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Winchester Select Board

How the Winchester Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Michelle Prior was re-elected at the March 21, 2026 annual town election (one seat; town page: term to 2029). The March 30, 2026 agenda lists a Select Board reorganization, but the minutes of that meeting are not posted; the minutes from June 15, 2026 on list Anthea Brady as Chair and William McGonigle as Vice Chair. Paras Bhayani’s last meeting was July 13, 2026 (the minutes say so); he resigned (local news reports it took effect July 14, 2026; the town’s Select Board page now lists four members), and his seat (term to 2028) has been vacant since, so four members have served. No minutes record a vote to schedule a special election to fill the seat. Minutes of the meetings from November 17, 2025 to May 18, 2026 and after September 14, 2026 are not posted. The end date is a placeholder. Covers 8 meetings so far, June 15 to September 14, 2026.

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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.

Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.

Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budget
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Vote Transparency Score

Winchester Select Board: 8 out of 10 · Mostly open

How easy Winchester makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 12, 2026.

  • Minutes postedMinutes are missing for about half of the past year’s meetings.Part points: 1/2
  • Each vote namedSplit votes list how each member voted.Full points: 3/3
  • Posted quicklyRecent minutes are posted within about a month.Full points: 2/2
  • Past years onlineSelect Board minutes from 2004 to today are online.Full points: 1/1
  • Readable textThe minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
  • Member photosThe town’s website lists the members’ names but no photos.No points: 0/1
How the town can raise its score
  • Minutes posted (+1): Post approved minutes for every meeting on the town website. Don’t require a sign-in to view them.
  • Member photos (+1): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.

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Board years

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Coming up

From the agendas Winchester posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.

What Town Meeting decided

In Winchester, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Town Meeting members are elected by precinct; counts are from the town’s electronic voting.

Spring Town Meeting · April 27, 2026 38 votes: 32 passed, 3 failed, 2 no action, 1 referred

Sessions: April 27, April 30, May 4 and May 7, 2026

Source: Town Clerk: certified votes, one PDF per article (Article 33 is a Word file), listed under the Spring Town Meeting on the 2026 Town Meetings page.

Fall Town Meeting · November 3, 2025 70 votes: 63 passed, 4 indefinitely postponed, 3 other

