Winchester Select Board approves utility work, appoints assessor to committee. The board unanimously approved an Eversource Energy request to install 15 feet of conduit in Cross Street to provide electric service to 87 Cross Street, following testimony from an Eversource engineer that the
Winchester Select Board extends retiree retirement deadline to June 2027. Town Manager Christopher Senior had recommended the extension to address operational impacts on departments and staff confusion caused by the original August 1, 2026 deadline, with the board voting 4-0-1 in favor of pushing
Winchester Select Board authorized $16.3 million in bonds and notes and cleared seven Community Preservation Act project applications.
Winchester Select Board approves $16.3 million in bonds and notes for capital projects. The board authorized the issuance of $7.96 million in General Obligation Bonds and $8.35 million in Bond Anticipation Notes (Series A and B) to fund capital projects, with interest rates ranging from 4 to 5
The Select Board appointed Caroline Staudt and Brian Vernaglia to two-year and one-year terms on the Affordable Housing Trust following interviews with four candidates. Staudt's appointment passed unanimously; Vernaglia's passed 3-1-1, with Michael Bettencourt voting no and Michelle Prior
Winchester Select Board adopts OPEB retiree cost-sharing policy, establishes planning committee. The Board voted to move existing and future retirees to 50 percent premium sharing and raise Medicare Part B support to $200 monthly, after Town Manager Christopher Senior flagged concerns about a
WINCHESTER -- June 15, 2026, Winchester Select Board restructures retiree health benefits and accepts $200,000 Rotary amphitheater gift. The board voted unanimously Monday to shift all retirees to a 50 percent Medicare premium-sharing
Winchester Select Board raised parking and transfer station fees for the first time in roughly a decade.
Winchester's Select Board, School Committee and Finance Committee held a joint session and signaled they were nearing a 4.4 percent fiscal 2027 school budget increase, splitting the difference between the Finance Committee's 3.8 percent target and the schools' original 5 percent request.
The Winchester Select Board approved a first round of transfer station fee hikes and sent a Human Rights Commission bylaw to Town Meeting.
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