The Winchester Housing Partnership Board voted 8-2, with one abstention, to endorse a draft settlement that would end a Middlesex Superior Court fight over the proposed 34-unit redevelopment at 10 Converse Place/33 Mt. Vernon St. The May 6 vote follows a turbulent three weeks: the Affordable Housing Trust and
Students examined lunch waste, artificial intelligence, vandalism, paper use and mental health through projects grounded in surveys, costs and policy research.
March’s failed override defined nearly every conversation.
After an emotional appeal from students over special education and overcrowding, elected members approved a $171 million spending plan shaped by layoffs, hiring freezes and depleted reserves.
Malden City Councilor Ryan O’Malley is asking voters across the 5th Middlesex state Senate district to send him to Beacon Hill on a platform built around education funding reform, government accountability and the stewardship of shared public resources. O’Malley, who has served roughly a decade on the Malden
Muraco feasibility study clears unanimously; FY27 budget vote pushed past Monday
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.