Sessions: November 3, 6 and 10, 2025

  • Art. 1 Hear reports of town officials, boards, committees and commissions Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 2 Hear the Planning Board report Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 3 Vacate Town Meeting member seats under Charter Sec. 2.5(c) (consent agenda) Other “ARTICLE 3- CONSENT”
  • Art. 4 Zoning: change affordability rules in the MBTA Overlay District (Sec. 8.11.8) Passed “VVOTER · 154/5”
  • Art. 5 Add 2A Rangeley Ridge to the Rangeley Park Heritage District Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 6 Hear the Capital Planning Committee report on the FY27 capital plan Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 7 Transfer money from completed capital projects to the stabilization funds (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV DECLARATION”
  • Art. 8 · motion 1 CPA/capital, Motion 1: Lincoln School chiller Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 2 CPA/capital, Motion 2: removal of fuel tanks Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 3 CPA/capital, Motion 3: Ambrose School walkway Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 4 CPA/capital, Motion 4: Symmes traffic Passed “VVOTER · 108/32”
  • Art. 8 · motion 5 CPA/capital, Motion 5: Kenwin Road Passed “VVOTER · 104/29”
  • Art. 8 · motion 6 CPA/capital, Motion 6: aerial lift vehicle Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 7 CPA/capital, Motion 7: cemetery backhoe Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 8 CPA/capital, Motion 8: risk assessment plan Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 9 CPA/capital, Motion 9: DPW dump truck Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 10 CPA/capital, Motion 10: Mystic School playground Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 11 CPA/capital, Motion 11: voting machine replacement Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 12 CPA/capital, Motion 12: bathrooms at Ginn and McDonald fields Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 13 CPA/capital, Motion 13: police Taser replacement Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 14 CPA/capital, Motion 14: Health Department vehicle Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 15 CPA/capital, Motion 15: Recreation vehicle Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 16 CPA/capital, Motion 16: water treatment plant computer programming Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 17 CPA/capital, Motion 17: water treatment plant tank cleaning/repair Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 18 CPA/capital, Motion 18: backstop and fence repair at parks and fields Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 8 · motion 19 CPA/capital, Motion 19: roads and sidewalks Passed “VVOTER · 148/2”
  • Art. 9 Appropriate $1,237,000 for East Side sewer rehabilitation Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 10 Appropriate $600,000 for water system work in the Wildwood Street area Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 11 FY2026 budget changes from free cash (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV DECLARATION”
  • Art. 12 FY2026 water and sewer budget changes (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV DECLARATION”
  • Art. 13 FY2026 recreation budget changes (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV DECLARATION”
  • Art. 14 Transfer $350,000 from free cash to the OPEB Trust (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV DECLARATION”
  • Art. 15 Town Meeting rules: replace Robert's Rules with Town Meeting Time (Chapter 2, Sec. 3.1) Passed “VVOTER · 79/71*”
  • Art. 16 Bylaw Chapter 1 changes Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 17 Bylaw Chapter 2 (Town Meetings) changes Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 18 Repeal Bylaw Chapter 11 (anti-litter) Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 19 Bylaw Chapter 13 (wetlands) changes Other “VVOTER · 81/48”
  • Art. 20 Transfer $51,000 from free cash to the FY26 DPW budget Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 21 Engineering studies for possible solar power sites Indefinitely postponed “MCIP”
  • Art. 22 Appropriate from the Parking Meter Fund to parking accounts (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 23 Transfer to the Employee Healthcare and Health Insurance Stabilization Fund (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 24 Appropriate from the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 25 Pay prior-year bills (consent agenda) Other “ARTICLE 25-CONSENT”
  • Art. 26 Accept the Retirement Board decision to raise the retiree COLA base (MGL c. 32, s. 103(j)) Passed “VVOTER · 102/45”
  • Art. 27 · motion 1 Personnel Board, Motion 1: amend Schedule 7 (T.E.A. W grades) Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 27 · motion 2 Personnel Board, Motion 2: transfer $65,150 for DPW union wages Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 27 · motion 3 Personnel Board, Motion 3: amend Schedule 11 (school custodians) Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 27 · motion 4 Personnel Board, Motion 4: transfer $54,850 for DPW wages Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 27 · motion 5 Personnel Board, Motion 5: amend Schedule 1 (clerical S grades) Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 27 · motion 6 Personnel Board, Motion 6: transfer $38,720 for clerical union wages Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 27 · motion 7 Personnel Board, Motion 7: amend the compensation schedule (Appendix D) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 27 · motion 8 Personnel Board, Motion 8: amend the compensation schedule (Appendix E) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 28 · motion 1 Community Preservation, Motion 1: $59,000 from the budgeted reserve Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 28 · motion 2 Community Preservation, Motion 2: $48,000 from the historic resources reserve Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 28 · motion 3 Community Preservation, Motion 3: $50,000 from the budgeted reserve Passed “VVOTER · 120/31”
  • Art. 28 · motion 4 Community Preservation, Motion 4: $112,000 from the historic resources reserve Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 28 · motion 5 Community Preservation, Motion 5: $50,000 from the budgeted reserve Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 28 · motion 6 Community Preservation, Motion 6: $90,000 from the budgeted reserve Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 28 · motion 7 Community Preservation, Motion 7: $160,000 from the affordable housing reserve Passed “VVOTER · 130/20”
  • Art. 28 · motion 8 Community Preservation, Motion 8: $50,000 from the budgeted reserve Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 28 · motion 9 Community Preservation, Motion 9: $160,000 from the open space reserve Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 29 Convey 160 Forest Street to the Winchester Affordable Housing Trust Passed “VVOTER · 119/23”
  • Art. 30 Transfer the Mystic School from the School Committee to the Select Board Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 31 Accept MGL c. 59, s. 5, clause 22I (annual increase in a tax exemption) Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 32 Accept MGL c. 59, s. 5, clause 22J (annual increase in a tax exemption) Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 33 Adjust income limits for property tax deferrals (MGL c. 59, s. 5, clause 41A) Passed “MCVV UNANIMOUS”
  • Art. 34 Transfer $150,000 from free cash for professional consulting services Passed “VVOTER · 89/46”
  • Art. 35 Acquire an approximately 13.41-acre property Indefinitely postponed “MCIP”
  • Art. 36 Transfer free cash to reduce the FY2026 tax levy Indefinitely postponed “MCIP”
  • Art. 37 Accept committee reports, dissolve old committees, authorize new committees Indefinitely postponed “MCIP”

