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If you live in Winchester, chances are your lives have been touched by the En Ka Society in one way or another.  For over 100 years, the En Ka have contributed to the well being of Winchester through grants, civic services and volunteerism in our community.  You'll even see the En Ka Exchange, a thrift store is located on Main Street in Winchester Mass.  

The traditional spring fair is coming to town this weekend, May 18 & 19 at the corner of Mt Vernon and Skillings Road.  Click Here for more information on fair details, but delivering a great weekend of entertainment for Winchester has been their game for YEARS.  Take a look at this great billboard from 1944!

Featuring a parade, rides, games, books, jewelry and plenty of food, the fair has something for everyone! If you are looking for something really special - look no further than the En Ka Quilt - raffle tickets can be purchased for $1.

This picture taken by Jennifer Brown Bonniwell, features Co-Chairwomen, Bea Grayson and Ann Muir with the 2012 En Ka Fair Quilt - a tradition that is just as rich as the En Ka.  With this years fair theme "Let the Sun Shine In", the queen sized quilt has been on display at several locations in downtown Winchester including the Winchester Cooperative Bank and the Winchester Savings Bank.

We have a busy weekend already with the spring real estate market rocketing into action... but I think we're going to make it a point for The Andersen Team to stop off at the fair for some great food and Winchester camaraderie!  The En Ka Fair is a small part of what makes Winchester, Mass a great place to work and call home!  Looking for a Winchester Home for Sale?  Feel free to check out our free home search!  See you at the En Ka Fair!

Looking for some local Winchester fun this weekend?  

Look what arrived at the office this week!  Winchester's very own Wright-Locke Farm is hosting their Spring Fling!

Saturday, May 12th from 1 - 4pm

There's music and a petting zoo!  

This arrived at our office and we wanted to share it with you all.  If you haven't been to the Wright-Locke Farm, this is your chance to experience a great local tradition of history.  The Wright-Locke Farm is a historic property located at 78 Ridge Street in Winchester, Mass.  The original farm was owned and operated over 350 years ago by three families.  Today, you can experience the certified organic farm and it's historic buildings thanks to the Town of Winchester.  The town purchased the last 24 acres for preservation and it is currently managed by the Conservancy.  Looking for ways you can volunteer and help?  Check out their website at www.wlfarm.org

If you would like more information on this Winchester local event, feel free to visit their webpage or you can contact The Sven Andersen Team and we would be happy to provide you with more details!  We know it's going to be a busy weekend - we have a LOT of showings on our Winchester Homes For Sale, this is the perfect escape for a Spring afternoon!  See you at the farm!

You could own this beautiful home in Winchester’s “Flats”! You will appreciate the attention to detail in this 1930’s center entrance colonial. The living room, with wood burning fireplace, boasts dentil crown molding, hardwood floors, and built-ins, as does the formal dining room. A first floor family room, also with hardwood and more built-ins, exits to a patio and large flat fenced yard. An eat-in kitchen and half bath complete this level. The second level has a master suite, three additional bedrooms, all with hardwood floors, and a second bath.

You and your family will spend many enjoyable hours in the carpeted lower level playroom featuring another wood burning fireplace. A laundry and additional storage space are also on this level.

Enjoy all your favorite summer activities in the large, private fenced yard. Other features: 2 car detached garage, sprinkler system, professional landscaping, newer furnace and water heater, recently painted.

Searching for a new place in Winchester to call home? The Sven Andersen Team makes it easy for you to search for your new Winchester home. This FREE, NO-OBLIGATION service can help you find the home of your dreams! Simply visit http://www.northofbostonlistings.com/ and fill out the form to start your auto-email home search today! It's just that easy! The Sven Andersen Team is always willing to help and will always respect your privacy; we leave it up to you to contact US when you're ready to buy or sell in the Winchester area

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If you, friends, relatives, or colleagues are considering buying or selling a home, condo, or land, please consider contacting Sven for assistance in your search. Sven coverage area includes: Winchester, Belmont, Medford, Woburn, Lexington, Arlington, Melrose, Stoneham, and Reading.  We also offer a complimentary referral service, called "Anywhere Agents," to assist folks who are looking to buy or sell outside our coverage area, including international locations. We will interview prospective agents in the area(s) you or a family member are considering to assure you get the most knowledgeable Real Estate Professional to assist in your home buying/selling needs.

