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Hey hey Winchester! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Winchester boards are planning before Fall Town Meeting arrives
  • How a new dashboard could change Winchester's view of town projects
  • Which Winchester skaters just made top junior hockey rosters?

Also on today's calendar: Medford Figure Skating & Learn to Skate USFS Programs - Girls & Boys Ages 4-18 Begin October 10th and 23 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, temps: high: 66, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• TMMA Bulletin - September 16, 2026 (winchesternews.org) — Winchester residents get a packed update this month, from the Select Board's new long-range financial planning effort to School Committee policy decisions and looming FY28 budget pressures. You'll also see what's headed to Fall Town Meeting, how the new Human Rights Commission and tree canopy project are taking shape, and when to expect town flu and COVID clinics.
   

• Select Board discusses goals for town manager, town comptroller (homenewshere.com) — Winchester's Select Board is sharpening goals for the town manager and comptroller, including creating a public dashboard to track major projects like the Cross Street Bridge and Muraco culvert work. Members praised comptroller Stacie Ward's financial reporting while asking her to outline accomplishments and long-range goals, and suggested she collaborate with the manager so residents can better follow project progress and borrowing.
   

• How many New Englanders made USHL teams for 2026-27? (hockeyjournal.com) — Two Winchester, Mass., forwards, David Bosco and Sam Pandolfo, have secured spots on top junior teams for the 2026–27 season, including the USHL and the U.S. National Team Development Program. The article tracks dozens of New Englanders making USHL rosters, outlining where they'll play, how they performed last season, and which prospects could draw college or NHL attention.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Arlington

  • Colette Bakery plans fourth eastern MA location. What to know (wickedlocal.com)
  • Houck, Crochet take key steps in rehab, with eyes on joining 'pen (mlb.com)

Medford

  • ADC: Challenge to Medford Divestment Ordinances Should Be Dismissed (adc.org)
  • Colette Bakery Cafe family plans fourth cafe on Mass. Ave. in Arlington (metrowestdailynews.com)
  • Childcare Needed [Medford MA] (tufts.edu)

Malden

  • Malden Library Event Highlights Life Of Nationally Known 'Soldiers' Friend' (patch.com)
  • Malden Road Closed After Concrete Falls From Bridge (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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