Live: Winchester Fall Town Meeting 2026
Real-time updates from the floor on capital spending, the Forest Ridge land taking, rezoning petitions and more. Sessions continue Nov. 9 and 12.
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Winchester Select Board backs early Thanksgiving breakfast at Black Horse Tavern, splits on morning alcohol
Tie vote keeps 11 a.m. start for drinks as health officials cite student procession past restaurant
Winchester Town Meeting tracker: All 45 warrant articles, explained
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Winchester Select Board puts off recommendation on taking of Forest Ridge property by eminent domain
Bettencourt seeks public questioning of Bell Point before Town Meeting weighs eminent domain; chair Brady says ‘we’re not negotiating’
Winchester returns incumbents, turns over both its Senate seats
Newcomers from Somerville and Melrose to represent town on Beacon Hill; local primary voters had backed Barber in one district
Jenks Center offers information on fuel assistance for Winchester residents
With colder temperatures on the horizon, the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road, offers the following to residents who are seeking fuel assistance. For more information, contact the Jenks Center at 781-721-7136. Massachusetts also has programs for fuel assistance. Click here to learn more. And ABCD offers fuel assistance
Election night live with Winchester News: Senate, governor, ballot questions and local races
Winchester News is live all night with updates on the U.S. Senate race, governor, the 5th Congressional District, nine ballot questions and local races.
Live updates: Winchester election results, Nov. 3
Unofficial precinct-by-precinct results for Winchester in state and federal races and ballot questions, updated as totals are posted after polls close at 8 p.m.
Winchester Girl Scout hosts Local News Day as Gold Award project
The following was submitted by Grace Siciliano: Access to reliable local news sources is vital for communities everywhere, including Winchester. Grace Siciliano, a Winchester High School junior, has devoted her Girl Scout Gold Award project to raising awareness about Winchester’s news sources, including the Winchester News, and fostering community
Winchester Select Board backs special education reserve as members split on free cash timing
Software request waits until Thursday; transfer station fees and Muraco study agreement likely Nov. 23
State moves Winchester’s Muraco Elementary into feasibility study after four applications
Winchester’s open-plan school from the 1960s, with 60-year-old windows and a shrinking roster, begins deciding what comes next
What would Forest Ridge really cost? Winchester weighs taking land it wouldn’t buy
Forest Ridge, rejected as purchase in May, comes before members Nov. 5 as eminent domain article with lower appraisal, new grants and open cost questions
Winchester to charge 35 cents per kilowatt-hour at Laraway Road, high school chargers
Drivers will pay through AmpUp app starting on or shortly after Nov. 2; idle fee still under review
Winchester residents flock to Halloween bash downtown
It was the perfect weather — a sunny, warm fall day — and it drew families from all over Winchester to the downtown area for the annual Halloween Bash. Families dressed up in costume to trick-or-treat at local businesses in the morning before heading over to the Trunk or Treat
It’s NewsMatch season
NewsMatch is our biggest fundraising campaign of the year. NewsMatch provides matching funds (up to $15,000), partner funds for additional matching (we will receive up to an additional $3k in match dollars!) and goal-based bonuses to eligible and participating newsrooms. NewsMatch runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31
Ansaldi becomes Winchester’s permanent deputy town manager
Former Concord finance chief, whose whistleblower suit there remains active, has served in an interim role since May