By Sue Ellen Woodcock After several months of working on an ordinance that would address property owners who participate in home sharing programs like Air B&B, Town officials have sent the proposed ordinance back to committee for more tweaking. Many…
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Residents Turn Out to Back Need for Support Personnel in Schools
By Kate Anslinger At a recent meeting of the Winthrop School Committee, the community came out to support the Winthrop School district’s education support personnel (ESP) during a public hearing on the proposed FY17 school budget. It is evident that…
News Briefs
COMMISSIONER FOR THE BLIND VISITS WINTHROP The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) will be conducting a series of listening sessions. These sessions will seek to solicit consumer, provider and community perspectives on a range of services provided by MCB,…
Residents Skimmed for More than $60K
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Since the word got out last week about a skimming device attached to an ATM machine at Cumberland Farms many victims have come forward. Winthrop Police are now also working with Revere Police since another skimming…
Police Blotter 03-17-2016
Monday, March 7 Caller/parent reports that she almost struck a child crossing the crosswalk on Pauline Street, due to a black SUV parked directly in front of the crosswalk. She is concerned as she reports that you cannot see the…
Letter to the Editor
Massachusetts should price carbon Dear Editor: The biggest crisis the nation and the world face right now is climate change. Those of us near Massachusetts coast line are well aware of this and want our state to show its leadership…
Senate Race
There are three weeks remaining in the State Senate campaign before the primary election and the candidates for the Democratic nomination have been picking up the beat. In Winthrop, attorney Joseph Boncore has been getting a great response. Candidate Diana…
Easter Egg Hunt Sunday
One of our favorite local events of the year will take place this Saturday with the annual Winthrop Parks and Recreation Character and Easter Egg Hunt. The festivities will begin at 8:30 a,m. at the Fort Banks School. Parks and Recreation Director…
Governor Baker, Speaker DeLeo Lead Effort
We commend Governor Charlie Baker and House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo for the signing of landmark opioid legislation into law this week, addressing the deadly opioid and heroin epidemic plaguing Massachusetts. Speaker DeLeo has been targeting this problem for a long time…
Sports 03-17-2016
Winthrop sixth grade team takes home North Shore basketball championship By Cary Shuman The Winthrop sixth grade girls traveling basketball team, representing the Parks and Recreation Department, won nine of its last ten games in the North Shore Basketball League’s…