By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. Stymied for more than a year and a half, by a halting appeals process, the owners of the former Winthrop Hospital building this week appeared before the Planning Board and asked that their property be included…
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Superintendent to appoint Pearson to Gorman-Fort Banks post
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. Winthrop Superintendent of Schools Steve Jenkins announced today that he has offered the position of Principal at the William Gorman-Fort Banks School to Melrose Title I Director Ilene Pearson and that Pearson had verbally agreed to…
Town Manager declares state of emergency
Winthrop Town Manager Rick White has declared a state of emergecy in the town of Winthrop, due to the excessive and repeated high tides and flooding that have been caused by a persistent Nor’easter, which has pummeled the town and…
Town braces for highest seas yet
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. Winthrop Town Manager Rick White said Tuesday that based on the flooding which occurred during the noon high tide in parts of Winthrop, extra precautions will be taken with regard to providing for the public safety,…
High winds and high seas continue to pound coastline
Winthrop dealing with continued flooding threat By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. By Tuesday morning of this week, Town Manager Rick White and the town’s emergency response team had been closely monitoring storm activity in Winthrop for more than 48 hours, and…
Winthrop gets pounded by rainstorm, high tides
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. A vicious April Nor’easter landed in eastern Massachusetts on Sunday, bringing torrential rains and extremely high tides to the coastline of Winthrop on Sunday night and Monday morning. According to Winthrop Town Manager Rick White, the…
Town Manager Rick White is moving Winthrop forward
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. In January 2006 the town of Winthrop, beset with mounting financial problems and a beleaguered voting public unwilling to dig deeper into its pockets for more tax revenue, began a new era in local government. The…
Petruccelli backing big moves for local beaches
By Joshua Resnek Representative Anthony Petruccelli has promised he is going to work hard in the tradition of former State Senate President Robert Travaglini to improve the condition of local beaches, and that includes Winthrop Beach. Petruccelli, chair of the…