By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Town Council voted by a 7-1 margin to table action on the zoning change for the Governor Winthrop Nursing Home property so that that the owners of the property can have additional time to discuss…
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How do You Spell Dominating? H-a-t-z-i-s-a-v-a-s
[email protected] Legends are born in the Massachusetts state basketball tournament. On any given night a student-athlete can produce something extraordinary, a performance that will be remembered for a long time and rehashed at every class reunion. Anthony Hatzisavas, a…
Tommy Butler: Classy, diplomatic and sure to be missed at Massport
-By John Lynds For the Transcript His job was to balance the needs of the Massachusetts Port Authority with the needs of the communities impacted by Logan Airport operations. At community meetings in Winthrop, East Boston, Revere, Chelsea and South…
WPD Searches for Information in BOA Robbery
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop police are continuing their investigation this week into a brazen bank robbery at the Bank of America branch on Bartlett Road last Friday morning, just shortly after the bank opened for the day.…
Pushing for Expanded Gaming makes Sense
-By Joshua Resnek It is the right time and we are in the right place to urge the Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo to make haste in bringing to the floor of the House a new version of the…
Horizon’s Edge
The sun sets over Yirrell Beach. Photo courtesy of Richard Honan.
Speaking Volumes – WHS Takes the Lead in Campaign to End Use of Derogatory Term
By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop High School teacher Chris Donnelly, his students and peer mentors and more than 200 high school and middle school students have taken a pledge this year to help end the use of the…
Town Council Postpones Vote on Gov. Winthrop Nursing Home Property
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Winthrop Town Council postponed a vote on the petition of property owner 142 Pleasant Realty Trust who is seeking to amend the zoning map by including in the Special Development Overlay District (SDOD) the…
Wind Breaker – Mother Nature Topples a Telephone Pole and a Tree During Windstorm
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript The snow and ice storms of this winter have finally abated, but that doesn’t mean that town emergency crews arefinally getting some well-deserved rest. Quite the contrary, as a high windstorm swept through the…
(Sweet) Science Student – Baurle will make his Competitive Debut March 7
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Asa Baurle – all four-feet-five and 63 pounds of him – will step in to the ring and make his competitive boxing debut at the 56th Annual Silver Mittens Boxing Tournament on March 7 at the…