Week in Review: Hurricane Irene and Back-to-School Coverage

This week, Winchester residents braved Hurricane Irene, and some said they felt .

Our ongoing served as the hub of our hurricane coverage Sunday, but our readers also provided us with some .

The hurricane put Winchester under a , as the Aberjona River’s water levels increased. However, despite the storm, Superintendent William McAlduff said the town’s public schools would , Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Our back-to-school coverage went into full gear this week, as we looked at , and . We also posted for the coming year, and wrote about how he looks forward to this time of year as a father.

At its meeting Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen put and supported the Sachem Youth Baseball/Softball Association’s work to bring the .

In other news, police responded to a number of ; a is planning to expand to Winchester; and columnist Betsy Wild went over the .