Some of the best inspirations come from a book, and that’s how a group of town employees got together to come up with Winthrop Engages to be held May 15 at the Cummings School from, 6-8 p.m., an event to…
Author: Sue Ellen Woodcock
Officials Outline Budget At Annual Spring Forum
According to the town charter, the Town spring forum is about budget matters, and Tuesday night Town Manager Austin Faison got to hold his first forum at the DeLeo Senior Center regarding the coming fiscal year 2020 budget. “We have…
Development Proposal Goes to ZBA April 25
Next Thursday, April 25 the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on a proposed 20-unit housing development at 213 Shirley St. The owner Michael Ferrara and KBM Capital LLC are seeking a permit to demolish the existing…
Dolphin Cited off Coughlin Park
Officials from the New England Aquarium were called to help guide a lone dolphin from a shallow inlet in Winthrop to a deeper part of Boston Harbor. Two white-sided dolphins stranded themselves shortly before midnight Sunday, but only one survived…
Somerset Developer To Move Forward
For months there has been a question of where the Center Business District boundary is and if there are any home lots in it. A letter from Commissioner of Inspectional Services Al Legee delivered hours before Monday night’s Planning Board…
Councilor Letterie Holds Meeting for Precinct 2 Residents
Precinct 2 Councilor James Letterie held a small open meeting at the EB Newton Center Monday night for Precinct 2 residents. One resident, Katie Pellacchia, asked about regionalizing other areas of the budget beside police and fire dispatch. Letterie noted…
Winds Whip Pauline Street Fire
Careless disposal of smoking material was the cause of the two-alarm blaze at 155 Pauline St., on April 3, causing more than $250,000 in damages to a single-family home. Fire Chief Paul Flanagan said numerous calls came in to regional…
Council Hears from Town Officials on FY’20 Budget
Next year’s budget season is right on track, and includes town department heads making a brief presentation to the Town Council. Tuesday night department heads from Veteran’s Ser-vices, Human Resources, Treasurer, Assessors, the Council on Aging, and the ferry service/MIS/EB…
Winthrop, the World, All On the Same Recycling Ride
You think you’re doing the right thing by recycling your plastic milk jug, your cardboard and cans. Environmentally, you are still doing the right thing, but for cities and towns, it costs more to dispose of recyclable trash as opposed…
Fire Lt. John Rich Commended for His 2018 Life-saving Actions
Fire Department Lieutenant John Rich was on his way to work, stopping at Dun-kin Donuts on May 24, 2018 when he drove past the corner of Pleasant and Palmyra streets he noticed smoke coming from a house. It was around…