By Sue Ellen Woodcock Winthrop got hit with a one-two punch this past weekend, with torrential rain that caused epic flooding on Saturday and a massive power outage most of Sunday. The deluge began Saturday morning around 8 a.m. Just…
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Man Seriously Injured in Pleasant Street Fire
By Sue Ellen Woodcock A 66-year old Winthrop man remains in the hospital with serious injuries he received in a devastating 2-alarm fire early Sunday morning at 455 Pleasant St. Winthrop Fire Chief Paul Flanagan said the alarm came in…
Council Addresses Sale of Recreational Marijuana
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Winthrop residents may get a chance to vote on a potential ban of recreational marijuana shops, its just a matter of when. At Tuesday nights meeting of the town council, discussions were held about recreational marijuana.…
News Briefs
Winthrop Town Council President, Candidates Debate WCAT will host a Town Council President Candidates Debate on Wednesday, October 11, beginning at 7 pm. The Debate is sponsored by WCAT, The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, and The Winthrop Transcript. The sponsoring…
Winthrop Town Republican Committee Announces Candidates’ Night
With some well know names like Jeff Turco, Ron Vecchia and Rich Boyajian running for the top-billing council president position, this may look like a regular election. A deeper look at the ballot however reveals many candidates for the offices…
Winthrop Mother and Business Owner Announces Bid for School Committee
Long-time Winthrop Resident Jennifer Powell, an editor and marketing communications consultant, has announced that she is running for School Committee. Powell, the mother of five children including a seventh grader and sophomore attending Winthrop Schools, said she is motivated by…
Koutalakis Announces for Precinct 5 Seat
Steve Koutalakis has announced to run for the Town Council Precinct 5 seat. The following is his statement: “I am asking to be your choice as the new member of the Town Council Precinct 5.” My wife, Amanda, a lifelong…
Police Blotter 10-05-2017
Monday, September 25 Calling party on Forrest Street states there are cars parked on the side where the street sweeper will be coming and they need to be ticketed. Two tickets were given on that street. Street sweeping was completed.…
Happy New Year, 5788
We join the entire community of Winthrop in wishing our Jewish residents a Happy and Healthy New Year. The community has concluded the High Holy Days, the two-day celebration of Rosh Hashanah, followed by  the observance of Yom Kippur, the…
There’s Pandemonium on the Field!
It was 50 years ago this week that the Boston Red Sox completed their Impossible Dream on the last day of the 1967 season to win the American League pennant. The Red Sox were playing the Minnesota Twins at home…