Winchester News

Helpers Among Us — at the Sanborn House

A historic building owned by the town of Winchester needs a lot of maintenance and repair, and two Winchester Historical Society board members get the work done.  Susan Turpin and Bill Swanton are in the Sanborn House three or four times a week, making sure plumbing problems get fixed, or

Candidate forums for 2024 town election to be held March 7, 14

The following was submitted by the League of Women Voters of Winchester: The League of Women Voters of Winchester is sponsoring two candidate forums on March 7 and March 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Jenks Center, Cummings Room, 109 Skillings Road, before the March

Temporary no parking signs on Church Street made permanent

The short stretch of Church Street posted with temporary no parking signs will now be posted with permanent no parking signs and no one seems to mind. “It’s not often we get no parking proposals that don’t have pushback … because we hear a lot about the lack in

Probable water and sewer increase on the horizon

Town Meeting members voted last year to increase water and sewer rates by 6.5% annually through Fiscal Year 2028, but it appears that is not enough. Matt Abrahams, of the Abrahams Group, said that during a Select Board meeting in December 2023, a review of the rate set almost

Winchester presented with award for excellence in employee wellness

The following was submitted by the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association: The town of Winchester was presented with a FY2023 Excellence in Employee Engagement Award from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA), the town’s insurance provider. The award was given in recognition of the town’s overall excellence in wellness

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