This Week in Winchester History: Lynch Ready to Open

This is a regular column with items drawn from past editions of the Winchester Star.

1911

Illegal Fishing

Three prominent Winchester residents - Arthur Whutney, Amos Lawrence and Frank Gansonson - were arrested for violating the state Board of Health regulations pertaining to fishing in the North Pond. The pond is part of Winchester's water supply.

Assumption Parade

The Italian residents in Winchester celebrated the Assumption with a parade, music and fireworks.

1961

Bad checks

A 42-year-old Somerville man was wanted in five towns, including Winchester, for passing $80,000 worth of bad checks over a 30-month period was arrested in Everett.

The man, Gilbert Perkins, passed checks in Fitchburg, Stoneham, New Bedford, Wakefield and Winchester. Winchester Police Chief Joseph Derro published the man's picture because he wanted merchants to remember it because he said, once he's released from prison, he'll do it again.

School Ready to Open

According to Winchester Superintendent, Harry Gilson, the will be ready to open in the fall. The school can hold 750 students and the opening of the building would eliminate the need for double sessions at

1986

Illegal Security

Residents who display yellow security signs o their property need to take them down. The Acting building commissioner, Arthur Gallagher, said the signs are illegal and must be removed.

Because the signs are in front of the homes, town bylaws state that they can only have a name or a number. These signs have the company name, which the Zoning Board said is advertising and illegal.

Too much parking

Town Meeting had voted overwhelmingly (120-13) to rezone the parking lot by the in Winchester to allow for 11 condominium parking spaces.

The ZBA held a preliminary hearing to allow residents to voice complaints or concerns. The main concerns were parking and noise level.

Dump to pay

The Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) is looking at having 60 communities in the state, including Winchester, have their sewage dumped in deep seas off the coast of New Jersey, instead of continuing to dump them in the Boston Harbor.

It would cost about $3 billion split across all 60 communities.

TV Show

Over 500 residents waited for 10 hours to see Spenser for Hire stars Robert Urich and Avery Brooks. The show filmed in various parts of Winchester for two days.

All the information for this story came from the Winchester Star.