The Board of Health implemented tobacco regulations in 2015, which included a prohibition on workplace smoking, retail tobacco stores and smoking on playgrounds and athletic fields, as well as hotels and motels, bed and breakfast rooms and places where food…
Author: Sue Ellen Woodcock
Plans on File for Somerset Avenue Development
Plans are on file in the town clerk’s office for a proposed development on Somerset Avenue at the site of the “old dollar store.†The developer will appear at a public meeting on Dec. 13 at the E.B. Newton to…
Tax Rate to Decrease in 2019 Fiscal Year
At Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, a presentation was made for the upcoming tax rate from Assessor Stephen Roche. After the presentation, the Town Council voted to decrease the tax rate for fiscal year 2019. Taxpayers will see this reflected…
Residents Still Upset Over Airport Noise; Petition for Soundproofing Circulating
The Airport Hazard Committee met last Thursday night and still the number one complaint is coming from Point Shirley residents, who have seen and heard a steady increase in the number of takeoffs from Logan Airport and over the Point.…
Town Manager Presents First Fall Forum
Town Manager Austin Faison got his chance at his first Fall Forum. The Town Meeting style event is required by the town charter and was held last Tuesday night before the Thanksgiving holiday. Faison focused on his management strategy and…
Councilors Approve Financing for Center Business District
Now that financing for the infrastructure work to take place in the Center Business District (CBD) has been approved by the Town Council, town officials are ready to take the next steps. Last Tuesday, Nov. 13 the council, minus three…
Shop Local for Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24
In Winthrop, it’s the local businesses, which are the backbone of a local economy, so why not patronize them this weekend during Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24? “We are also encouraging local shopping for the whole holiday season,†said Betsy…
Shirley Street Property Now Zoned SDOD
For years, 413-415 Shirley St. has served as a home to a theater, a motor shop and an ambulance service, and now that the Town Council has given the property the Special Development Overlay District designation. It will become housing…
Officials Hear Results of Teen Issues
At Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting former CASA Executive Director Any Epstein and the new director LeighAnn Eruzione presented the results of the 2018 Prevention Needs Assessment, a survey given to Winthrop students in Grades 6-12. The survey included questions…
Making Thanksgiving Dinners Easy for Many Local Families
There are a lot of good reasons to pull an “all-nighter,†but at the Winthrop Marketplace in Winthrop, on Thanksgiving Eve, Michael Miccicichi has the best excuse in town. He’s in charge of cooking more than 80 turkeys and making…