WINTHROP – One thing is clear, Winthrop will have a bylaw that addresses the use of houseboats at area marinas, including Atlantic Marina off Pleasant Street. Officials expect to start working on a draft on April 15. The Town Council’s…
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Wellness Week Starts with Sunday Expo
WINTHROP – There is truly something for everyone next week as Winthrop kicks off its first Wellness Week this Sunday with the Health and Wellness Expo in the high school gym from 10 am to 2 pm. “We’d like to…
Hermon St. Project Rezoning Put on Hold: Developers Seeking Condos at Playhouse Site
WINTHROP – A procedural question has forced the Town Council to postpone its official decision on the rezoning of an old church and theater at 60 Hermon St. Tuesday night, in front of neighbors and the representatives of Ocean City…
Police Blotter 04-09-2015
Monday, March 30 Party on Lincoln Street reports a residence there has lot consciousness but has awakened. Call transferred to WFD and EMS for service. Elderly party fell at Senior Center. No injuries detected. Party on Undine Avenue reports a…
Alternative to Fields as Snow Dumps Must Be Found
We spoke to Steve Calla, Director of the Winthrop Department of Public Works, and he wanted to make it clear that he never denied using the Winthrop High baseball field as a snow dump for the snow removed from the…
Advancing 60 Hermon St. Project
The Town Council moved a step closer to approving the project being planned for 60 Hermon St., which is the former home of the Winthrop Playmakers. The Planning Board had voted by a 7-0 margin in favor of the project…
Speaker Deleo Presides Over Inauguration
Speaker Robert A. DeLeo presided over Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony at which East Boston resident Adrian Madaro took office as the new state representative for East Boston. It was an impressive ceremony and certainly an honor for Adrian and his family…
It’s Time to Get Flame Retardants out of Our Couches
Eight years ago, my 4-year old daughter and I gave blood samples for an Environmental Working Group study on Flame Retardants in Mothers and Their Toddlers. When our results came back from the lab, both of us had chemicals called…
Sports 04-09-2015
WHS Sports roundup “Play ball†Monday for WHS baseball, softball The Winthrop High baseball and softball teams finally will get to hear the umpire instruct them to “Play ball†after four weeks of weather-induced frustration when they take to the…
Obituaries 04-09-2015
Henry ‘Hank’ Woytaszek Verizon Communications retiree Henry R. (Hank) Woytaszek passed away on April 3, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital due to medical complications. He was born on July 31, 1951 in Winthrop and was the loving husband to Maria Sena-Woytaszek…