By Sue Ellen Woodcock In the last few months, anytime there is a Town Council meeting the residents and business owners in the central business district stand up and voice their concerns about their neighborhood. Tuesday night was no…
Month: December 2017
Property Assessments to Rise 8.6% Starting in the New Year
By Sue Ellen Woodcock In the new year, property owners can look look forward to a 8.6 percent increase in the assessed value of their home. The average single family home in fiscal year 2017 was valued at $386,429…
Police Blotter 12-07-2017
Monday, November 27 Party on Golden Drive called and stated that a party underneath her apartment is asking for help. Unsure of what it could be for. Clear, made contact with female party and everything is fine. Off…
America as We Know It Is Over
It is difficult to understate the impact upon the future of our country of the Republican tax bill proposals that have been passed by the House and Senate and await a reconciliation between the two versions for a final vote…
Duke Doherty Concludes First Season In Everett Program as Backup QB
By Cary Suman Former Winthrop Youth Football standout Duke Doherty completed a successful season as the backup quarterback for the Division 1 state champion Everett High football team. A 5-foot-9-inch, 170-pound freshman, Doherty appeared late in Everett’s 35-10 victory…
Obituaries 12-07-2017
Kathleen ‘Kathee’ Murray Woytaszek Of New Hampshire, formerly of Winthrop Kathleen “Kathee” Murray Woytaszek of Tuftonboro, NH, formerly of Winthrop, passed away suddenly on November 12 at her home. She was 53 years old. Kathee was a Certified Nursing Assistant…
Annual Tree Lighting in Winthrop Center
The lights are on in Winthrop Center, as the annual tree lighting and celebration took place on Friday, Nov. 24. Scores of families and friends enjoyed the festivities, including Matt, Kelly, Elizabeth, and Zach Emanuelson.
It’s Official:Recount Reaffirms Vecchia Elected as Council President
By Sue Ellen Woodcock After hours of recounting the ballots one by one, and discovering and finding that 34 ballots were missing from the Nov. 7 election, the Town Board of Registrars has declared Ron Vecchia the Town Council President…
School Briefs
Interim Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard is in the midst of organizing planned budget meetings with the school principals, and changing it up from how it has been done in the past. Howard is planning on conducting five, two-hour sessions…
Search for New School Committee Member Continues
By Kate Anslinger In a joint meeting Monday evening, the Town Council and School Committee were expected to chose a candidate to fill a vacancy on the School Committee, but decided to hold off until the Dec. 19 meeting. The…