By Sue Ellen Woodcock Twenty years ago, Kim Hanton and Judy LeMoine among others in the mental health industry noticed a gap in services available to those seeking help with recovery from drug or alcohol abuse. Now, 20 years later…
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Council Approves Balanced FY17 Budget
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Town Council, on the advice of the town’s finance committee, has unanimously approved the Town Manager’s budget for Fiscal Year 2017, which begins July 1. Town Council approved a final figure of $46,669,447 for the…
Boncore Secures Funding for Fighting Opiod Crisis
By John Lynds After being sworn in on Thursday, May 18, Sen. Joseph Boncore (D-Winthrop) has hit the ground running. Boncore, who won the seat during a special election to replace former Sen. Anthony Petruccelli, was able to secure funding…
News Briefs
PIPING PLOVERS HOT TOPIC AGAIN For the last couple of years people who love the beach have noticed the ever-expanding, roped off areas protecting the piping plovers on Winthrop and Revere Beach. Last week at a meeting regarding the condition…
Memorial Day in Winthrop
The Emblem Club gathers around Captain Pete Connor at the Monday’s Memorial Day ceremonies that were held at the United Methodist Church.
137 to Graduate from Winthrop High on Friday Night
By Cary Shuman One-and-thirty-seven graduates of the Winthrop High School Class of 2016 will receive their diplomas at commencement ceremonies Friday night inside the Larsen Rink at the Michael Eruzione Center. The class will be the last to graduate from…
Residents Give it to DCR Over Winthrop Beach State
By Sue Ellen Woodcock A meeting with representatives of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on Tuesday night was emotional and fueled by the inaccuracies given to the town in the past couple of years. The majority of residents…
Winthrop Beach Water Quality Receives Perfect Mark for 2015
Winthrop Beach topped the list as one of the cleanest beaches on the North Shore with a perfect score of 100 percent in 2015. For the year, overall water quality on all of the Boston Harbor Region’s public beaches was…
Residents and Officials Hold Memorial Day Ceremonies
By Kate Anslinger The support that Winthrop has for its military, both past and present, was evident at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremonies. The rainy weather didn’t stop residents and town personnel from coming out to reflect on those who sacrificed…
Trump Donates $75K to Local Wounded Vet Ride Project
By John Lynds The benefit bike ride that roars through the area each spring to help raise money for local wounded veterans got a boost from none other than Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. The likely GOP presidential nominee who…