Government · WINCHESTER COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
Committee approves $920,500 for eight preservation projects
Winchester preservation committee allocated $920,500 to eight projects.
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Government · DISABILITY ACCESS COMMISSION - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
Winchester DAC approves amphitheater gift and sidewalk clearing bylaw
Disability Access Commission backs amphitheater gift, sidewalk bylaw. The Winchester DAC unanimously approved a 36-inch snow and ice sidewalk clearing bylaw after commission member Deborah Johnson contacted the police chief on increased violation penalties. Members also voted in favor of a $200,000
Government · Select Board
Winchester Select Board accepts $765,000 dam repair grant
Winchester Select Board accepts $765,000 dam-repair grant for final infrastructure phase. Chair Anthea Brady and board members Michael Bettencourt, Michelle Prior, and William McGonigle unanimously approved the FY27 Dam and Seawall Repair Program Grant for the South Reservoir Dam Improvements
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Winchester sees 16 recorded sales in four-week span topped by $3.23 million Everett Avenue deal
Sixteen Winchester property transfers were recorded between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12. Nine listed a sale price, ranging from $414,500 to $3,230,000, with a median of $1,500,000. The top transaction was 2 Everett Ave, which sold for $3,230,000 on Aug. 21 to Peter Daniel Hall and Catherine Louise Hall.
Government · PLANNING BOARD - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
Planning Board Rejects Affordable Housing Requirement
Planning Board voted 3-2 that a proposed four-unit addition at 10-16 Mount Vernon Street does not trigger affordable housing requirements.
Government · CONSERVATION COMMISSION - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
Conservation Commission backs Forest Ridge acquisition by eminent domain
Winchester Conservation Commission unanimously backs Forest Ridge acquisition by eminent domain. Chair Tracy Olson was assigned to work with the Winchester Community Conservation Partnership and Town Counsel to finalize a warrant article using borrowing funds and Conservation Preservation Act
Morning Brief
Winchester Home Prices Range Widely as Trust Transfers Mark August Sales
Winchester recorded 18 property sales between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, according to deeds filed at the South Middlesex Registry of Deeds. Ten of the 18 transactions listed a sale price, ranging from $615,000 for a home on Salem Street to $2,350,000 for 50 Brooks St., with a median of $1,580,000 among
Government · DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
Design Review Committee opposes two development applications
Winchester Design Review Committee unanimously rejects two development applications. The committee recommended unfavorable action on John Leavitt's proposal to add a third story at 10-16 Mt. Vernon Street in the Central Business District, finding no substantive changes from previous submissions and
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Markey Turns Back Moulton In Tuesday's Senate Primary
Sen. Ed Markey turned back Rep. Seth Moulton in Tuesday's Senate primary, Patch reports. The two Massachusetts Democrats squared off in the marquee race on Winchester's primary ballot, setting up Markey for the November general election. Republican Mike Minogue won his own primary and w…
Morning Brief
Winchester Voters Cast Ballots In Tuesday's State Primary
Winchester voters head to the polls Tuesday as Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton face off in the Democratic Senate primary. Winchester Patch's "MA State Primary 2026 Voter Guide: Races, Poll Times, How To Vote" walks residents through this year's ballot, noting the Markey-Moulton con…
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