The developer of a proposed building on Somerset Avenue will find out tonight what the town really feels about development in the town center. The developer, Envelo Properties of New York, will appear at a public meeting on Dec. 13…
Month: December 2018
New Year Could Bring More Smoking Regulations
The Board of Health implemented tobacco regulations in 2015, which included a prohibition on workplace smoking, retail tobacco stores and smoking on playgrounds and athletic fields, as well as hotels and motels, bed and breakfast rooms and places where food…
News Briefs
LOCAL STUDENT ON HONOR ROLL The Fenn School of Concord announces its honor roll for the first term and Dewayne L. Winston-Johnson of Winthrop has received academic honors. ON HONOR ROLL AT BC HIGH The following local students have been…
Interview with New Kindergarten Teacher, Emily Jennings
When the school district was approved to start a seventh kindergarten teacher, the administration was tasked with finding someone who was not only qualified, but also adaptable to the major challenges associated with coming into the school year three months…
EBNHC President and CEO Manny Lopes to Chair Boston’s Board of Health
Anyone involved in the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center knows that Manny Lopes is a dedicated leader and one of the most recognizable figures in and around the area. So it came as no surprise when Lopes took over the…
Winthrop School Resource Officer Selected for International Training Program:SRO Dawne Armitstead to Travel to UK for Training
Chief Terence M. Delehanty reports that Winthrop Police Department School Resource Officer DawneArmitstead has been selected to take part in an international training program hosted by the Rotary Club. SRO Armitstead, three other Massachusetts SROs and a Rotarian Leader will…
Student Highlight:Victoria Donahue Knows What It’s like to Be on Winning Team
Victoria Donahue has recently learned just how rewarding it is to be part of a winning team. The high school cheerleader played a part in making history for the school, as the cheerleading team won first place at the Northeastern…
Police Blotter 12-13-2018
Monday, Dec. 3 Caller on Kennedy Road states that his neighbor is paralyzed, in a wheelchair and lives alone. He is concerned for his safety because he can hear him screaming in his apartment and he is not sure if…
Social Security Q & A:Ask Rusty – Can I Get Medicare Without Claiming Social Security?
Dear Rusty: I am 63 and my full retirement age is 66 and two months. I want to try and hold out to 70 before I start collecting SS. My 2018 Social Security statement said I’m eligible to apply for…
Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE Dear Editor, We are said to hear that one of our many roadside pick-up persons is leaving at the first of the year. During our chit-chat he thanked us for the monetary tips we have…