The Select Board on Feb. 24 released a letter and updated presentation outlining an $11.5 million Proposition 2 1/2 override headed to the March 21 town election ballot. The full 44-page document, including the Select Board’s letter and detailed presentation slides covering tax impact, capital needs, cost
The Winchester Select Board turned its attention during a recent meeting to establishing performance goals for town manager Christopher Senior, with members agreeing to keep the initial list modest given his short time in the role and the town’s pending financial decisions. Senior’s employment agreement, signed Jan. 9
Regional forecasters predict up to two feet of accumulation and wind gusts approaching 70 mph, with the most dangerous travel conditions expected late Sunday night through Monday.
Forecasters predict up to two feet of accumulation and wind gusts near 60 mph, a combination likely to produce whiteout conditions and scattered power outages across Middlesex County.
Michelle Bergstrom, a nine-year member of the Winchester School Committee, announced she will not seek re-election, citing her return to full-time elementary classroom teaching as the reason for stepping down. “At my core, I am an educator. I have returned full time to the elementary classroom, a decision that feels
The Winchester Committee on Community Preservation approved $1,036,000 across nine projects in the town’s pilot funding round, a slate that fell well short of the $3.27 million requested but exceeded the committee’s original pilot target of $800,000. The recommendations, approved by Town Meeting in
Winchester Select Board members reached consensus Feb. 12 on an $11.5 million Proposition 2½ override after nearly three hours of tense negotiation, splitting the ask between $9 million for operations and $2.5 million for capital projects. The override would increase the average single-family tax bill by approximately $1,
The Winchester Select Board voted to create a working group charged with drafting a bylaw to establish a Human Rights Commission for the town, with the goal of bringing a warrant article to the 2026 Spring Town Meeting. The board approved the working group during its meeting the week of
Debate revealed split over dollar range, duration horizon, affordability pressures shown rising human services requests, housing cost burdens.
The 2026 Town Election Guide is now live, offering Winchester residents a comprehensive, nonpartisan resource ahead of this year’s annual town election. Produced as a collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Winchester and Winchester News, the digital guide is intended to serve not as a one-time reference,
Several incumbents and first-time candidates appear on the Town Clerk’s posted list of certified nomination papers for the 2026 Winchester town election following the Jan. 30 filing deadline, according to a document displayed at Town Hall. The list reflects nomination papers that were pulled, returned and later certified, with
Christopher Senior will earn $230,000 in his first year as Winchester’s town manager under a contract that ties a potential second year to a performance evaluation the Select Board must complete by September. The employment agreement, signed Jan. 9 by Senior and Select Board Chair Michelle Prior, covers
The Select Board continued its deliberations on a Proposition 2½ vote on Jan. 26, but it left unresolved how large it should be and how long it should last — with members split between a cautious three-year plan and a more ambitious four-year approach. The discussion came with barely two weeks
Several candidates have pulled nomination papers for the Winchester annual town election on March 21, according to a list posted at Town Hall. Incumbents are listed for all offices on the ballot, whether or not they have pulled papers to date. For town moderator, incumbent Philip Frattaroli has pulled papers
Forecasters project totals reaching 12 to 18 inches, with the worst conditions overnight and a difficult commute expected early Monday.
Her legislative work includes drug cost caps for chronic illness, immigrant driver licensing and pay transparency measures passed with bipartisan support.