Source: Town Clerk: Fall Town Meeting Results, final list of certified votes (PDF, linked as "FINAL LIST OF CERTIFIED VOTES").

Spring Annual Town Meeting · April 28, 2025 71 votes: 57 passed, 1 failed, 7 indefinitely postponed, 6 referred

Sessions: Opened April 28, 2025; later sessions in late April and May 2025

Source: Town Clerk: Spring Town Meeting 2025 Certified Votes (PDF).

Spring Annual Town Meeting, FY2026 budget (Article 22) · April 28, 2025 1 votes: 1 passed as amended

Sessions: Spring 2025 sessions

  • Art. 22 FY2026 operating budget and building and capital stabilization fund transfers Passed as amended “MCVV as amended”

Source: Town Clerk: Certified Votes Article 22, Fiscal Year Budget 2026 (PDF, linked as "FY26YellowSheet_Cerfitied_STM25").

Fall Town Meeting · November 7, 2024 33 votes: 27 passed, 1 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed, 4 withdrawn

Sessions: November 7, 14 and 18, 2024

  • Art. 1 Hear reports of town officials, boards, committees and commissions Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 2 Hear the Planning Board report Passed “MVCC”
  • Art. 3 Vacate seats of Town Meeting members who failed to attend meetings (consent agenda) Indefinitely postponed “IP”
  • Art. 4 Convey 160 Forest Street to the Affordable Housing Trust Passed “MC 143/7 · 143/7”
  • Art. 5 Release part of the common open space at 7 Wainwright Road Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN”
  • Art. 6 Rezone part of 7 Wainwright Road Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN”
  • Art. 7 Zoning: add a Main Street Mixed-use District (MSMD, new Sec. 8.12) Passed “MC 142/11 · 142/11”
  • Art. 8 Zoning: amend accessory dwelling unit rules (Sec. 3.2.2) and definitions Passed “MC 79/55 · 79/55”
  • Art. 9 General bylaw: adopt the Specialized Energy Code (new Chapter 26) Passed “MC 94/41 · 94/41”
  • Art. 10 Hear the Capital Planning Committee report Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 11 Transfer money from unexpended capital accounts to the capital or building stabilization fund (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 12 Capital projects (separate votes on each item) Passed “ALL CARRIED”
  • Art. 13 Town Hall and Library roof repair, Town Hall clock tower and Library windows Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 14 Roof repair or construction at McCall and Ambrose Schools Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 15 Winchester High School concrete deterioration repairs Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 16 Water system work in the Cambridge Street area Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 17 Fund the East Side Capital Improvement Program Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 18 Add to a prior appropriation for the Winchester High School gym flooring, equipment and furnishings Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 19 Appropriate money for the MWRA lead service line (LWSAP) program (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 20 General bylaw: amend and replace Chapter 2, Sec. 4.1.2 Passed “MC 130/7 · 130/7”
  • Art. 21 General bylaw: amend Chapter 14, Sec. 3.1 Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN”
  • Art. 22 Term limits for elected officials (citizen petition) Failed “FAILED”
  • Art. 23 Remove gender pronouns from the Code of Bylaws Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 24 Appropriate from the Parking Meter Fund (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 25 Transfer to the Employee Healthcare and Health Insurance Stabilization Fund Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 26 FY2025 budget changes (removed from the consent agenda by the Moderator) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 27 FY2025 water and sewer budget changes from retained earnings (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 28 FY2025 recreation budget changes from retained earnings (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 29 Appropriate from the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund (consent agenda) Passed “MCVV”
  • Art. 30 Pay prior-year bills (removed from the consent agenda by the Moderator) Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 31 Personnel Board report Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 32 Fix heating system problems at the Mystic School Passed “MCVV UNAN”
  • Art. 33 Accept committee reports, dissolve old committees, authorize new committees Withdrawn “WITHDRAWN”

Source: Town Clerk: Results Sheet - 2024 Fall Town Meeting (PDF, linked as "Results_FTM2024").

