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For School Committee: Stefanie Mnayarji

For School Committee: Stefanie Mnayarji

How many years have you lived in Winchester? Eight glorious years Please describe your professional background and education. As a graduate from the London School for Economics as a Hansard Scholar and Northeastern University, I am an economist and worked in FinTech consulting for large financial institutions such as Freddie

For Board of Health: Anne Marie Hill

For Board of Health: Anne Marie Hill

How many years have you lived in Winchester? 35 years. Please describe your professional background and education. I graduated from Boston College and Cornell University Law School. I practiced as a litigator in Boston for many years and have since practiced law privately, focusing on my own real estate portfolio.

Governance debate emerges as Winchester forms CPA committee

Governance debate emerges as Winchester forms CPA committee

Just two weeks after enforcing term limits to end James “Jimmy” Johnson’s two-decade tenure on the Capital Planning Committee, the Winchester Select Board wrestled with similar questions of governance diversity Monday night while making a trio appointments to the town’s new Winchester Committee for Community Preservation (WCCP). The

Winchester Select Board tackles outdoor dining, safety measures

Winchester Select Board tackles outdoor dining, safety measures

The Winchester Select Board addressed multiple issues at its January meeting, making key decisions on outdoor dining regulations, pedestrian safety measures and affordable housing initiatives while grappling with ongoing MBTA construction delays. Outdoor dining gets makeover The board modified the town’s outdoor dining program for 2025. The approved policy

Winchester budget faces pressures from health, school needs

Winchester budget faces pressures from health, school needs

As Winchester enters its fiscal year 2026 budget season, officials gathered last week for a Financial Summit revealing preliminary figures that project approximately $152.7 million in revenues against growing expenses, pointing to a potential deficit exceeding $3 million. The revenue outlook includes $127.6 million from property taxes, a

Select Board grills MBTA over Winchester Center station delays

Select Board grills MBTA over Winchester Center station delays

Winchester Select Board members sharply criticized MBTA officials Monday night over continued delays and disruptions from the $50 million Winchester Center station reconstruction project. Completion, which was scheduled for the end of December 2024, has now been pushed to June 2025, more than two years behind schedule. During their update

Winchester approves Housing Production Plan, targets affordability amid realities of space constraints

Winchester approves Housing Production Plan, targets affordability amid realities of space constraints

Winchester’s Select Board and Planning Board jointly approved an updated Housing Production Plan Monday night, laying out an ambitious roadmap to address the town’s affordable housing shortage while acknowledging significant hurdles in meeting state mandates. A Housing Production Plan is a proactive strategy for planning and developing housing

CPA could raise $1.53M in its first year

CPA could raise $1.53M in its first year

Winchester needs more money: The town faces a $1.89 million structural deficit and a backlog of capital projects in the multiple millions. And the town’s adoption of the Community Preservation Act —  a state law that enables Bay State communities to raise funds for open space, historic preservation, affordable

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