2019 RESIDENTIAL PARKING STICKERS NOW AVAILABLE In-Person applications for 2019 permits are now being accepted at Town Hall during business hours. There is a $5 fee for a permit if you apply in person. This fee is waived for senior…
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Town Leadership Hosts State Business Development Officials
Town Council President Ron Vecchia and Town Manager Austin Faison hosted officials from the Massachusetts Office of Business Development and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center this past week for a briefing on the Town’s economic development activities and a tour…
DeLeo Begins New Term as Speaker of the House
Speaker Robert DeLeo has been busy considering whom to appoint as the leaders of the committees in the House of Represenstatives for the new year. “It’s very important to get the right people in to the right posts, anywhere from…
Police Blotter 01-17-2019
Monday, Jan. 7 Report of a disturbance between neighbors involving driving conditions on Prospect Avenue. Verbally arguing about female’s driving down a one-way the wrong way. A citation was issued for driving the wrong way. 92 and 93 attempted to…
Letter to the Editor
Opinion on center development plan project The following letter was submitted to the Winthrop Town Council members and Town Manager. Dear Council Members and Town Manager, To further the issues about the Center Development that remain temporarily unresolved, but by…
What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Think?
When one considers that it has been almost 51 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, it is easy to understand why so many of our fellow Americans today have so little understanding of who he was and what…
Sports 01-17-2019
WHS sports roundup WHS girls defeat Danvers in overtime The Winthrop High girls basketball team earned one of the biggest wins in the recent history of the program with a 59-57 triumph in overtime over Danvers this past Friday evening…
Obituaries 01-17-2019
Elizabeth Ann Bradley Volunteer and Eucharist Minister at Holy Rosary Church Elizabeth Ann (DeLuca) Bradley of Winthrop passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 10 at the Leonard Florence Center in Chelsea. She was 81 years old. Born in Newton to the…
News Briefs
CAPIC FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The following information is for the Capic Fuel Assistance Program located at 100 Everett Ave, Unit 14, Chelsea, 617-884-6130. Massachusetts residents in Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea are eligible for fuel assistance through CAPIC: Program operates from Nov.…
Highland Real Estate Ranked #1 in Winthrop Home Sales for 2018
The statewide Multiple Listing Service Property Information Network reported a banner year for Winthrop Real Estate in 2018. The single-family home prices increased by 11.7 percent to an average value of $530,224.00. The condominium prices also increased by almost 7…