Spring Annual Town Meeting · April 29, 2024 33 votes: 29 passed, 1 passed as amended, 3 indefinitely postponed

Sessions: April 29, May 2, May 6 and May 9, 2024

Source: Town Clerk: certified votes, one PDF per article, plus the certified FY2025 budget sheet ("FY25 2024_Final Yellow Sheet_Certified_TC"), listed under "2024 Spring Town Meeting Actions" on the 2024 Town Meetings page.

Not here yet: Some Winchester articles are not here because the Town Clerk has not posted their certified votes (including the FY2027 budget articles from the 2026 Spring Town Meeting), and the February 9, 2026 Special Town Meeting has no posted results; the 2026 Fall Town Meeting is on November 5, 2026.

Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).

Members

ChairAnthea BradyChair · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetingsVice-ChairWilliam McGonigleVice-Chair · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings
Michael BettencourtMember · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetingsParas BhayaniMember · At-large · at 4 of 4 meetings · until Jul 2026Michelle PriorMember · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings

"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.

Attendance

29 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.

1Anthea Brady29 of 29 meetings Every meeting100%1William McGonigle23 of 23 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%1Richard Mucci6 of 6 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%4Michael Bettencourt28 of 29 meetings97%4Michelle Prior28 of 29 meetings97%6John Fallon27 of 29 meetings93%

From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent. Not shown: 2025, 2026, because too many of that year’s meetings are missing from the posted minutes.

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Meetings

About missing minutes

Loaded: Winchester Select Board minutes from January 5, 2018 through September 14, 2026: 275 meetings and 3,365 votes. The town posts the board’s minutes in its Agenda Center from 2013, and older Board of Selectmen minutes (2004–2012) in its Document Center; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. Until April 2018 the board was the Board of Selectmen: the Fall 2017 Town Meeting voted to rename it, the March 27, 2018 town election approved the change, and the minutes use “Select Board” from April 23, 2018. The minutes are typed documents with searchable text (five are Word files posted in the minutes slot). Missing: the minutes of the 13 meetings from November 17, 2025 through May 18, 2026 are not posted (November 17 and December 1, 2025; January 12, January 26, February 12, February 23, March 2, March 16, March 30, April 6, April 13, April 27 and May 18, 2026); the town has posted their agendas only. MassVoter is asking the town for them. Also not here: the October 22, 2018 meeting, whose minutes slot holds the minutes of the October 19, 2018 meeting (loaded under October 19); executive-session minutes; votes of the School Committee, the Planning Board, the Board of Assessors and the Housing Authority at joint meetings (only the Select Board members’ votes are shown); and meetings after September 14, 2026 (the September 28 and October 5, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Winchester’s minutes give each motion with its mover and seconder (“McGonigle - Bettencourt”) and then the vote. In 2018 and 2019 most votes say “All in favor … VOTED”, shown as every member present voting yes. Roll calls (“Roll Call: Bettencourt, Prior, McGonigle, Brady”), used for every vote at the remote meetings of 2020–2022 and since for executive sessions and some other votes, list the members voting yes and are shown by name; a member present but left out of a roll call is not shown voting, with a note. Split votes list the members on each side (“Yes: Brady, Fallon, McGonigle, Prior … No: Bettencourt”; “In favor: … Not in favor: …”) and abstentions by name; these are shown by name when they fit the count and the attendance. Since in-person meetings resumed in March 2022, most other votes are written only as “Brady - Bettencourt VOTED”, with no names, no count and no “All in favor”; those votes show the result only (1,112 votes in all). 3 votes show the count only, where the count and the names or the attendance do not match. A motion with no recorded vote is not counted as a vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.

