The old middle school site on Pauline Street and the Center Business Infrastructure project will be the topic of discussion at a forum April 3, at 7 p.m., during the regular meeting of the Town Council in the auditorium of…
Author: Sue Ellen Woodcock
Coughlin Park Shoreline Fix Moving Forward
Plans for repair of the shoreline at Coughlin Park are moving forward. Last week officials from MEPA (the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Act) came to Winthrop to begin the permitting process to address the erosion that has happened at the park’s…
Have You Had Enough?
The Blizzard of 2018, also the third nor-easter of the year that hit Winthrop on Tuesday. Weather folks are predicting another storm for Tuesday into Wednesday next week, but the details aren’t firm yet. “Our DPW crews kept pace with…
The Lion Roared in Winthrop:Town Hit by Second Severe Flood in Two Months
The month of March certainly came in like a lion and let’s hope it goes out like a lamb. Eastern coast communities, including Winthrop, were battered with a nor’easter that blew in on Friday and stayed much of the weekend.…
Request for Funding Put in for Cummings Playground
Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard has put in a request of $200,000 for a new playground at the A.T. Cummings School (ATC). The playground was inspected in March 2016 during an inspection of all the parks in town. During a…
Councilors Hear About Town Ferry Service
The town’s ferry service is something that draws mixed reaction when discussed so at Tuesday’s council meeting a presentation was given about the town ferry service and discussion ensued. Going back in history the town sought to construct the pier,…
21 Tobacco Purchasing Age to Rise in June
As of June 1, anyone purchasing tobacco and related products in Winthrop will have to be 21 years of age. Tuesday night, after months of work, the Board of Health voted to implement new regulations for the sale of tobacco.…
2017 Real Estate Market Good for Winthrop
The Winthrop real estate market in 2017 was definitely a good one with higher prices being recorded than in 2016, but a drop in the number of new listings, making home buying an adventure. “2017 was a great year in…
Improvements to Come to Roadway
Residents can expect a street project starting at McGee’s Corner and continuing all the way up Revere Street to Crest Avenue. The $3-million project will only cost the town taxpayers $325,000 for engineering. “And the state basically gives us a…
Delehanty Appointed New Town Manager
With a unanimous vote. the Town Council selected Police Chief Terence Delehanty as the next town manager pending successful negotiations. Council President Ron Vecchia, who nominated Delehanty, said there had been an outside search firm to field qualified applicants for…