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Monday, September 21, 2026

Winchester's Planning Board split over whether a Mount Vernon Street project must include affordable housing.

From Winchester News

• Planning Board debates affordable-unit rule at Mount Vernon project. Winchester's Planning Board took up whether a four-unit addition at 10-16 Mount Vernon Street must include affordable housing, with members and the town's own counsel reading the zoning rule differently. A peer review of a proposed 910 Main Street building also surfaced design concerns.Winchester News
• Five Winchester home sales top $2 million this week. A look at Winchester's priciest home sales this week finds five transactions above $2 million, spanning single-family homes and newer construction across town.Winchester News

Today in Winchester

• Coastal storm could bring rain, wind this week. A developing coastal storm may bring several days of rain, wind and beach erosion to Massachusetts later this week, Winchester Patch reports.Winchester Patch

Coming up

• Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 p.m.: HRC working group meets this afternoon. Winchester's Human Rights Commission working group holds its regular session to continue ongoing town equity and inclusion work.Town of Winchester
• Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 p.m.: Talk explores technology in shorebird conservation. A public program at 109 Skillings Road looks at how new technology is being used to track and protect shorebirds, running from 6 to 7 p.m.Town of Winchester
• Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 p.m.: TSDRC meets at Mount Vernon Street offices. The TSDRC holds its regular meeting at 71 Mt. Vernon Street, first floor.Town of Winchester
• Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board holds regular meeting tonight. The Planning Board convenes for its regular session, its first scheduled meeting since the Mount Vernon Street affordable-housing debate.Town of Winchester
• Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission hears Bacon, Main Street cases. The Conservation Commission takes up a project at 0 Bacon Street and a public hearing on a Main Street project, both at 71 Mt. Vernon Street.Town of Winchester
• Wed, Sep 23, 12:00 p.m.: School Committee holds midday session Wednesday. The School Committee meets Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. for its regular business.Town of Winchester
• Wed, Sep 23, 5:00 p.m.: Committee on Names meets Wednesday evening. The town's Committee on Names holds its regular meeting Wednesday at 5 p.m.Town of Winchester
• Thu, Sep 24, 6:30 p.m.: Affordable Housing Trust meets Thursday. The Affordable Housing Trust meets at 71 Mt. Vernon Street, lower level, Thursday at 6:30 p.m.Town of Winchester
• Thu, Sep 24, 7:00 p.m.: Finance Committee meets Thursday evening. The Finance Committee holds its regular meeting Thursday at 71 Mt. Vernon Street, lower level.Town of Winchester
• Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 a.m.: Farmers market returns to Waterfield and Church. The Winchester Farmers Market runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Waterfield and Church.Town of Winchester