Month: April 2023
School Committee Approves Needs-Based Budget for FY24
By Adam Swift The School Committee approved Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard’s recommendation for a needs-based school budget for Fiscal Year 2024 on Monday night. Howard was scheduled to discuss that budget figure of $36,644,103 with the town’s finance commission…
News Briefs
April Street Sweeping Now Underway Sweeping occurs through April 28 on the day of a street’s trash collection. The Town of Winthrop conducts Street Sweeping operations on the last full week of the month (last week with a Friday) from…
Schools Assisting With Students Displaced by Fire
By Adam Swift The school department is working with the town and local organizations to help students and families displaced by the four-alarm fire at a large apartment building at 91 Veterans Road last Friday. Of the 110 people displaced…
Healey-Driscoll Admin. Launches New Climate Resiliency Program
Special to the Transcript Governor Maura Healey and Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper have announced a new pilot program to support cities and towns across Massachusetts in updating and putting their climate change resiliency plans and projects…
Winthrop Police Issues Warning for Residents To Secure Vehicles
Chief Terence Delehanty and the Winthrop Police Department would like to urge community members to secure their vehicles following an uptick in reports of stolen vehicles and vehicle break-ins, all of which occurred in unsecured vehicles. On March 19 and…
Winthrop Fire and Police Respond to Four-Alarm Apartment Complex Fire
Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Calandra and Police Chief Terence Delehanty reportd that the Winthrop Fire and Police Departments responded to and extinguished a four-alarm fire last week. On Friday, April 21 at 12:18 p.m., Winthrop Police and Fire received reports…
Gerry D’Ambrosio Appointed to State’s Judicial Nominating Commission
Well-known Revere attorney Gerry D’Ambrosio has been appointed to the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission. Governor Maura Healey said D’Ambrosio and the other Commissioners will be responsible for advising her on nominating and appointing judicial officers in coordination with the Governor’s…
Students at Gorman Fort Banks Elementary Learn About Recycling in Celebration of Earth Day
Special to the Transcript During a recent school wide assembly at the Gorman Fort Banks Elementary school, students participated in an interactive assembly. The Town of Winthrop’s Solid Waste & Recycling Manager, Wendy Millar-Page presented information as to the importance…
Healey Appoints Patrick Lavin As MassDOT Chief Safety Officer
Special to the Journal Governor Maura Healey and Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Gina Fiandaca announced the appointment of Patrick J. Lavin to the position of MassDOT Chief Safety Officer. Lavin has 40 years of experience in transportation safety and operations, including as a subject matter…