Live: Winchester Fall Town Meeting 2026
Real-time updates from the floor on capital spending, the Forest Ridge land taking, rezoning petitions and more. Sessions continue Nov. 9 and 12.
Will Dowd | Staff Writer
Winchester Select Board backs early Thanksgiving breakfast at Black Horse Tavern, splits on morning alcohol
Tie vote keeps 11 a.m. start for drinks as health officials cite student procession past restaurant
Winchester Town Meeting tracker: All 45 warrant articles, explained
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Winchester Select Board puts off recommendation on taking of Forest Ridge property by eminent domain
Bettencourt seeks public questioning of Bell Point before Town Meeting weighs eminent domain; chair Brady says ‘we’re not negotiating’
Winchester returns incumbents, turns over both its Senate seats
Newcomers from Somerville and Melrose to represent town on Beacon Hill; local primary voters had backed Barber in one district
Election night live with Winchester News: Senate, governor, ballot questions and local races
Winchester News is live all night with updates on the U.S. Senate race, governor, the 5th Congressional District, nine ballot questions and local races.
Live updates: Winchester election results, Nov. 3
Unofficial precinct-by-precinct results for Winchester in state and federal races and ballot questions, updated as totals are posted after polls close at 8 p.m.
Winchester Select Board backs special education reserve as members split on free cash timing
Software request waits until Thursday; transfer station fees and Muraco study agreement likely Nov. 23
State moves Winchester’s Muraco Elementary into feasibility study after four applications
Winchester’s open-plan school from the 1960s, with 60-year-old windows and a shrinking roster, begins deciding what comes next
What would Forest Ridge really cost? Winchester weighs taking land it wouldn’t buy
Forest Ridge, rejected as purchase in May, comes before members Nov. 5 as eminent domain article with lower appraisal, new grants and open cost questions
Winchester to charge 35 cents per kilowatt-hour at Laraway Road, high school chargers
Drivers will pay through AmpUp app starting on or shortly after Nov. 2; idle fee still under review
Ansaldi becomes Winchester’s permanent deputy town manager
Former Concord finance chief, whose whistleblower suit there remains active, has served in an interim role since May
Winchester News’ guide to the Nov. 3 election: Two new senators, one House race and nine questions
Mail applications close Oct. 27, early voting runs through Oct. 30 at Town Hall, and the state’s nine questions, a pair of uncontested Senate seats and a contested House race await a town split between districts.
Winchester tops 2,000 early ballots as registration closes Saturday
Residents can still sign up online until 11:59 p.m. or in person at Town Hall, where voting continues through Oct. 30
Winchester to hold hearing on fall Town Meeting warrant articles
A remote session Oct. 28 comes eight days ahead of the Nov. 5 start date.
Winchester capital list leaves $12M Town Hall problem unsolved
Committee steers fall spending toward designs, vehicles and repairs while holding stabilization money for construction bills to come.