If you want to know what Winchester Massachussetts is all about, all you needed to do was attend our 3rd annual Shred It & Share It event!

On behalf of Sven Andersen & The Andersen Team - we want to extend a HUGE thank you to all who made it such a great day!  I think we saw most of Winchester turn out at the town hall!

A special thanks to all our clients, neighbors and friends who came out to support our cause!  We raised over $2,000 in donations for the Mission of Deeds, the Reading based organization that provides household goods to families in need.

24 bicycles were acquired for Bikes Not Bombs.  The Green Network Exchange collected over 550 pounds of electronics to recycle and we FILLED an entire Shred It truck!  

None of this could have been possible without our sponsors Marathon Moving, Federal Heat & Engineering and RE/MAX.  We wish to extend a sincere and HUGE "Thank You"!

There were so many people that helped to ensure this event ran smoothly - from the Winchester Board of Selectmen for approving this event to the Public Works Department for making sure we had parking and allowing us to hang the banner to advertise Shred It & Share It!  Events like this make you realize how lucky you are to live and work in such a great area!  We'll see YOU at Shred It & Share It 2013!  If you would like to see the video of this years Shred It & Share It!, please click here!

Looking for a good time and a great cause this weekend?  

 We have the event for you!

Check out the 18th Annual Winchester Dine Around. The Winchester Friends of the VNA Hospice Care are hosting a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at the Winchester Country Club this Saturday, May 5th.  Included in the evening is a fantastic silent auction with a great variety of items to bid on!  Here is a sneak peak of some of the items available:

Winchester is known for it's community events and for all the great charities that help serve our community.  Here at the Remax Leading Edge, we love being able to introduce our families and friends to great events and worthy causes.  The Winchester Country Club is a beautiful venue to enjoy Cinco de Mayo at!  For more information on this event or to purchase tickets click on this link to the Winchest Dine Around.

For more things to do around Winchester or to see what else we have going on at The Andersen Team, connect with us on our facebook page. We'd like to hear what you like to do around Winchester!

Winchester Elementary School Redistricting

Public Presentation & Hearing

On Tuesday, April 10th, the Redistricting Advisory Committee held a public presentation & hearing to share their recommendations for the elementary school districts.  Our Winchester area - a Top Place to Live in the Boston area, has been experiencing great growth and expansion.  As a result of, more families are in need of quality education that our top rated schools provide.  The Redistricting Advisory Committee, made up of representatives from each elementary school, has been meeting to gather and prepare information as an advisory to the Superintendent.  The Superintendent will be presenting these recommendations to the School Committee on May 8th, 2012.  These new school district boundaries will be effective beginning the 2013 - 2014 academic school year.

As the meeting was a public forum, all Winchester residents were invited to attend.  In speaking with committee member, Cindy Bohne, she feels that that the goal of the Winchester elementary school re-districting will be "to protect and preserve the class size while providing equal opportunities for our children to have access to our outstanding education and special programs."  With Winchester experiencing such a positive growth & new construction, many children will have the opportunity to experience brand new schools, new technology all while maintaining our top rated education.  

For more information on the elementary school redistricting, please visit www.winchesterredistricting.com.  Slides from the meeting are available to view on that site.

If you have purchased a Winchester Home or have a Winchester Home for Sale and would like additional information on this topic, feel free to contact us at our office 781-625-4249 or visit our website to keep updated on our Winchester events & news.

Brown, Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?

I see the Eric Carle Museum right near me!

If you have kids, chances are you've read this Eric Carle Classic maybe once or twice (ok or EVERY night for a year straight....)  If you enjoy reading or art, get preprared to learn about one of our best kept local secrets!

