On June 16, in a marathon meeting lasting three and a half hours, the Town Council passed the Winthrop Town Budget for Fiscal Year 2021. Town Manager Austin Faison and Asst. Town Manager Anna Freedman originally presented the FY21 budget…
Author: Laura Plummer
Let’s Talk about Race: A Conversation with Town Manager Austin Faison
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin Amid global protests against police killings of Black people in the U.S., Town Manager Austin Faison delivered a prepared statement…
Police Lieutenant Pushes Back on Council Decision
Shortly before adjourning its meeting June 16, the Town Council received a call from Winthrop Police Lieutenant Nancy Dalrymple regarding the body’s decision to deny her request for a retirement extension. Lt. Dalrymple originally spoke before Council on May 19…
Updates on COVID, Policing, Water Rate at Council Meeting
On Tuesday, June 16, the Town Council met remotely via the online video conferencing platform Zoom, where it heard updates on issues impacting the community. COVID-19 As of June 15, there were 236 documented cases of COVID-19 in Winthrop, with…
Town Hosts Online Visioning Workshop for Future of Winthrop
On Saturday, May 30, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the Town of Winthrop and the Win 2030 steering committee presented a live, interactive Zoom meeting regarding Winthrop’s short- and long-term goals. A total of 50 people attended the meeting,…
Council Denies Lieutenant’s Retirement Extension Request
On Tuesday, June 2, the Town Council rejected a request from Winthrop Police Department (WPD) Lieutenant Nancy Dalrymple to continue as a full-time officer past the mandatory retirement age. During the public comment portion of the meeting, WPD Sergeant Sarko…
Council Hears Updates on Policing, Visitors, Budget
On Tuesday, June 2, the Town Council met remotely via Zoom, where it heard updates on issues impacting the community. The Elephant In The Room Town Manager Austin Faison addressed the growing national outrage over the killing of an unarmed…
Winthrop Looks To Get Its Own Planning Department
At its most recent meeting on May 19, the Winthrop Town Council heard a presentation by Tufts University students on the benefits of creating a planning department for the Town of Winthrop. Patrick Higgins, Alisha Patel, Ethan Pepin and Adrian…
Police Lieutenant Seeks Retirement Extension
On Tuesday, May 19, Lt. Nancy Dalrymple of the Winthrop Police Department (WPD) appeared at the meeting of the Town Council to request that her impending mandatory retirement be extended until 2023. The current mandate requires police officers and firefighters…
Amid Reopening, DOH ‘Optimistic’, Boncore Cautious
The Winthrop Town Council met virtually on Tuesday, May 19. Present were town councilors and Council Clerk Denise Quist, Town Manager Austin Faison, Asst. Town Manager/CFO Anna Freedman, and heads of departments. Twenty members of the public also attended. Council…