It’s that time of year when the School Committee puts forward its list of priority capital projects addressing the needs of the buildings under its jurisdiction – with the hope at least some will be funded. Some items on the list are perennial favorites and others are making their debut.
Michael Creane wants Winchester to save Forest Ridge. He is not sure the town can afford it. “Emotionally, I love this project. I’m concerned that the finance questions might outweigh that desire,” Creane said at the first public discussion of the plan to buy the 13.7-acre property,
The following was submitted by the Winchester Historical Society: Get ready for more programs for Historical Society members and the town community at the Sanborn House this year! Project Director Nancy Schrock has announced the Society will hire two new employees as part of its efforts to expand public programming
The following was submitted by the Winchester Home and Garden Club: The Winchester Home and Garden Club has given the community a new way to relax and enjoy one of the town’s most cherished public spaces with the donation of 16 Adirondack chairs to the Town of Winchester. Now
To support or not support? A bid to save the Sanborn House’s carriage house is a question the School Committee is grappling with and more information is what they’re seeking. When the Winchester School Committee filed an application in August 2025 to demolish the Sanborn House’s carriage
Some residents who opposed March’s $11.5 million ballot measure still valued schools and municipal programs, but questioned affordability, structure and officials’ case to raise more revenue.
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to stand up to big social media companies by passing legislation that reins in how their addictive platforms are specifically engineered to keep minors perpetually on social media at
Select Board Paras Bhayani’s last act was a motion to adjourn. It came shortly after 10 p.m. on July 13, at the end of a three-hour meeting that ran through Community Preservation applications, retiree health insurance and a debrief on the override voters rejected in March — the
Winchester will collect roughly $80,000 more in net state aid than town officials budgeted, a rounding error against the roughly $5 million structural gap the town’s failed override was meant to close. The governor signed the state budget on July 9 as the Legislature adopted it, without vetoes
The following was submitted by the Winchester Artists Network: Art in August is coming! For over 20 years, Winchester businesses and artists have collaborated to turn the downtown area into an arts colony during the month of August. This festival will open soon for the summer of 2026: all artists
Select Board accepts outside support spanning water-quality work, youth substance-use prevention, air monitoring, summer concerts, older-adult transportation, police accounts, tennis courts and Town Common seating
Campaign finance filings in the five-way Democratic race show who banked a reserve, who out-raised the incumbents and who is betting on each candidate before the Sept. 1 vote
Campaign finance filings in the three-way Democratic race show one candidate sitting on the district's dominant reserve and two rivals who entered late and raised little before the Sept. 1 vote
90-day repair job will reshape traffic patterns in the area
One of Winchester’s most well-known historians and political figures Vincent Dixon died July 11 at New England Medical Center following a battle with cancer. Most people who knew Dixon would say the Winchester resident was passionate about two things: history and government. A Winchester resident since 2012, Dixon
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis and Reps. Michael S. Day and Michelle Ciccolo joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass legislation to strengthen early literacy education for young learners by ensuring reading instruction is rooted in proven, evidence-based
