Town Manager McKenna to discuss $70,000 fine with federal officials At the Town Council meeting Tuesday night, Town Manager James McKenna reiterated the comments that he had made in last week’s front page story in the Sun-Transcript concerning the U.S.…
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Matt Boyle – Remembering a legendary WHS teacher, administrator
If you ask the literally thousands of students who graduated from Winthrop High school from the 1960s through the 1980s whom they most remember from their high school years, chances are the person they will mention at the top of…
National Grid on the docket – Electric company needs to assure its customers
Dave Gendall, regional manager for National Grid, will be making a presentation at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting. Gendall will be providing the Council an update on the two substations in the town and the work the company is doing…
Another great swim – Five Sisters swim race brought out the best in town
Were does the time go? It seems like it was just yesterday that the Five Sisters Swim race was a new and novel undertaking in Winthrop. But last Saturday’s race marked the 15th annual race event, and once again it…
Town election heating up – Another candidate announces for Council President
The election season is heating up in Winthrop. A second candidate, Jeffrey R. Turco, has declared his intention to run for the position of Town Council President. Mr. Turco joins Barbara Survillas in the race and there may be more…
Another summer ends – “Where did the summer go?†is a familiar lament
With the dog days of August counting down and the children (and their parents) gearing up for the start of another school year, we all have said it once, if we have said it a thousand times (as our mother…
Election ’09 – Hopefully, candidates will run positive campaigns
The calendar may say summer is still with us, but the election season began this week with the announcement by lifelong Winthrop resident Barbara Survilas that she will be seeking the office of Town Council President in the November election.…
Ferrino will be Missed – Popular councillor served with distinction
Perhaps the biggest news of the week was the announcement by Council Vice-President Joseph Ferrino Jr. that he will not be seeking re-election to the Town Council. Joe has been a part of town government for many years. He has…
Congrats, Judge Fiandaca Well-known Winthrop lawyer takes a seat on the bench
We enjoyed reading the front page story last week about the Honorable Justice Kenneth Fiandaca who was appointed as a judge for the East Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court. We found it especially heartwarming when he mentioned his…
Cuts not so Deep – Wynne, Finance Commission step up
The additional cuts to the fiscal year 2010 budget were announced Tuesday night and subsequently voted in by the Town Council, which was forced to slice $772,000 from the original budget because of a larger than anticipated revenue shortfall and…