Never in her wildest dreams did Conservation Commissioner Mary Kelley think something would be named for her, but on Monday afternoon the new pavilion at the Belle Isle Marsh Marine Ecology Park and Walking Pathway off Morton Street was named…
Author: Sue Ellen Woodcock
New Town Manager Begins Work
Austin Faison has already been Winthrop’s new town manager for a week and he’s getting a good picture of what Winthrop has to offer and how it will move along. “Over the next couple of months what I would like…
Faison Takes Reins as Town Manager
Austin Faison, the new town manager got right down to business on his first day on Monday morning. He started the morning off with a department heads meeting and delved into his first Town Council meeting Tuesday night, including an…
Town Council Backs National Grid Workers with Moratorium
The Winthrop Town Council voted for a resolution implementing a moratorium on new gas main permits in town. In doing so Winthrop joined many other communities in the moratorium including Revere, Cambridge, Everett, Malden and Melrose. The moritoriuam does allow…
State Primary Two Weeks Off – What You Should Know
Voters will go to the poles Sept. 4 and Town Clerk Carla Vitale wanted to share information about everything from absentee ballots to parking. The polling places are: Precinct 1 – Winthrop Middle/High School, 400 Main St. Precinct 2 –…
Fire Chief Readies for New Building Feasibility Study
Nobody denies the town of Winthrop needs a new fire and police station, and now the fire chief has the funds to have a needs assessment done for both fire and police. “The question is not do we need a…
How to Live with LimeBike
Some people love them, some people hate them – but 4,680 rides on LimeBikes since June have been taken in Winthrop since they landed in town during. The company is based in San Mateo, Calif. and dropped 150 bikes around…
Polito,Town and State Officials in Winthrop to Fund Clean Energy Grants
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito joined Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton, Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Judith Judson, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and other state and local officials from 80 municipalities who came to Winthrop last Friday afternoon…
Board of Health Looks at More Smoking Regs
The Board of Health’s smoking regulation increasing the age of purchasing tobacco to 21 went into effect on June 1, and now the board is fine-tuning additional smoking regulations. On Tuesday night during its regular board meeting members proposed regulations…
Brooks Dental Group is Three Generations Strong
As far as family businesses go, having two generations working together is not too uncommon, but having three generations is a unique feat – especially if they are all dentists. For the Brooks family, of Brooks Dental in Winthrop Center,…