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This Week in Winchester History: Smoking Ban and a New Planet
The School Committee debated in 1986, whether or not they should ban students from smoking on school grounds.
This is a regular column with items drawn from past editions of the Winchester Star.
1911
Stove Fire
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The Winchester Fire Department were called to a fire in a home on the corner of Forest and Washington Street. The fire was caued by an oil stove exploding.
No one was injured in the blast.
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New planet
Rev. Joel Metcalf believed he observed a new planet from his observatory. If his finding proves to be a new planet, Metcalf was going to name it Winchester.
1961
Playground
The South Border Road Corporation received $25,000 from the town for a 1.6 acre lot of land on Dennett Road, which the town will use as a playground.
1986
Smoking Ban
The school committee will decide whether to allow smoking the courtyard of Winchester High School.
I think we're ducking the issue," said member Edward O'Connell to the Star at the time. "There is a tide swell in the country. I think it's a serious issue."
In 1986, the house of representatives, by a vote of 87-60, defeated a bill that would have prohibited public school students from smoking anywhere on school grounds.
All the information for this story came from the Winchester Star.
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