Every Sunday of his boyhood, Rich Mucci’s parents drove him from Acton to a house in Winchester that belonged to his grandparents, Arthur and Carmella Montuori. Mass first, then the Montuori place, where his mother’s seven siblings and their children turned up, too. “You didn’t play sports.
Members authorized $7.943 million for solar panels at six municipal sites.
A proposal would replace a lengthy national manual with a Massachusetts-focused guide, reflecting how the body already handles many procedural questions.
As Town Meeting opens Monday, a cluster of resident-led articles will test how far members want to go in forcing action on transparency, public safety and town governance.
Plans for a five-story structure with shops, dozens of homes and telecom equipment have sparked parallel legal challenges over approval steps and transparency concerns.
The Winchester Select Board on April 13 voted favorable action on Article 4, a proposal to establish a Human Rights Commission in the town's bylaws, even as members pressed the working group behind the article on how the new body would operate, keep records and measure whether its
Winchester officials spent the night trying to close a fiscal year 2027 budget still running millions short while laying the groundwork for a more disciplined, multi-year budgeting process some argue the town has lacked for years. The April 13 Select Board meeting mixed immediate deadline pressure — Town Meeting opens April
The Winchester Select Board on April 13 approved a partial package of transfer station revenue measures, but pulled back from voting on higher commercial tipping fees, asking staff to return with a more rigorous analysis of indirect costs, capital costs and fee equity before any rate change moves forward. On
An explosion involving oil containers at the former Meineke property on Main Street drew a response from Winchester firefighters and mutual aid crews from surrounding communities on April 16. There were no injuries, Fire Capt. Peter Gove told the Winchester News in a phone call around 5 p.m. “No
A separate explainer outlines how the 192-member representative body works and why residents may speak at the auditorium even though only elected officials vote.
Local haulers and residents pushed back against a slate of proposed transfer station fee increases in Winchester, warning the changes would burden small businesses and families already stretched by rising costs. The Winchester Select Board reviewed the proposals at its April 6 meeting as part of a broader effort to
A Winchester Select Board discussion of the town’s fiscal 2027 budget gap turned tense, as members openly disagreed over how the three bodies responsible for the town’s finances should be working together with Town Meeting weeks away. The April 6 meeting laid bare a budget hole of about
The Winchester Select Board unanimously elected Anthea Brady as its new chair March 30, elevating her to lead the five-member board as it took up a contested round of outdoor dining applications and approved a water and sewer rate increase that will raise the average residential bill next fiscal year.
Winchester’s Select Board has begun charting a course of action after voters rejected an $11.5 million Proposition 2½ override on March 21, with board members agreeing that both spending cuts and new revenue will be needed to close a budget gap that could reach $6.7 million. The
Roof replacement, window overhaul expected to bring service disruptions through December 2026
Immigration attorney Diann Slavit Baylis, who previously explored a run for Congress, is now shifting gears and launching a campaign for Governor’s Council in Massachusetts’ 6th District. Slavit Baylis, a Marblehead resident, announced she has taken out nomination papers from the Secretary of State’s Office and plans to
