House Speaker Bob DeLeo joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass legislation that increases access to treatment for individuals confronting substance addition and takes significant steps to combat the current epidemic. The bill seeks to set patients…
Month: July 2014
Delehanty Warns Residents: About Telephone ‘arrest’ Scam
Chief Terence Delehanty is warning residents to be wary of a scam involving individuals claiming they are representatives of the Sheriff’s Department and informing the residents that they have outstanding warrants for their arrests for failing to attend jury duty…
MassDOT Seeks to Encourage Motorist to Use Vanpool Trips
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey announced the Massachusetts Commuter Vanpool Program. The Program is designed to increase vanpool use throughout the Commonwealth by subsidizing vanpool fares for participants. A monthly subsidy of up to…
From the Press Box: Medal Count
Two Winthrop coaches won medals last week at the Bay State Games. Phil Ronan coached the Metro Boston Boy’s Soccer Team  to a bronze medal.  It was a great day to end Phil’s successful ten years of coaching soccer in…
Obituaries 07-24-2014
Francis Rattigan Retired Boston Firefighter Francis B. Rattigan of Quincy Avenue, Winthrop passed away at the Boston Medical Center on July 17. He was 74 years old. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was the beloved son of the late…
Annual Legislative Luncheon
Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo and State Sen. Anthony Petruccelli were the guest speakers at the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce Legislative Luncheon Monday at the Lodge of Elks. Both legislators talked about their accomplishments and the issues facing…
WIHA Presents ‘Music on the Lawn’ July 23
The Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association (WIHA) is proud to host a Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee), a musical program of Cape Breton, Irish, and Scottish music preformed by two well-respected musicians in the ï¬eld of Celtic music. Pianist Janine Randall and…
Jim Marr Receives Prestigious Realtor Emeritus Status Award
Eight members of the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS® (GBAR) are among the latest real estate brokers and agents nationwide to be conferred with the REALTOR® Emeritus membership status by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). This prestigious honor is…
Coughlin Pk. Renovations Are Moving Forward
Linda Bressard, chair of the Winthrop Parks Committee, said her committee is the process of selecting the new playground equipment for Coughlin Park, coinciding with the renovation project at the playground located on Bayview Avenue. Bressard said the town received…
DeLeo Disputes Assertions Made During Probation Trial
House Speaker Bob DeLeo unleashed some venomous comments Monday night against U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and the Boston Globe in a two-page statement that criticized Ortiz’s assertion that DeLeo was part of a criminal enterprise that involved swapping jobs for…