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Building Department provides ADU update

By Rachel Whitehouse It’s been almost one year since Winchester Town Meeting voted to adopt the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) bylaw. The bylaw allows for the creation of ADUs in order to one, provide Winchester property owners with an opportunity to age in place by creating an independent living

Around town

Here is a roundup about what’s going on in town from reports and agenda items. The Winchester Health Department has one final flu clinic date on November 8 at the Jenks Center. Prior registration is required at https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/winchester-vaccine?site=winchester-public-flu-clinics Pursuant to Winchester

Lynch School rebuilding project is on target

Although it may not look like not much is happening at the old Lynch School, which is slated to be demolished and replaced in the coming months, the process is, in fact, on time as outlined on the Lynch 2025 website.  A contractor should be selected in late November.  At

MBTA zoning meetings start on Thursday

Town Planner Taylor Herman told the News the public is invited to two meetings to discuss zoning changes in order to comply with the new state law regarding dense housing near MBTA stations.  The law would require Winchester to allow 15 units per acre in the downtown near the town’

Donations made in November to be matched by our fiscal sponsor

Winchester News has been accepted into a NewsMatch program by our fiscal sponsor, The Institute for Nonprofit News.  NewsMatch is a national collective fundraising campaign designed to assist communities in supporting public service news reporting. Individual donations to nonprofit news outlets are matched by national and local funders. The NewsMatch

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