Monday, September 14, 2026 · Regular meeting14 recorded votes, 1 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, August 24, 2026 · Regular meeting8 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, August 10, 2026 · Regular meeting14 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, July 27, 2026 · Regular meeting5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, July 13, 2026 · Regular meeting8 recorded votes, 3 with disagreementAll 5 members present

Votes where members disagreed

Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.

Jul 13Proceeds with January 1, 2027 with the plan design…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board proceeds with January 1, 2027 with…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: McGonigle

July 13, 2026: Proceeds with January 1, 2027 with the plan design changes as discussed 50/50% support overall premiums and $200 Part B with the retirement cutoff date to be determined by the…

ApprovePassed · 4–0

*Motion That the Select Board proceeds with January 1, 2027 with the plan design changes as discussed 50/50% support overall premiums and $200 Part B with the retirement cutoff date to be determined by the Select Board and rescinded off of the August cutoff date and with that date not to go beyond June 30, 2027. Bhayani - Bettencourt VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Bettencourt, Prior, Bhayani, Brady Motion passes 4-0-1 Abstain: McGonigle

Yes: Bettencourt, Bhayani, Brady, PriorAbstained: McGonigle

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board proceeds with January 1, 2027 with the plan design changes as discussed 50/50% support overall premiums and $200 Part B with the retirement cutoff date to be determined by the Select Board and rescinded off of the August cutoff date and with that date not to go beyond June 30, 2027. Bhayani - Bettencourt VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Bettencourt, Prior, Bhayani, Brady Motion passes 4-0-1 Abstain: McGonigle.” (Motion: Bhayani, second: Bettencourt)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Jul 13Directs the Town Manager and requests the Superintendent to…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board directs the Town Manager and requests…Passed 4–1 · No: McGonigle

July 13, 2026: Directs the Town Manager and requests the Superintendent to provide a report to the Select Board with a copy to the School Committee on operational impacts for both municipal and…

ApprovePassed · 4–1

*Motion That the Select Board directs the Town Manager and requests the Superintendent to provide a report to the Select Board with a copy to the School Committee on operational impacts for both municipal and school operations of retirements. Superintendent and Town Manager work with the RHIAC members on making sure that the report is relevant to the Select Board and School Committee Bhayani - Bettencourt VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Bettencourt, Prior, Bhayani, Brady Motion passes 4-1 No - McGonigle

Yes: Bettencourt, Bhayani, Brady, PriorNo: McGonigle

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board directs the Town Manager and requests the Superintendent to provide a report to the Select Board with a copy to the School Committee on operational impacts for both municipal and school operations of retirements. Superintendent and Town Manager work with the RHIAC members on making sure that the report is relevant to the Select Board and School Committee Bhayani - Bettencourt VOTED Roll Call: Yes - Bettencourt, Prior, Bhayani, Brady Motion passes 4-1 No - McGonigle.” (Motion: Bhayani, second: Bettencourt)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Jul 13Approve a 1-year lease extension with the Winchester After-…Motion: *Motion: That the Select Board approve a 1-year lease extension with…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note

July 13, 2026: Approve a 1-year lease extension with the Winchester After- School Program, Inc., for space at 263 Main Street, former Mystic School from June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2027, an…

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present

*Motion: That the Select Board approve a 1-year lease extension with the Winchester After- School Program, Inc., for space at 263 Main Street, former Mystic School from June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2027, an authorize the Chair and Town Manager to execute said agreement. Bettencourt - Bhayani VOTED Roll Call: Bettencourt, Prior, Bhayani, Brady

William McGonigle recused himself from the discussion and vote (“as his wife is on the Kids’ Corner Board”) and is not shown voting.

