds for the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence (WFEE).⁠ Open to youth (7+) and adults. ⁠Proceeds will go to WFEE!

Suggested $25/person donation includes hand wraps (to keep) and glove rental.

RSVP by texting 844-317-9464 or use the link: https://bit.ly/43aN5Rc
 

Winchester Town Meeting will decide this November whether to adopt the Specialized Energy Code. This Code only applies to new buildings (not renovations or additions). It requires new buildings that use fossil fuels to pre-wire for future electric appliances and include rooftop solar.

Join us September 17 to hear from a panel of experts including Ian Finlayson from the Mass. Dept. of Energy Resources; Tom Kennedy, Winchester's Building Commissioner; Jim Kelly, Lexington's Building Commissioner, and others. The session is open to anyone but will be geared for builders, developers, real

If you are unable to make healthcare, financial or legal decisions for yourself, who will be there to make decisions for you? Kathy L. McNair, Esq., Elder Law Attorney at Senior Solutions Attorneys at Law LLC will discuss how to choose a Health Care Proxy, Power of Attorney, and Trustee, with a focus on what to do when you don't have someone to appoint in these roles and what happens if these legal documents are not in place or if agents are not able to serve. Resources will be shared, including the Aging Allies and Safety Net programs, and the Solo Allies website, providing a directory of

Join us as we welcome Dr. Katrina Burgess, a Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Henry J. Leir Institute of Migration and Human Security at the Fletcher School. This presentation is based on her current research that addresses how U.S.-bound migrants assess risk and process information as they make the perilous journey north to the United States. Sponsored by the Cummings Foundation.