Month: May 2023
Rabbi Benjamin Flax Is Commissioned As Mass. Army National Guard Chaplain
Rabbi Benjamin Flax, spiritual leader of Temple Tifereth Israel, received his commission as a Massachusetts National Guard chaplain during an impressive ceremony Sunday. Flax’s father, Rabbi Ira Flax, and State Rep. Jeff Turco administered oaths to Flax in the temple’s…
WHS Class of 1963 Holds Reunion
Town Hiring Ferry Captains and Crew
By Adam Swift The town is looking for some seaworthy employees to captain and crew the Winthrop Ferry on weekends. Applications for the weekend positions are available on the town’s website at www.town.winthrop.ma.us. All applications should be to town HR…
News Briefs
June Street Sweeping Starts Monday, June 26 The Town of Winthrop conducts Street Sweeping operations on the last full week of the month (last week with a Friday) through October between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM on the day of…
Schools See Enrollment Trending Up
By Adam Swift School enrollment figures are up, compared to both the numbers in October of the current school year and to last year, according to Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard. During Monday night’s School Committee meeting, Howard said there…
Chicken Coop = Dispute Gets Personal
By Adam Swift A debate over the town’s chicken-keeping regulations got personal at last week’s Town Council meeting. During the meeting’s public speaking portion, resident Vasilios Mallios addressed a nearly year-long battle with Board of Health Chair Bill Schmidt, a…
Zenith Lodge of Odd Fellows #42 Hosts Luncheon for First Responders, and Those Displaced From the Veterans Road Fire
On April 23, 2023 a fire tore through the Veterans Road apartments and displaced over a hundred residents. Since then, the entire complex has been condemned and none of the residents can return to their homes. They have been temporally…
Town Continues Research on Public Pathways
By Adam Swift The town is slowly making progress on how it wants to address the use and maintenance of its system of public walkways. At last week’s Town Council meeting, Council President James Letterie said the town had created…
Superintendent Outlines Bullying Policy at School Committee Meeting
By Adam Swift Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard gave a broad overview of the school district’s bullying prevention plan and how the district responds to reports of bullying incidents at Monday night’s School Committee meeting. “There have been some questions…