By Sue Ellen Woodcock When it comes to economic development in Winthrop there are strengths and weaknesses, but there are also a number of people working to create the right atmosphere. Northeastern Professor Barry Bluestone, of the Dukakis Center for…
Month: March 2017
Committee Says ‘No’ to School Choice Here
By Kate Anslinger There was no shortage of willing speakers at Monday evening’s School Committee meeting, as parents came out to express their opinions about the school choice program. Every year around this time, the School Committee is tasked with…
Local Communities Receive Shannon Grant Funding from Metro Mayors
The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced the release of $5.7 million in competitive grants to cities and towns across Massachusetts who, with their local community partners, will use the funding to combat gang violence and support local at-risk youth. Cambridge, Chelsea,…
Gorman Fort Banks School Back to Normal
By Kate Anslinger On Feb. 13, the Gorman Fort Banks School suffered a burst pipe, which resulted in damage, a cancelled school day, and a delay, but that didn’t stop the district’s leadership team from moving forward and brainstorming an…
News Briefs
Author to speak AT Winthrop Library Author Erica Ferencik will talk about her new book “The River at Night,†a high stakes drama set in the Maine wilderness, on Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Winthrop Public Library…
EBNHC’s Elder Service Plan becomes Neighborhood PACE
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), which provides the residents of East Boston and surrounding communities with access to vital health care services, today announced that its Elder Service Plan is being renamed Neighborhood PACE, an abbreviation for Program…
Board of Health Wants to Hear About MWRA Pier and Lot
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Winthrop Board of Health is inviting the MWRA in to its next meeting to discuss the proposed new fishing pier and parking lot and the impact on the town. After its meeting on Monday the…
Silt Causing Concern at Lodge of Elks Boating Facility
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Town Manager James McKenna said officials are working with the Elks Club on concerns that a build up of sediment around the boat slips is causing problems. “The Elks are loosing capacity due to sediment around…
Police Blotter 03-02-2017
Monday, February 20 Party at Governors Park called to report a disturbance from another apartment. Officer spoke to both parties. They agreed to try and keep the noise down with the small children. Two grown men fighting at Governors Park.…
Parks and Recreation Has a Great Week
When winter became summer for a couple of days last week, Parks and Recreation director Sean Driscoll made a quick and smart decision: he changed the youths’ snowboarding trip to Nashoba Valley into a trip to Frog Pond on Boston…