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The Select Board approved retiree health plan changes effective January 1, 2027, including a 50/50 split of overall premiums and a $200 Medicare Part B contribution. The board withdrew the August 1 retirement-notification cutoff and will set a new deadline no later than June 30, 2027; the vote was 4-0-1.
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Eligible municipal employees will have more time to decide whether to retire under the existing benefit rules, while the new cost-sharing changes begin January 1, 2027. The Town Manager and Superintendent must report on how retirements could affect municipal and school operations. The board also reported that Winchester will receive $14,226,393 in local aid, about $88,000 more than the Town Meeting budget, partly offset by higher state assessments.
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