It was truly the end of an era as Peter Gill presided over his last council meeting Tuesday night. It is the end of Peter’s successful four-year tenure as the leader of the nine-member board. We remember four years ago…
Month: December 2015
Sports 12-17-2015
Doctor Dave Dombrowski working on the Sox revival By Jim Leaderman It didn’t take long for Dr. Dave Dombrowski to fix the pitching problem on the last place Boston Red Sox. Dave (President, GM) has added two key players to…
Obituaries 12-17-2015
Mary Williams Retired nursing home aide Mary L. (Bucci) Williams of Winthrop passed away on December 13. She was 93 years old. Prior to her retirement, Mary worked as an aide in the former Governor Winthrop Nursing Home in Winthrop.…
WHS National Honor Society Ceremony
James Forster, NHS Vice President, lighting a candle for scholarship. at the ceremony that was held on December 1.
Board of Health Still Waiting for Kasbah Action
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Winthrop Board of Health gave a local restaurant owner until December 1 to comply with the state’s smoking regulations and as of press time, the board has seen no evidence of compliance. At the December…
Senior Center Receives Upgrades Through Grant
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Thanks to Jack Connors and Partners Health Care, and Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, the senior center has completed some upgrades that bring the 24-year-old building on Harvard Street up to more recent building codes.…
Petruccelli Leaving Senate in January
Senator Anthony Petruccelli, who served first in the Massachusetts House and later the Senate, announced that he will resign effective sometime in January to take a job in the private sector. Petruccelli, who is currently the Senate’s Majority Whip, will…
School Committee Debates MCAS versus PARCC Testing in Winthrop
By Kate Anslinger One of the major focuses of Monday night’s School Committee meeting was the debate as to whether the district should go forward with the familiar MCAS test or to move over to the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment…
News Briefs
The Town’s swearing in ceremony will take place Jan. 4 Newly elected members of the Town Council, the School Committee, Library Trustees and Housing Authority members will be sworn into office on Jan. 4, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the…
Police Blotter 12-10-2015
Monday, November 30 Caller reports there is a construction truck blocking Faun Bar Avenue and a trash truck going the wrong way on Prospect Avenue. Officer reports a crew working in several areas at once. One Safety Officer is assigned,…