October 3. The Housing Partnership Board (HPB) has called a Special Meeting for Wednesday, October 4, at 7:30 via Zoom to consider options for proceeding with the use and disposition of 20 Glenwood Ave. The Select Board has requested a recommendation from the HPB in advance of the Select
By Tara Hughes September 28, 2023. Winchester’s Housing Production Plan (HPP) needs updating. Chapter 40B requires it to be updated every 5 years. The town is contracting with a consultant from Metro Area Planning Council (MAPC) to assist in the update. They advised the town to establish a Housing
A foreclosed uninhabitable single-family house will be sold by the town for $40,000, approximately 90% less than the assessed value. At their September 11 Select Board meeting the sale was approved by a 3-1 vote, with only Mike Bettencourt voting in the negative. (John Fallon was not at the
The Planning Board is looking to fill the five seats for the newly created Zoning Review Advisory Committee (ZRAC). The residents on ZRAC will work in conjunction with the Planning Board on two of their main projects: creating updated and new zoning for the GBD-2 and GBD-3 (General Business Districts)
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Winchester has hired a new Town Engineer, Somerville resident Matthew Shuman. To learn more about him we asked him some questions. What do you do? What are the job requirements for the position? I am involved in reviewing the engineering aspects of development plans, such as utilities and stormwater management.
The League of Women Voters of Winchester is proud to recognize Wei Han’s many accomplishments and continuous outstanding service to our community as the recipient of the 2023 Civic Leadership Award on September 20, 2023 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the Jenks Center. See the LWVW
An occasional column about town activities by Tara Hughes August 27, 2023. Did you know that Winchester has a 7-member Conservation Commission? The members are appointed for a 3-year term by the Town Manager and approved by the Select Board. The Commission is responsible for preservation of open space in
An occasional column about town activities by Tara Hughes August 15, 2023. Did you know that 195 communities have passed the Community Preservation Act (CPA) to establish a real estate tax surcharge, but Winchester is not one of them?* The CPA was discussed at the Select Board meeting on August
By Tara Hughes August 9, 2023. The Washington Post’s slogan is “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. While it may sound extreme, there is data to back it up. “The loss of local journalism has been accompanied by the malignant spread of misinformation and disinformation, political polarization, eroding trust in media,
An occasional column about town activities by Tara Hughes July 31, 2023. Did you know that the town of Winchester has a Cultural Council which exists to give out grant money? The council is a group of volunteers appointed by the Select Board which awards grant money provided yearly to
By Tara Hughes July 28, 2023. Eversource will be hosting a virtual neighborhood meeting via Zoom for people in Winchester to learn more about active construction activities on Cross Street in Winchester on next Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. Staff from Eversource, and its contractor McCourt Construction, will be
By Tara Hughes July 23, 2023. Customers at the Winchester Farmers Market may have noticed a missing vendor the last few weeks. Flats Mentor Farm (FMF) suffered flooding during the recent heavy rain storms and won’t be returning to Winchester any time soon. The non-profit behind the FMF program
By Tara Hughes July 23, 2023. The League of Women Voters has announced that Amberwood Drive resident Wei Han will be the recipient of the 2023 Civic Leadership Award. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at the Jenks Center from 6:30-8:30. Wei Han has
By Tara Hughes July 17, 2023. Monday night’s roughly four hour Select Board meeting consisted of a goal-setting session, executive session and regular business. During regular business, the Select Board was introduced to and heard from three students from our sister town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. They also heard the town
