COVID-19 was the dominant theme of the evening at the meeting of Town Council on Feb. 16. Following a dip in cases, Winthrop was finally downgraded to a Yellow Zone community. As of the meeting date, the town had 1,919…
Author: Laura Plummer
Council Hears About Town Planner, Internet Complications
Council Vice President Peter Christopher led the council meeting on Feb. 2 in the absence of Pres. Phil Boncore. On the agenda were updates regarding the town planner position, utility work, and the town’s internet connectivity problems. Town Planner Town…
Town Council hears Win2030 Presentation, COVID-19 Updates
During its Jan. 19 meeting, the Winthrop Town Council viewed a presentation by Win2030 and received updates from town departments. Council Pres. Phil Boncore opened the meeting with a moment of silence for resident Richard Dimes, who passed away on…
Councilors Condemn “Armed Insurrection” at U.S. Capitol
On Jan. 19, the Winthrop Town Council met for the first time since the Jan. 6 terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol Building. On the agenda was a joint statement by Councilors Peter Christopher, Tracy Honan and Stephen Ruggiero about…
Council Votes to Join Resilience Agreement
At its meeting on Jan. 5, council voted unanimously to approve Town Manager Austin Faison’s request for Winthrop to join the North Suffolk Resilience & Sustainability Agreement. The agreement forms a regional alliance between Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, with a…
Boncore Outlines 2020 Successes
During the Jan. 5 meeting of the town council, Council Pres. Phil Boncore delivered his annual State of Our Town Address, in which he detailed Winthrop’s accomplishments of 2020. Despite a year of unprecedented hardship, the town was able to…
Boncore Praises Town Workers for Fighting COVID
On Jan. 5, the Winthrop Town Council convened remotely for its first meeting of 2021, where it heard updates impacting the community. State of the Town Address Council President Phil Boncore opened the meeting with his annual State of the…
Divided Over In-Person Meetings
The Winthrop Town Council met on Jan. 5 for its first meeting of the new year. A motion on the agenda asked the town manager to develop a plan that would allow the body to resume in-person meetings when deemed…
Boncore: No more warnings
COVID spike dominates Council meeting Around 28 members of the public attended the virtual meeting of Town Council on Dec. 15 where the latest COVID surge was the dominant theme of the night. As of the date of the meeting,…
Town Council Tackles Loss, Hate, Rates
The Winthrop Town Council met remotely for its regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 1, where it confronted a recent loss, voted on hate and received updates on the town’s water and tax rates. Community Loss Council President Phil Boncore choked…