Graves Lighthouse seen in the distance from Shore Drive as gargantuan waves came inward.Winthrop received little damage from this storm on Tuesday.
Category: News
Howard Signs Contract as Superintendent
At Monday night’s School Committee meeting, Interim School Superintendent Lisa Howard, signed a contract as the official School Superintendent going forward, following a unanimous decision by the School Committee members. Effective, March 12, Howard’s annual salary will be $162,000, and…
Public Forum on Center Infrastructure Work and Middle School April 3
The old middle school site on Pauline Street and the Center Business Infrastructure project will be the topic of discussion at a forum April 3, at 7 p.m., during the regular meeting of the Town Council in the auditorium of…
Al Petrilli Opens NewFed Mortgage Branch Office in Winthrop
Al Petrilli, who was there from the beginning for the Viking Pride Foundation, as a board member, and later served as its chairman for three and a half years, has begun a new venture of his own. Petrilli, has joined…
CharlieCards Accepted for the First Time on Winthrop Bus Routes 712 and 713
All MBTA Route 712 and 713 buses servicing Winthrop are now accepting CharlieCards as a method of fare payment.  “This has been a long time coming,†said MBTA General Manager Luis RamÃrez. “We’re excited to bring the CharlieCard to our…
News Briefs
Street Sweeping Schedule The Town of Winthrop conducts Street Sweeping operations on the last full week of the month (last week with a Friday) from April through October between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the day of a street’s…
Teacher Builds Lasting Winthrop Connections That Follow Her Through Life
Winthrop is known for being a tight-knit town, and once friendships among residents are made, they tend to last a lifetime. When Cheryl Barker moved to Winthrop in the seventh-grade, she met her husband as well as many best friends…
Winthrop Youth Lacrosse Founder Pushes for Miller Field
Founder and head coach of Winthrop Youth Lacrosse, Rich Cifuni, urged the School Committee to make quick progress with Miller Field, at the Monday night School Committee meeting. Expressing his concerns for the low enrollment in the program and the…
Coughlin Park Shoreline Fix Moving Forward
Plans for repair of the shoreline at Coughlin Park are moving forward. Last week officials from MEPA (the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Act) came to Winthrop to begin the permitting process to address the erosion that has happened at the park’s…
Have You Had Enough?
The Blizzard of 2018, also the third nor-easter of the year that hit Winthrop on Tuesday. Weather folks are predicting another storm for Tuesday into Wednesday next week, but the details aren’t firm yet. “Our DPW crews kept pace with…