Just like she promised last week, Town Moderator Heather von Mering wrapped up another Town Meeting Monday night. The third Town Meeting started with an update to Article 29, adding more than $50,000 to WinCam, the town’s public access station, from Comcast, which was reportedly late with its
Fall Town Meeting 2024 is now in the books — but not without heated discussion on the future of a house willed to the town to be used as affordable housing. Select Board member Michael Bettencourt kicked off the night’s longest debate with the introduction of Article 4, which effectively
On a warm November morning, Winchester residents came out to celebrate the town’s veterans during annual Veterans Day ceremonies. A parade kicked off from Winchester High School around 10:15 a.m. on Nov. 11, ending near Town Hall, with speeches and music. Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice
The need for a storage facility, a pasta-making operation and a COVID café have all come together for one local family looking to add a new business on Main Street. Phil Frattaroli, co-owner and managing partner of Filmark Hospitality Group, said the idea for what will become Café Ducali at
The battle over whether to include site plan review as a requirement in Winchester’s updated Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) bylaw lasted well into the evening the first night of Town Meeting as members debated the spirit of the original 2022 statute with the state law passed this August. Passed
The first night of Winchester Town Meeting kicked off with the passage of the long-awaited and complex Main Street Mixed-use District (MSMD) zoning bylaw. Town Meeting quickly dispensed with the acceptance of reports by town officials, boards, committees and commissions to address the long-anticipated Article 7 to change zoning in
The 2024 election is now in the books, as far as Winchester is concerned — and residents turned out in force to cast their ballot, whether by mail, early voting or showing up in person on Nov. 5. About 76% of the town’s 17,193 registered voters showed up at
Everyone knows Town Meeting is the legislative body of the town of Winchester, making important decisions for the future of the community. But sometimes, the number of documents, legalese and other factors going into those decisions can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned of Town Meeting members. In 2021,
The following was submitted by the Winchester Unitarian Society: Winchester Unitarian Society kicks off its 19th annual concert series on Friday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m., with “A Little Night Music,” a piano concert of works inspired by the night from multiple music traditions. Conceived and performed by pianist
John J. Sullivan was known for his love of Winchester, spending more than 37 years as the town moderator, but even longer in service to the community and its residents. On Oct. 23, Sullivan was honored by the town with a memorial bench and plaque, as more than 50 people
As a 23-year-old, Ken Pruitt almost died on a survey trip to the Yucatan. It changed his outlook on a career he’d been planning since he was a kid. “I was lying in a hut in Mexico,” he says, of the location which was miles from medical attention. “I
On a bright, sunny Sunday morning, more than a dozen Town Meeting members walked the half mile between Skillings Road and the Woburn line for a tour of the new proposed Main Street Mixed-use District (MSMD). The walking tour was put together by the Town Meeting Member Association (TMMA). The
What makes Winchester High School such a special place? Is it the academics that have placed it 23rd among the state’s 351 schools? Is it the championship sports teams and athletes who have made it to the Hall of Fame? Yes, it’s all that, but so much more.
Despite inclement weather, Winchester residents and families packed the Winchester Unitarian Society to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. The fourth annual event put on by the Network for Social Justice was originally planned for Wright-Locke Farm, but was changed due to the forecast. “It’s great so many people are here,
Music, dancers, food — and the Patriots? No, it wasn’t Town Day. It was the grand opening of Karma Asian Fusion restaurant. Although the eatery had a soft opening on Sept. 26, it wasn’t until Tuesday that residents gathered at 16 Thompson St. for the official ribbon cutting. “We’
Town officials have submitted two articles for the November Town Meeting having to do with zoning. The Planning Board on Sept. 23 offered changes to the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) bylaw passed in November 2022 after Gov. Maura Healey on Aug. 6 signed the Affordable Homes Act into law, authorizing
