East Boston District Court’s First Justice Robert Ronquillo has been named Chief Justice of the Boston Municipal Court for a five-year term beginning on January 2, 2014. Chief Justice of the Trial Court Paula M. Carey made the appointed last…
Author: John Lynds
Construction Is Underway at Dalrymple School Site
Construction on 27 units of affordable senior housing at the former Dalrymple School in Winthrop began last Friday and will be completed in the fall of 2014. Last Thursday, MassHousing announced that it closed a $6 million construction bridge loan…
DA Looking into Student Bullying Allegation
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office is investigating a bullying case stemming from several incidents between a group of students and a female at Winthrop Middle School last year and this year. In September the victim’s mother filed a police…
MSBA Approves Town’s Plan to Build New Schools
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) voted Wednesday to approve the town’s plans to build a new Winthrop High/Middle School. Town residents will now vote to approve the project on November 5. “It was a great day and a big…
Town Spraying for West Nile
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has detected mosquitos that have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in the Town of Winthrop prompting the Winthrop Board of Health to conduct mosquito spraying Tuesday night in the town. The…
Ceremony Held for New Belle Isle Bridge
Last Thursday, town and state officials officially dedicated the Belle Isle Bridge to mark the end of the two and a half year $4.3 million project to replace the former aging bridge. Physical work to reconstruct the City of Boston…
Rising Water: Winthrop Residents Notice Large Increase in Water Bills
Many Winthrop residents were shocked recently when they received their quarterly water bill with some reporting bills as high as $1,100. While some are blaming the high prices on mismanagement others like Winthrop Town Manager James McKenna are blaming some…
Design Team to Discuss New School Feedback from MSBA
The design team responsible for the new Winthrop High/Middle School complex will discuss the feedback they received on the submitted schematic plans from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) tonight (Thursday). The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in…
Gobiel, WHS Students Participate in Relay for Life Fundraising Event
Winthrop High School Athletic Director Peter Gobiel’s Relay for Life team, “For Pete’s Sakeâ€, has grown to become the biggest team at the annual cancer fundraising event in East Boston. His team this year, made up of over 200 Winthrop…
Todd Sacco Seeks Answers To Vandalism
Winthrop School Committee member Todd Sacco is fuming after an act of vandalism that occurred at his home less than a week after a story appeared in the Winthrop Sun Transcript detailing his reasons for not voting in favor of…