By Kate Anslinger Fifth grade teacher Katie Houstle has been recognized for her creative efforts to get students engaged in learning. Using her own songwriting talent and her background in theater and music, Houstle has given the students in her…
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School Board Discusses Making Math A Priority for Students at WPS
By Kate Anslinger The highlight of Monday night’s Winthrop Public School (WPS) Committee meeting was the ongoing attempt to make math a priority. Frank Woods, curriculum director, has been working hard to fulfill this significant goal in the district. “There…
News Briefs
MAGICIAN TO PERFORM AT LIBRARY The Winthrop Public Library and the DeLeo Senior Center present magician Scott Jameson at the Senior Center, 35 Harvard St., on Wednesday, February 17 at 2 p.m. This program is supported in part by a…
Stigma Free
Three-year-old Benjamin holds a bumper sticker from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health from its new program to combat the opioid crisis. The program is aimed at reducing the stigma of drug use. Benjamin’s mother is in long-term recovery and…
CASA still addressing Alcohol Abuse,but Now Focusing Also on Opioid Crisis
By Sue Ellen Woodcock For years CASA (Community Against Substance Abuse) has typically received funding to combat underage drinking and it still does, but one thing that’s apparent is that while underage drinking is still an issue, the opioid crisis…
EBNHC on Schedule to Open this Summer
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Construction crews are moving right along with the construction of the newest East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) at 17 Main St. in the Belle Isle Plaza, expected to open this summer. The 8,000 sq.ft. facility,…
Council Approves Expenditures
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Town Council approved several expenditures totaling $927,175 during their Tuesday night meeting, including funds for a study on where a new fire station could be located. Councilors approved $25,000 for a feasibility study for siting…
Chief Urges Residents’ Guns be Secured
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Police Chief Terence Delehanty has mailed out a letter to all legal Winthrop gun owners reminding them to make sure their guns are secured. Delehanty said he attended a November summit meeting in Boston with Mayor…
News Briefs
CITIZEN AWARDS ON JANUARY 30 The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce will be recognizing several people during the Community Awards Dinner Saturday night, January 30 at the Hyatt Harborside. The Business of the Year recipient is East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.…
New Chamber of Commerce Officers Elected
The new officers for the coming year at the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce were officially sworn in on Tuesday morning at the Chamber Breakfast that was held at the EB Newton School. Town Council President Bob Driscoll (center) administered the…