The Winthrop Town Council met on Tuesday, Feb. 15, in the Harvey Hearing Room of Town Hall, where Council Pres. James Letterie appointed the members of the Town’s Ordinance and Charter Review Committee. Appointments Pres. Letterie named the following individuals…
Author: Laura Plummer
Council Discusses Illegal Airbnbs
The Winthrop Town Council met on Tuesday, Feb. 1, where it discussed concerns about Airbnbs in town operating illegally. Airbnb Concerns Residents noticed that there is a discrepancy between the number of Airbnbs registered with the town and those that…
WPS Sends Test Kits Home, Waits for Mask Update
The Winthrop School Committee met on Monday, Feb. 7, where it discussed the change in COVID protocols in the district. Schools have rolled out the new testing protocol, which involves sending students and staff home with at-home test kits. The…
WPS Misses the Mark on Cultural Responsiveness
The Winthrop Public Schools (WPS) School Committee met on Monday, Jan 24, where it reviewed the results of a study that examined the cultural responsiveness of its K-11 curriculum. The study was conducted by the NYU/Steinhardt Metropolitan Center for Research…
Munson Appointed Precinct 2 Councilor
The new Winthrop Town Council met for its second meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 18, where it filled a vacancy and elected a vice president. The Council held a vote to determine who would become its newest member.…
WPS Talks New COVID Testing Model
On Monday, Jan. 24, the Winthrop School Committee met in the Harvey Hearing Room of Town Hall. It heard updates on COVID-19 testing and student athletics. COVID There has been a recent improvement in case counts and attendance in the…
As Omicron Rages, WPS Sees Historic Staff, Student Absences
The Winthrop School Committee met on Jan. 10, where the dominant theme of the evening was the unprecedented staff and student absences in the district. The meeting was the first to be attended by newly elected Town Council Pres. James…
Meet Your New Councilors
On Jan. 5, the three newly elected members of the Winthrop Town Council were sworn in at a ceremony at the Robert DeLeo Senior Center. Joseph Aiello, Hannah Belcher, and Richard Fucillo took their seats at their first-ever Council meeting…
Boncore on COVID: ‘We are in dire straits’
The Winthrop Town Council met on Dec. 21, where it discussed what DPH Director Meredith Hurley called “a massive surge†in COVID-19. Cases of COVID jumped from 81 to 158 in the two weeks leading up to the meeting, bringing…
School Committee Recognizes Perrin for 12 Years of Service
On Dec. 20, School Committee Chair Brian Perrin received a special citation for his service on the board over the past 12 years. Perrin, who is a practicing attorney, chose not to run for another term and will instead be…