By Tara Hughes November 21, 2023 The Select Board voted Monday night to charge residents more for dumping their trash. After much discussion and number crunching, the board voted unanimously to approve a sticker fee increase to $340 starting January 1, 2024. This would be an increase in the base
By Rachel Whitehouse Nov. 21, 2023 It was winter 2020, in the depths of the pandemic, and Irina Puscasu, co-leader of Winchester Girl Scout Troops 79021 and 82793, was worried about her scouts who were isolated and couldn’t meet in person. She and fellow troop leader Nancy Conroy wanted
By Tara Hughes November 21, 2023 Representatives from Civico and Causeway were present at Monday’s Select Board meeting to present and discuss modifications to the proposed Waterfield project. These changes came about due to Fire Code requirements and abutter issues. The modifications have resulted in the net loss of
Special to the News from Jack LeMenager Nov. 21, 2023 The adjournment of the Fall 2023 Town Meeting on Thursday, November 16, also marked the wrap-up of the launch of the new Winchester Town Meeting Members Association (TMMA). Inaugurated in late September, the group’s mission is to enable well-informed
By Peter Casey Nov 16, 2023 A quick trip to the center of Winchester was anything but this week as various construction projects from the MBTA train station to National Grid’s gas line repairs created multiple surprise closures and lane reductions. Getting from one side of the center to