Month: November 2020
Residents Urge School Committee to keep the Start Date
During Monday night’s meeting, the school committee voted to start hybrid learning on January 4, 2021, following the recommendation of School Superintendent, Lisa Howard. The majority voted in favor of the new start date, delayed from December 7th, based on…
WHS Seniors Pool Time, Resources for the Community Food Pantry
Due to the public health crisis, the amount of residents utilizing the Winthrop Community Food Pantry has doubled, but donations have been scarce. Vital food drives have been cancelled, and visits to the Boston Food Bank are limited, according to…
Businesses Gear up for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday
With the pandemic causing several storefronts to close nationwide, it’s more important than ever to shop local and support small businesses. Several Winthrop businesses will be making it easy to shop and score deals this weekend, as they open their…
Capobianco Steps Down from Airport Hazards Committee
Will enroll in Suffolk University graduate program Valentino “Tino†Capobianco has stepped down from the Winthrop Airport Hazards Committee that works with the Massport Authority to monitor air pollution, noise and other hazards at Logan International Airport. Capobianco said he…
News Briefs
Boncore honored as Legislator of the Year by MAPC Senator Joe Boncore, Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, was recognized last week by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) as “Legislator of the Year.†The award is given to honor…
Police Blotter 11-25-2020
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates: MONDAY, NOV. 9 0818: A resident reported that her Social Security number had been compromised. The officer filed a report. 1616: An…
PTO’s Launch Hope for the Holidays
This holiday season, due to the pandemic, many residents have been forced to get creative with celebrating and carrying on annual traditions. In year’s prior, the schools have had holiday fairs put on by the PTO’s to raise funds for…
Courts Extend Start Date for Jury Trials to Jan. 11, 2021
In response to the current situation in the Commonwealth with respect to COVID-19 and the expectation of rising infections during the holiday period, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) and the Trial Court announce further postponement of the resumption of jury…
Mass. Unemployment and Job Estimates for October
The state’s October total unemployment rate is down 2.4 percentage points at 7.4 percent following a revision to the September rate at 9.8 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job…