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Swim Winchester hosted its “Polar Plunge” event on Saturday, April 13, at Mystic Lake’s Shannon Beach. Check out photos by Frank Siteman at the event by clicking on this link:
Residents take ‘Polar Plunge’ at Swim Winchester event
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Winchester Select Board OK capital projects, will revisit bylaw changes
The Select Board met Monday to review proposed bylaw revisions and vote positions on warrant articles for the spring Town Meeting scheduled to open April 28 with a record 56 articles. Town Counsel Jay Talerman provided a detailed legal analysis of the Government Regulations Committee’s proposed general bylaw changes,
Winchester’s Wright-Locke Farm largely insulated from Trump agricultural cuts
The Trump administration is gutting funding for farms and agricultural programs across the country, but Winchester’s Wright-Locke Farm is largely insulated from those cuts, because it relies almost exclusively on sales and donations. With federal funding freezes and mass layoffs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, local farms
Winchester bylaw committee recommends pivot to ‘Town Meeting Time’ in 18-article package
Major changes to Town Meeting procedures highlight Winchester’s 10-year bylaw review as Town Meeting — which convenes April 28 — will take up reforms that could transform how the town conducts business. The Committee on Government Regulations drafted 18 warrant articles for Spring Town Meeting after holding 22 public meetings over
Select Board finalizes Town Meeting warrant, backs flood fix, reviews tree rules
The Select Board on April 7 approved the 56-article warrant for the 2025 Spring Town Meeting and advanced a series of proposals ranging from flood mitigation funding and outdoor dining approvals to new draft regulations under the town’s tree bylaw and a commercial waste pilot program. Board members also
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Winchester Select Board OK capital projects, will revisit bylaw changes
The Select Board met Monday to review proposed bylaw revisions and vote positions on warrant articles for the spring Town Meeting scheduled to open April 28 with a record 56 articles. Town Counsel Jay Talerman provided a detailed legal analysis of the Government Regulations Committee’s proposed general bylaw changes,
How well do you know Winchester?
This column will take a break for a while. Apparently you know Winchester very well, and nobody is guessing any more. See last week’s photo to refresh your memory. Nobody guessed that it was a photo of a lamp inside China Sky.
Winchester’s Wright-Locke Farm largely insulated from Trump agricultural cuts
The Trump administration is gutting funding for farms and agricultural programs across the country, but Winchester’s Wright-Locke Farm is largely insulated from those cuts, because it relies almost exclusively on sales and donations. With federal funding freezes and mass layoffs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, local farms