From the minutes

“*Motion: That the Select Board approve a 1-year lease extension with the Winchester After- School Program, Inc., for space at 263 Main Street, former Mystic School from June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2027, an authorize the Chair and Town Manager to execute said agreement. Bettencourt - Bhayani VOTED Roll Call: Bettencourt, Prior, Bhayani, Brady.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Bhayani)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Jun 29Accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of sixteen Adirondack Chairs…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of…Passed · see note

June 29, 2026: Accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of sixteen Adirondack Chairs from the Winchester Home and Garden Club to the Town to be placed on the Town Common

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of sixteen Adirondack Chairs from the Winchester Home and Garden Club to the Town to be placed on the Town Common. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED

The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of sixteen Adirondack Chairs from the Winchester Home and Garden Club to the Town to be placed on the Town Common. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: McGonigle, second: Bettencourt)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Jun 29Accept, with gratitude, a donation of $750 from the…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a donation of…Passed · see note

June 29, 2026: Accept, with gratitude, a donation of $750 from the Pediatric Dental Associates of Winchester to the Recreation Department for the Concerts on the Common

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a donation of $750 from the Pediatric Dental Associates of Winchester to the Recreation Department for the Concerts on the Common. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED

The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a donation of $750 from the Pediatric Dental Associates of Winchester to the Recreation Department for the Concerts on the Common. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: McGonigle, second: Bettencourt)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Jun 29Accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of two pallets of…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of…Passed · see note

June 29, 2026: Accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of two pallets of Har- Tru Clay from the Winchester Tennis Association to the Recreation Department for the clay courts at Parker Ellis Tennis Courts

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of two pallets of Har- Tru Clay from the Winchester Tennis Association to the Recreation Department for the clay courts at Parker Ellis Tennis Courts. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED

The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, in-kind donation of two pallets of Har- Tru Clay from the Winchester Tennis Association to the Recreation Department for the clay courts at Parker Ellis Tennis Courts. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: McGonigle, second: Bettencourt)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Jun 29Accept, with gratitude, a donation of $200 from the…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a donation of…Passed · see note

June 29, 2026: Accept, with gratitude, a donation of $200 from the Aberjona Post #3719 VFW to the Police Department to be deposited in the police gift account

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a donation of $200 from the Aberjona Post #3719 VFW to the Police Department to be deposited in the police gift account. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED

The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a donation of $200 from the Aberjona Post #3719 VFW to the Police Department to be deposited in the police gift account. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: McGonigle, second: Bettencourt)

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Jun 29Accept, with gratitude, a grant from the MassDEP Massachusetts…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a grant from…Passed · see note

June 29, 2026: Accept, with gratitude, a grant from the MassDEP Massachusetts Air Sensor Grant Program of five PurpleAir Flex sensors to the Health Department to be installed in outdoor locations in Winchester

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*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a grant from the MassDEP Massachusetts Air Sensor Grant Program of five PurpleAir Flex sensors to the Health Department to be installed in outdoor locations in Winchester. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED

The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, a grant from the MassDEP Massachusetts Air Sensor Grant Program of five PurpleAir Flex sensors to the Health Department to be installed in outdoor locations in Winchester. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: McGonigle, second: Bettencourt)

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Jun 29Accept, with gratitude, the remaining grant amount of $2,675.57…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, the remaining grant…Passed · see note

June 29, 2026: Accept, with gratitude, the remaining grant amount of $2,675.57 from the Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition to the Health Department for the Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community's Youth...

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*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, the remaining grant amount of $2,675.57 from the Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition to the Health Department for the Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community's Youth Substance Abuse Programming. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED

The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, the remaining grant amount of $2,675.57 from the Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition to the Health Department for the Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community's Youth Substance Abuse Programming. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: McGonigle, second: Bettencourt)

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Jun 29Accept, with gratitude, donations of $395 to the Council…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, donations of $395…Passed · see note

June 29, 2026: Accept, with gratitude, donations of $395 to the Council on Aging, $195 appreciation of transportation services and a $200 donation

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, donations of $395 to the Council on Aging, $195 appreciation of transportation services and a $200 donation. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED

The minutes record the motion as “VOTED” but give no count, no names and no “All in favor”, so the result only is shown.

From the minutes

“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, donations of $395 to the Council on Aging, $195 appreciation of transportation services and a $200 donation. McGonigle - Bettencourt VOTED.” (Motion: McGonigle, second: Bettencourt)

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From the Winchester Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Winchester News candidate profiles — Michelle Prior and Michael Bettencourt (2026), Anthea Brady and William McGonigle (2025), courtesy of the candidates. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.

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