Years of controversy and fits and starts came to an end this week with the groundbreaking ceremony that was held Tuesday morning at the long-dormant Winthrop Hospital site that will become a beautiful new assisted living center.
For almost seven decades since Winthrop Hospital was built in 1932, the hospital truly was a part of the fabric of the Winthrop community. Its dormancy for more than a decade was a sad reminder of how much it meant to Winthrop and its residents for generations.
However, the hospital site now will take on a new life as an assisted living center, which once again will make it a prominent part of our town and something that all Winthrop residents can take pride in.