–By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Following a carbon monoxide scare at the Gorman Fort Banks School two weeks ago and a winter season filled with traffic snarls and parking issues along Kennedy Drive, parents of students at the Gorman…
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Mutual Aid
the Winthrop Fire Department assisted the chelsea Fire Department in fighting a fast-moving, four-alarm fire that struck separate houses on Marlboro and Library streets in Chelsea Tuesday morning. the firefighters had to contend with extremely windy conditions and below-freezing temperatures at the scene of the fire. Fire…
Resolution Road – Residents Pleased with Decision Concerning Access Road During Drop-off/Pick-up Time
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Scott Kinsella, a Gorman Fort Banks Elementary School parent, said he was pleased by the Town Council’s decision Tuesday night to prohibit Department of Public Works staff from using the only access road to the school…
B&B Ordinance Begins to take Shape
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript The Winthrop Planning Board took another step Monday night, toward bringing a Bed and Breakfast ordinance to the Town Council this spring. According to Planning Board Chairman Richard Dimes, Monday’s meeting was a working…
Truck Exhaust Causes Carbon Monoxide Scare at the Gorman Fort Banks School
By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript The William Gorman Fort Banks Elementary School was the scene of commotion and concern last Friday morning, when high carbon monoxide readings were confirmed at the school just prior to the start of the…
Incident Serves as a Call for Solutions
By Cara Huberman By now, everyone in town and around the state –due to coverage by Channel 7 who had a cameraman on the scene almost instantaneously – knows about the potentially serious situation that took place last Friday at…
Developers hope to Win Support for Residential Project
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript The former Governor Winthrop Nursing Home on Pleasant Street used to be a place where people went as their life was winding down. Now, new owners of the property are looking to spring a…
Blaze Started by Bolt of Lightning
– by Cary Shuman John Floyd and his wife, and two of their children, ages 13 and 7, were situated on the first two floors of their home at 41 Hillside Ave. Friday night. The children were watching television on…
Re-run – Turco Seeks Another Term as Council President
– by Cary Shuman Jeffrey Turco president of the Winthrop Town council, made it official this week, telling the Sun-Transcript in an interview that he will be a candidate for re-election in the fall. Turco held a well-attended campaign event…
Tagging and Towing Numbers Are Down
– By Joseph Domelowicz Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty said this week that the number of cars being tagged and towed for violating the town wide parking ban this winter is down significantly from past years. “It hasn’t really been…