5 Things You Need to Know Today

Two New Year's Eve Dinners in Winchester

A Tavola and Lucia Ristorante are both featuring special New Year's Eve menus tonight.

Today is New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 31. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) A Tavola is offering a special New Year’s Eve prix-fixe dinner menu tonight (attached). The dinner is $65 per person (tax and gratuity not included). For reservations, call 781-729-1040. 2.) Lucia Ristorante is also having a special menu tonight, with favorites like lobster ravioli, vongole e calamari fritti and veal chop valdostana, as well as comfort foods like chestnut and lentil soup and osso buco. For reservations, call 781-729-0515. 3.) In case you missed Sunday’s news, keep an eye out for Marisol. 4.) Looking to try something new? Check out this recipe for “Easy Peasy Cheesy Potato Casserole.” 5.) Today should be mostly sunny with a high near 33, …

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Winchester High Boys' Hockey to Face Out-of-State Foe Saturday

The Sachems will take on Connecticut's Hamden High School at home.

Today is Friday, Dec. 28. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) The Winchester High boys’ ice hockey team will host Connecticut’s Hamden High School at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at O’Brien Rink. 2.) A guide to selecting the right New Year’s champagne on a budget. 3.) What’s your New Year’s resolution for Winchester? 4.) ‘Like’ Winchester Patch on Facebook, and get local news on your Facebook news feed. 5.) Today should be mostly sunny with a high near 35, according to the National Weather Service.

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Forecast: Mostly Rain in Winchester Today

Today is Thursday, Dec. 27. Here are five things you need to know.

1.) Winchester should see mostly rain today, with temperatures expected to be in the mid 40s, according to the National Weather Service. The rain may change over to snow tonight but only a half inch or less is expected to accumulate. 2.) What’s your New Year’s resolution for Winchester? 3.) Share your photos and videos of your kids opening their Christmas presents. 4.) Earn your stripes: Pass our candy cane quiz. 5.) What’s opened and closed in Winchester on New Year’s Day?

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Winchester High Boys' Hoops at Home Tonight

The Sachems will play host to undefeated Watertown at 7 p.m.

Today is Friday, Dec. 21. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) The 1-2 Winchester High boys’ basketball team will host undefeated Watertown (3-0) at 7 p.m. tonight; the 1-1 girls’ team is at 1-1 Watertown at the same time. 2.) If you’re reading this, the Mayans were wrong. Here’s what all the hoopla was about. 3.) Find last-minute Christmas gifts in Winchester. 4.) Share your “Elf on the Shelf” stories. 5.) It’s expected to rain today with a high near 50, according to the National Weather Service.

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'Service of Light' Tonight

Also tonight, the Winchester High wrestling team will host Reading.

Today is Thursday, Dec. 20. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) The First Congregational Church of Winchester’s “Service of Light” is at 7 p.m. tonight. Read more. 2.) The Winchester High wrestling team will host Reading at 7 p.m. tonight. 3.) What was the best book you read this year? 4.) Share your photos with Santa Claus. 5.) Today should be mostly sunny with a high near 40, according to the National Weather Service.

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Indoor Track Teams Face Belmont Today

The meet's at 4 p.m. at Harvard University.

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 19. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) The Winchester High boys and girls’ indoor track teams will face Reading at 4 p.m. today at Harvard University. The boys’ swim team will take on Melrose at 4 p.m. at the Melrose YMCA. 2.) VIDEO: Congressman Ed Markey will “seriously consider” run for Senate should Sen. John Kerry be tapped as President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of state. 3.) Sequoia the car is looking for a new home – could it be yours? 4.) Check out the Winchester Patch Facebook page! 5.) Today should be partly sunny with a high near 45, according to the National Weather Service.

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Winchester Basketball, Hockey Teams in Action Tonight

The boys' basketball and girls' hockey teams are at home.

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 18. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) The Winchester High boys’ basketball team is at home at 7 p.m. tonight against Wakefield. The girls’ team is on the road at Wakefield at the same time. 2.) The Winchester High girls’ hockey team will host Watertown at 5 p.m. today. The boys’ team is at Watertown at 7 p.m. 3.) The School Committee will discuss next year’s budget tonight. A ‘Redistricting Update’ is also on the committee’s agenda. The committee’s meeting, its last of 2012, starts at 7 p.m. in the Lynch Elementary School Library. Read more. 4.) Take video tours of homes for sale in Winchester. 5.) It’s expected to rain today and into the night with a high near 49, according to the National Weather Service.

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McCall School Council Meeting This Afternoon

The council will discuss the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014 and school goals for the current school year.

Today is Monday, Dec. 17. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) The McCall School Council is meeting at 3 p.m. today in McCall Middle School’s Room C110. At the meeting, the council will discuss the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014 and the school’s goals for the current school year, according to the agenda. 2.) The Board of Selectmen will begin to discuss the Fiscal Year 2014 budget tonight in a joint session with the School Committee, Finance Committee and Capital Planning Committee. Read more. 3.) Take a look inside the old carriage house of the historic David Skillings estate. It’s on the market. 4.) See the top stories in Winchester last week. 5.) It’s expected to rain today with a high near 44, according to the National …

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Holiday Concert at McCall Saturday

If you're in the holiday spirit, there is also a Gingerbread House Workshop at Swizzles Frozen Yogurt on Sunday.

Today is Friday, Dec. 14. Here are five things you need to know today: 1.) The Jubilation Singers Holiday Concert is at 7 p.m. Saturday at McCall Middle School. Joining McCall’s Jubilation Singers will be the high school’s Chamber Singers and Octets, the All Town Children’s Chorus and a couple of surprise guests. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Book Ends or at the door. All ages are welcome. 2.) Swizzles Frozen Yogurt is hosting a Gingerbread House Workshop at noon Sunday. Space is limited, and you must sign up in the store by Saturday. It’s $10 per child (includes all the materials for the gingerbread house and a small yogurt with toppings). 3.) Marilynn Carter will discuss her first book, “No Fret Cooking,” at 1 p.m. Saturday at …

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Sachem Hockey Teams at Stoneham Tonight

The girls' play at 6 p.m., the boys' at 8 p.m.

Today is Thursday, Dec. 13. Here are five things you need to know today: 1.) The Winchester High girls’ and boys’ hockey teams will be in action tonight at Stoneham. The girls’ play at 6 p.m., the boys’ at 8 p.m. 2.) Want to lease the Carriage House? Now’s your chance. 3.) Which old local business do you miss most? 4.) The Planning Board is meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Town Hall’s Board of Selectmen’s Meeting Room. 5.) It should be sunny today with a high near 43, according to the National Weather Service.

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