House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D – Winthrop) announced Monday that the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) will use District Local Technical Assistance Funds to plan for the regionalization of municipal services in Winthrop, Revere and Chelsea in an effort…
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Parks and Rec plans a busy season of activities for the whole family
The Winthrop Parks and Recreation Department will kick off its spring schedule this Friday evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a youth basketball fundraiser at Winthrop High School. The charity event will feature three exhibition games between local youths and…
Budget hearing Saturday
Precinct 2 Councillor James Letterie expects that the regionalization of municipal services will be one of the topics that will be addressed at the Town Council’s budget hearing Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Senior Center. Regionalization, a plan in…
Town departments worked overtime to help residents
Like most of eastern Massachusetts, Winthrop was hit hard by a storm last weekend and into Monday, as a late season Nor’easter set up just to the south of Cape Cod and churned wind, rain and waves into the region…
RAA will showcase the work of Todd Bonita
The Rockport Art Association will feature the newest works of oil painter Todd Bonita in a one-man exhibition from March 28 – April 09, 2010. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, March 28 between 2 and 4pm at…
Table talk – McKenna, Councilors talk about ways to generate money, improve quality of life
The Winthrop Town Council and Town Manager James McKenna discussed several topics during a three-hour session Tuesday night at the Winthrop Senior Center. The meeting was more a roundtable discussion (in fact the councillors’ tables were set up in rectangular…
Chief says WPD backs town’s effort to enforce parking regulations
Winthrop Police Chief Delehanty said his department will support any decision that Town Manager James McKenna makes about the enforcement of parking regulations and the possible installation of parking meters in the town. “As far as meters go, that’s our…
Winthrop residents take part in 30th Annual Edward Snow Row
Several residents headed to Hull during last weekend’s nice weather to participate in and observe the 30th Annual Edward Snow Row Race. Some 96 boats were registered in the race, including several from Winthrop. As shown above, one boat belonging…
Winthrop man charged with statutory rape; victim is 14 years old
A Logan Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) passenger screener from Winthrop has been charged with enticing a young girl and sexually assaulting her at his Winthrop home during last month’s school vacation week. Sean Shanahan, 45, of Winthrop, was charged…
DeLeo puts his cards on the table – Town Manager’s reaction is measured
It’s anyone’s bet as to whether expanded gaming will pass this time around, but House Speaker Bob DeLeo (D-Winthrop) said that, whether a joker or an ace, the cards are about to be dealt. Over the last week, Winthrop’s own…