Did you know we have The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art near Winchester, MA?  Located in Amherst, MA - this is a quick drive for a GREAT day of storybook adventure that will be sure to entertain the whole family!

When helping people find a home, being able to tell people about the unique museums and attractions in our area is one of The Andersen Team specialties!  

Hungry for more information on Winchester homes for sale?  Have questions about our area?  Contact us The Andersen Team at 781-625-4249 or you can check us out at www.northofbostonrealestate.com

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Winchester named one of the best places to live by Boston Magazine in the March 2012 issue.

The article named "Swanky Town Smackdown" pitted surrounding towns against each other in various categories.  With a 6 minute commute to Boston, Winchester won the "Commute time to Boston" category.  Our own Winchester Town Center received a score of 9 out of 10 -  "with brick sidewalks, park benches, and street lamps, the retail center is as cute as a button". Also highlighted in the article are some of our best known boutiques and bistros where we LOVE to grab a bite to eat.  These are just a few things we already knew at The Andersen Team, but it's exciting news for our town to be highlighted in such a great magazine!

Boston Magazine stated that the median home price in Winchester is $739,900.  Want to know where your home stacks up for price?

If you are looking for a town with great places to go and things to do in our area, look no further!  One place that's always busy around here is our fantastic farmers market! We try to spot light what we like to do and where we like to go in our area on our facebook page - check us out

If you are looking for the right place to call "home", Winchester is a great place to start your search!  A quiet, safe community with great schools and a great pride in our community.  It's not only where we chose to work, but also to raise our families too.  Would you like more information on the Winchester area?  Click Here!

Shred It & Share It - Saturday, April 28th

Spring Cleaning time is almost HERE!  Clean out those closets!  Gather those receipts & personal information you've been meaning to shred!  Bring those bikes the kids have outgrown! On Saturday, April 28th, 2012 from 10am to 1pm Sven Andersen and The Andersen Team, Re/Max Leading Edge will be at the Winchester Town Hall for our 3rd annual Shred It & Share it Event. Here in Winchester, MA we're not just known for our Winchester Homes, but our Winchester Community!   

Our 3rd annual Shred it & Share it event is partnered with Mission of Deeds in Winchester.   Do you have any gently used furniture or household goods that you no longer use?   SHARE IT with Mission of Deeds of Winchester!  Mission of Deeds are accepting cash donations to help families in need in our community.  Our goal is to raise over $2,000 this year to help our community.  Please help us reach our goal!

Have a stack of old paperwork or receipts that you don't want to throw away, but need to dispose of?  SHRED IT!  The Shred it team is on site with secure shredding to ensure that your sensitive documents get disposed of responsibly and securely.

Technology is changing FAST! Do you have old computers, phones, printers, fax machines or small electronic devices you've been meaning to get rid of, but don't know how?  The Green Network Exchange will help dispose of them for you responsibly.  Click here to see a list of what they accept- They will accept TV's for a small fee ($10 for under 30" and $20 for TV's greater than 30").

If you are looking for a good time for a great cause, put Shred It & Share It on your calendars!  

From 10am to 1pm join us for

• Face Painting
• Balloons
• Spiderman
• Elmo
• A SPECIAL Guest from 12-1pm
• Secure On Site Paper Shredding
• On Site Donations to Mission of Deeds
• Bicycle Donations
• FOOD!!

Did you hear about Shed It & Share it 2011?  

Check it out!

What's new this year?

This spring we are looking for your Bicycles to benefit Bikes to benefit Bikes Not Bombs, a non profit that helps provide transportation and aid in foreign countries.

So get ready to spring clean and give back to our community with Shred It & Share it.  Winchester residents made us proud last year with their donations and participation - don't miss out this year.  

See you Rain or Shine on Saturday, April 28th from 10am to 1pm at the Winchester Town Hall parking lot (next to Jenks Senior Center).  We will keep you updated on our website at www.northofbostonrealestate.com