By Sue Ellen Woodcock About 20 members of the 100-year-old Winthrop Golf Club packed the Town Council meeting room Tuesday night to hear about the next lease for the golf course. The group met with officials the night before going…
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Town Council News and Notes
By Sue Ellen Woodcock During Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, Town Manager James McKenna shared that town officials and the owners of an old nursing home on Pleasant Street held a site plan review to determine the scope of the…
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WINTHROP YOUTH LACROSSE SIGN UPS going on Registration for Winthrop Youth Lacrosse sign-ups opened this past Monday and will stay open until December 31. The link to register and pay online is http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp ?url=winthropyouthlacrosse Boys in grades 1 – 8…
A Winter Wonderland in the Center
In the photo to the above, Jeani and Geno DeAngelis with Paul and Stacey Spezzano gather in front of the Town Christmas Tree with their dogs on Friday, Nov. 25, at the Winthrop Centre Tree Lighting. Scores of families, friends,…
Christmas Trees Are A Family Affair
By Kate Anslinger If you are in need of some Christmas spirit in your life, Governor’s Garden may have just what you are looking for. For 13 years Corey Abrams has set up his vast array of Christmas trees, wreaths…
Vocational School Students to Help Build Field House At New Miller Field Project
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Miller Field Committee met Tuesday night with the principal of Northeast Metro Tech High School in Wakefield to discuss details of how her students will be able to work on the Miller Field project. Carla…
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ABCC KICKS OFF “OPERATION SAFE HOLIDAYS†This holiday season the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) will focus their enforcement efforts at bars throughout the Commonwealth that have been most identified as the last bar to sell alcohol to a…
Winthrop Schools Approved for Pilot Program
By Kate Anslinger Winthrop has been selected to be the first school district in the Commonwealth to test out a new homeland security grant, which will provide tourniquet training to all teachers in the district. After September 11, an Urban…
School Officials Seek More Help For High Needs Students:State Testing Scores Show Need for Assistance
By Kate Anslinger Winthrop High School Principal Matt Crombie was present to discuss the results of the 2016 MCAS/PARCC test, at Monday night’s School Committee meeting. While the majority of test scores still remained above the state average, the two…
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EBNHC HOSTING JOB FAIR, DeC. 12  East Boston Neighborhood Health Center is hosting a Job Fair, Monday December 12, from 2-6 pm for CNA/Home Health Aide’s. We will be conducting on site interviews at 250 Sumner Street, East Boston, MA…