The Winchendon Courier

07/06/2024

The June 6-June 13 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

This is the final edition of The Winchendon Courier. Many thanks to all of you who read and supported the paper over the past four and half years! For our final edition, we have more info on the school budget, Winchendon Winds' new season, Murdock grads, a new Gardening column, new events and things to do, and more!

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31/05/2024

The May 30-June 6 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Progress on the school budget and special town meeting, Taste of Winchendon hits it out of the park again, community members voice school concerns, applications open for Community Outreach Coordinator, new events and fun things to do (Local Events and Region pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle Page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

24/05/2024

The May 23-30 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

School Committee scrambling after school budget voted down, results of Town Meeting votes, new events and things to do (Local Events and Region pages!), new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

17/05/2024

The May 16-23 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Your Annual Town Meeting cheat sheet and study guide, Boston Post Cane award, Senior Center rocks their Open House, Northern Lights over Toy Town, new events and things to do (Local Events and Region pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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10/05/2024

The May 9-16 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Election results, citizens raise questions about Superintendent hiring and severance payment, info on warrant article 32, get ready for Taste of Winchendon and Solstice Festival, new events and things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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03/05/2024

The May 2-9 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Town Election (and Town Manager meet and greet!) on Monday, Youth Changemakers present proposal for ad hoc youth committee, Enchanted Orchard Renaissance Faire picks up the baton from Wyndonshire Faire, new events and things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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26/04/2024

The April 25-May 2 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Citizens pack BOS and ZBA meetings with concerns about W.L. French landfill capping and gravel quarry special permit renewal, info about Town Election and Town Meeting, more events and things to do (Local Events and Region pages!), new Gardening column (Lifestyle Page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

19/04/2024

The April 18-25 edition of The Winchendon Courier is online!

Wyndonshire Renaissance Faire exceeding all expectations, Mount Grace finalizes Monomonac Hill preservation, new events and stuff to do (Local Events, Region and Front pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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12/04/2024

The April 11-18 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Draft Warrant articles for Annual Town Meeting, proposed town Commission on Disability, new events and things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

05/04/2024

The April 4-11 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Nature says "April Fool!" with big snowstorm, White's Mill building collapses, staff and parents express deep concerns over proposed school budget, autism awareness month at the Beals, lots of new events and things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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29/03/2024

The March 28-April 4 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Residents bring more issues about landfill capping to the BOS, Beals Library presents its achievements and goals, high waters at Lake Dennison, lots more events and things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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22/03/2024

The March 21-28 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Meet the team running the MHS Food Pantry and Clothing Loft, Principal Fredette talks about absenteeism and academics, new events (and some changes) (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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15/03/2024

The March 14-21 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Proposed budgets for town and schools, Bull Spit Brewing up for sale, Wyndonshire Faire expands to two weekends, application opportunities (scholarships! Agricultural Youth council! Superintendent of Schools!), new events and things to do (Local Events and Region pages!), New Gardening column (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

08/03/2024

The March 7-14 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Unofficial Primary results, ZBA hearing packs 'em in for sand & gravel concerns, Lions host Thanksgiving in March, Beals receives national grant award, lots of new events and cool things to do (Local Events and Region pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

01/03/2024

The February 29-March 7 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

SRO at the Beals for BOS discussion of River Street landfill, new events and things to do (Local Events and Region Pages!), new Gardening column, and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

23/02/2024

The February 22-29 edition of The Winchendon Courier is online!

Interim Superintendent Goguen presents second draft of FY25 school budget, citizens have questions about W.L. French landfill capping, new events and things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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16/02/2024

The February 15-22 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

DPW Director explains the water main break, Town Manager presents first draft budget for FY25, School Committee debates high school women's studies course, personnel changes at Town Hall, more events and neat things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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09/02/2024

The February 8-15 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Water line break leaves some Winchendonians dry for days, MHS rollicks with "Newsies: The Musical", February events at the Beals, new things to go, do and see (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening and Antiques pages (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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02/02/2024

The February 1-8 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

MHS presents "Newsies: the Musical" this weekend, cancelled classes and power outages in latest snowstorm, clock at Old Murdock will be restarted, new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!), tons of new events and things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

26/01/2024

The January 25-February 1 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

The Courier talks to new Senior Center Director, residents talk to the BOS about pyrrhotite and crumbling foundations, local Cultural Council grants announced, Annual Town Meeting Warrant open, more events and things to do (Local Events and Region pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle Page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

19/01/2024

The January 18-25 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Winter weather in Winchendon, Supt. Goguen addressing absenteeism at Winchendon schools, there's more to "Buy Local" than what fits in a bag, more events and things to do (Local Events and Region pages!), new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

12/01/2024

The January 11-18 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

All you need to know about running for a town board, Buy Local beyond the storefront, COA Director retires and new Director announced, new events and things to do (Local Events and front pages!), new Antiques and Gardening columns (on the Lifestyle page!) and much more!

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05/01/2024

The January 4-11 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Winchendon Community Hub gets loan, Heywood reopening mental health unit, farmland hearing at State House, start of a new series on "Who Owns That Building?", new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!), new fun things to do (Local Events page!), and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

29/12/2023

The December 28-January 4 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Happy New Year! Taking a look back at the last 12 soggy months, new Gardening and Antiques columns (on the Lifestyle page!) new events and things to do (Local Events and Region pages!) regional news, and much more!

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22/12/2023

The December 21-28 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Closed bridge on 202, BOS flag pole policy, Winchendon Buys Local!, casting call for Wyndonshire Faire, Murdock senior gets Superintendent's Academic Achievement award, more events and great things to do (2024 is filling up! Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening and Trips with Pets columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

15/12/2023

The December 14-21 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Town Hall packed wall to wall as BOS makes decision on Right of First Refusal, Town Meeting passes over a third of articles on Warrant, Harrisville Brass and Bazaar at UU church this weekend, new events and cool things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

12/12/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 12, 2023



CONTACT​
Brenna Galvin

[email protected]

617-686-4569



DCR Recreational Advisory: Lake Dennison Day Use Area



WHAT: Effective immediately and continuing until further notice, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has closed roadways within the Otter River State Forest and Lake Dennison Recreation Area in the Town of Winchendon due to flooding. Conditions are being monitored and roads will be reopened when water levels drop sufficiently.



WHERE: Roadways within the Otter River State Forest and Lake Dennison Rec Area in the Town of Winchendon

08/12/2023

The December 7-14 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Your Special Town Meeting cheat sheet, tons of information for the land conservation hearing next Tuesday, new holiday events (front page, Local Events and Region pages!), new Gardening column (Lifestyle page!) and much more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts

01/12/2023

The November 30-December 7 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

MMHS water heater conniption fit closes building until further notice, solar energy company, conservation orgs and citizens speak out on conserving forested land, more events and things to do (Local Events, Region and front pages--December 2nd is rollicking in the Winch!), new Gardening and Antiques columns (Lifestyle Page!) and much more!

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24/11/2023

The November 23-30 edition of The Winchendon Courier is now online!

Public hearing for Right of First Refusal, take a Winchendon "craft crawl", Small Business Saturday--Buy Local Winchendon! Here's a map to help you!--new Gardening column (Lifestyles page!), more new events and things to do (Local Events and Region pages!) and lots more!

The Winchendon Courier, news for the Monadnock Region of Massachusetts