By Cary Shuman [email protected] There’s plenty of history at the Deane Winthrop House, the town’s most famous landmark, located at 40 Shirley Street. And now there’s a space to store Winthrop and Improvement Historical Association (WIHA) artifacts and documents on…
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The Guy from Boston is The Man – Ligotti lights up the airwaves with his wit and political commentary
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Joe Ligotti sat on the coach on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but Ligotti, known far and wide as “The Guy From Boston,†isn’t sitting still. In fact, the charismatic and cigar-chomping Ligotti has been…
Read on: Library will likely remain open through June
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Against a backdrop that has libraries across the region watching their bottom lines and worrying about state certification through the state Board of Library Commissioners, Winthrop Public Library appears poised to remain open…
Holmes to Chamber of Commerce: Town isn’t generating enough revenue
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Interim Town Manager Larry Holmes talked about the town’s current financial status and the May 19 Proposition 2 1/2 override referendum during a guest appearance at the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast Monday at the…
Override committee begins in the background
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript As town officials work in public meetings to prepare a Proposition 2 1/2 override question for voters on May 19, a small group of local volunteers and community leaders are working behind the…
Public safety and the economy
Fighting crime isn’t easy during a budget crisis By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Winthrop Police Lieutenant Terence Delehanty, executive officer in charge of the department, said this week that most crime indicators are on the rise through the…
Patient developers – Long-awaited condo project at hospital site is approved
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Planning Board approved by a 5-0 vote the long-awaited condominium project proposed by Pizzuti Development (Winthrop Cove Realty) for the three-story, 50-foot brick building formerly occupied by the Winthrop Hospital on Lincoln Street. Tina Pizzuti…
Holds no water – Town Manager reinstates Famolare, saying there was ‘no substance’ to allegations
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Interim Town Manager Larry Holmes said Tuesday night that Winthrop Harbormaster Charles Famolare would be reinstated immediately, following the outcome of his investigation of allegations against the veteran harbormaster. “I have examined all…
Battle lines, and lines of communication – Winthrop resident maintains contact with fellow residents from afar
By Sandra Miller For the Transcript Air Force Nurse Lisa Larity flies off to Kandahar, Afghanistan, breathing in the nauseating fumes of a fuel bladder for long-range flight into what she called a Charlie Foxtrot – code for chaotic and…
WHS students hope to make their own history
By Pete Legasey For the Transcript Nearly 100 Winthrop High students are participating in this year’s National History Day Competition. Some students worked as individuals, while others formed into small groups to create educational projects on historical figures for this…