The Town Council has voted to have a special election to decide whether the town should allow a retail marijuana shop to be located in Winthrop, but it also sent the matter back to the council’s Rules and Ordinance Committee…
Author: Sue Ellen Woodcock
Funding for New Kindergarten Approved
Tuesday night the town council approved $154,200 to add a seventh kindergarten class at the Fort Banks School and move one preschool back to its designated space at the high school. It was noted that this was a time where…
Women’s Health Forum Scheduled for Oct 10 at Winthrop High School
Continuing his commitment to women’s health issues, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo will once again sponsor the Women’s Health Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 6-8 p.m. at Winthrop High School. “In its 21st year, this forum provides a…
EBNHC Opens New PACE Facility in Revere
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) celebrated the opening of a new Neighborhood PACE facility on the site of the old VFW building at 10 Garafolo St. with state and local officials on Thursday morning. Manny Lopes, president and chief…
Signatures Gathered to Put Marijuana Shop on Special Ballot
A group of Winthrop voters have begun the drive to collect enough signatures to have a special election with a ballot question seeking to ban recreational marijuana in Winthrop. Currently, there is a local moratorium on licensing any retail marijuana…
Whale and Clams Wash Up on Revere Beach
It was an interesting week at America’s first public beach, first, millions of clams washed onshore early last week and on Friday morning a badly decomposing juvenile humpback whale washed up on the beach near the state police barracks. A…
Boyd & Turner, LLC Rooted in Community
He’s been in the insurance business for 32 years in Winthrop and now Rick Boyd is moving forward with business partner Paul Turner to create Boyd & Turner, LLC offering an array of insurance products for home, auto, boat, business…
Council Appropriates $4.9 Million for Infrastructure Work
Town officials have been struggling with what to do with the center for well over two years and even longer with the old middle school on Pauline Street. Tuesday night the majority of the town council voted to appropriate $4,931,500…
Council and Board Support Plastic-Bag Ban
The Town Council and the Board of Health have teamed up to support the banning of single-use plastic bags, but no official action has taken place yet. Suzanne Hitchcock-Bryan, a member of Winthrop’s chapter of Mothers Out Front, approached both…
Town Wonders What to Do About Marijuana
Town officials have until Dec. 31 to decide whether recreational marijuana shops can be established in Winthrop, and the Town Council has voted to direct the Planning Board to draw up the details for a recreational marijuana shop in regards…