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Online forum set for Fifth Middlesex Senate candidates

The Chinese Culture Connection hosts "State Senate Race: Know Your Candidates" on Zoom Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with the room opening at 6. Candidates Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Carey McDonald and Ryan O'Malley are scheduled to take part in a live question-and-answer session on housing, education funding and the state budget. The Fifth Middlesex District covers Winchester along with Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham and Wakefield; registration is required and the session will offer multilingual subtitles.

The Reading Observer

Library hosts flip books workshop for kids in grades 2-5

Winchester Public Library hosts a Flip Books workshop for kids entering grades 2-5 Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 3-4 p.m. in the Storytime Room; registration required.

Winchester Public Library

Library trustees hold special meeting on staffing, custodian hire

The Winchester Board of Library Trustees meets in special session Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Trustees' Conference Room to discuss payroll, personnel updates and approval of a custodian candidate.

Town of Winchester

Book Ends hosts Portuguese wine tasting class

Book Ends bookstore at 559 Main Street hosts a Portuguese wine tasting class Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 7-9 p.m.

Book Ends Winchester

Obituary: Sylvana J. Emprin-Gilardini of Winchester

Lifelong Winchester resident Sylvana (Lee) Emprin-Gilardini died Tuesday, Aug. 18 at age 92; visitation is set for Friday, Aug. 21.

Lane Funeral Home

Planning Board discusses town-planner contract, redevelopment ideas

The Winchester Planning Board met Aug. 18 to discuss Town Planner contract negotiations, a student presentation on commercial redevelopment ideas for Washington/Swanton, and an ANR application for 3 Dennet Road.

Town of Winchester

Trust Funds commissioners meet on investments, OPEB allocations

Winchester's Commissioners of Trust Funds meet Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. in the Mystic Valley Room to review revenues, scholarship requests, investment policy and OPEB trust allocations.

Town of Winchester

Itsy Bitsy Readers storytime set for noon Wednesday

Winchester Public Library hosts Itsy Bitsy Readers for infants and caregivers Wednesday, Aug. 19 from noon to 12:30 p.m., with songs, rhymes and fingerplays.

Winchester Public Library

Craft Break card-making session moved to Friday

Winchester Public Library's Craft Break: Greeting Cards with Betty, originally set for Aug. 19, is now Friday, Aug. 21 from 12:30-1:30 p.m.; existing registrations carry over automatically.

Winchester Public Library

Acera School hosts parent information session

Acera School, a private K-9 gifted school on Lowell Avenue, hosts an in-person Parent Information Session Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 9:30-11 a.m.

Acera School