Blizzard prompts school, town closures and parking ban in Winchester
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.
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Blizzard warning for Winchester as heavy snow and fierce winds converge
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 steps away from Winchester School Committee to focus on full-time teaching
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
Sen. Pat Jehlen says it was ‘just time’ to retire after 50 years of public service
Sen. Pat Jehlen has never been afraid to take a step into the unknown. In fact, it’s been her trademark in her 50 years of public service. “There was a vacant seat,” a laughing Jehlen says, when asked what made her run for public office. “That was 1975 and
Rep. Michael S. Day appointed to special Joint Legislative Committee on Initiative Petitions
The following was submitted by the Office of Rep. Michael S. Day: Massachusetts House of Representatives recently appointed Rep. Michael S. Day to the Legislature’s Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions. The Massachusetts House of Representatives and state Senate created the bipartisan special joint committee, made up of five
Winchester Planning Board OKs plans for five-story residential project with a number of issues still to be resolved
The Planning Board unanimously approved tentative plans for a five-story residential building at 10 Converse Place/33 Mt. Vernon Street — with a number of issues still needing to be resolved. “This seems to be the direction this thing is going,” board member Nicholas Rossettos said, referring to the original plans
Sen. Jason Lewis to host Mass. state budget 101 community conversation
The following was submitted by the Office of Sen. Jason Lewis: Sen. Jason Lewis is pleased to announce he will be convening a Community Conversation to discuss how the $60 billion+ Massachusetts state budget is drafted each year, how funding decisions are made, and how your voice can be heard.
League of Women Voters looking for resident questions for candidate forums
The following was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Winchester: The League of Women Voters of Winchester will hold candidate forums at the Jenks Center Cummings Room for all town wide offices with more candidates than open seats. Planning Board – Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Amy
A first test for CPA: What Winchester learned from its pilot funding round
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
Flu still prevalent, COVID-19 rates dropping in Mass.
It’s been one of the worst flu seasons in the U.S. in recent memory. In Massachusetts, however, only last year was worse. But oddly enough, state health officials are actually seeing low numbers for COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory illnesses. On the national level, however,
Winchester Select Board settles on $11.5M override after marathon negotiation
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,
WinCAM to present the premiere of ‘The Vince Dixon Show’
The following was submitted by Vincent Lawrence Dixon: “Exploring American History, and The Rule of Law, are important not just to our past, but also our present, and our future,” said Vincent Lawrence Dixon, as he announces the premiere of “The Vince Dixon Show,” which will appear on WinCAM, in
Winchester Select Board forms working group to draft human rights commission bylaw
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
ZOLL Medical appoints Winchester resident Eric Knudsen as new CEO
The following was submitted by Zoll: ZOLL®, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, recently announced it has appointed Winchester resident Eric Knudsen as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1. Knudsen will succeed Jon Rennert, who served as ZOLL’s CEO for the
Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition warns of vaping addiction
Spreading the word about tobacco products and vaping takes a lot of work. But a recent seminar by the Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition is hoping to give Winchester residents the right information. “Whenever there’s new product, we try to get the word out to communities and schools,” Maureen
League of Women Voters schedules candidate forums
The following was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Winchester: The League of Women Voters of Winchester is sponsoring two candidate forums on Feb. 26 and March 5 at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road, in the Cummings Room before the March 21, 2026 town election. Voting for