There were some good exchanges at the financial forum Tuesday night, but we enjoyed the moments when former Selectwoman and Town Clerk (among other offices) Marie Turner and former Selectman and current Planning Board Chairman Dick Dimes approached the microphone…
Disagreeing Agreeably – Debate must remain civil and courteous
Tuesday night’s Town Council financial forum provided a lively discussion about the town’s financial future and the Proposition 21/2 referendum election scheduled for May 19. The forum was a good start in a process that leads up to one of…
Forum generates heated debate, not a lot of good news
By Cary Shuman [email protected] If townspeople were looking for some optimistic news from the Winthrop Town Council’s annual public forum Tuesday night at the Senior Center, there wasn’t much. Near the end of the forum, Planning Board Chairman Dick Dimes…
Obituaries 03-26-09
Regina Brenner, 50 WGBH employee, active in Winthrop Community and St. John’s Episcopal Church Regina Brenner of Crest Avenue, Winthrop, died unexpectedly at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on March 21. She was 50 years old. Born in Oak…
Deane Winthrop House writes new chapter with a new addition
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…
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…