By Sue Ellen Woodcock People are back living on their boats again and Town officials are concerned about the pumping of sewage into the water. Director of Inspectional Services Al LeGee said is looks like people are back living on…
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Team Approach Needed Toward Implementation of Cannabis
By Sue Ellen Woodcock It’s going to the a team approach when it comes to the implementation of the new laws legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. That’s what Board of Health Chairman Nick LoConte said at Tuesday night’s board…
News Briefs
Democratic Town Committee to meet The Winthrop Democratic Town Committee will meet for the first time of the new year on Wednesday, January 18 at 7:00 PM at the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center, 35 Harvard Street. The agenda will…
Residents Take the Polar Plunge
Giuliana and Tyson Graygor give the ‘Hang Loose’ signal after dipping into the freezing ocean last Sunday during the Point Shirley Plunge on Yirrell Beach. More than 100 residents hit the cold waters on Sunday for the annual neighborhood tradition…
First Place
Winthrop High’s Cormac MacPhail proudly displays the first-place ribbon that he earned by winning the 1,000-meter run in the NEC Freshman-Sophomore Meet at Beverly High School. Cormac is a rising star in the track program, carrying on the proud Winthrop…
Vitale Seeks to Modernize the Town Voting Machines
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Town Clerk Carla Vitale has asked the Town Council to fund the purchase of new voting machines for the Town. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council set a date for a public hearing on the machines…
Most Polling Locations Slated to Change
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The next time voters go to the polls, everyone but those residents living on Golden Drive will be headed for a new polling place. Town Clerk Carla Vitale explained that the old polling place in the…
Council Focuses on Gym Rental Plan
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Finance Committee continues to work on a long-term plan for the rental of the gym on Pauline Street at the old middle/high school. In the meantime the Town Council has approved a revolving fund to…
News Briefs
SANFORD TO HOLD Neighborhood Meeting Councilor Russ Sanford will hold a neighborhood meeting at the E.B. Newton Building on Pauline Street on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m.. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss and hear an…
Waiting for Santa Claus
Daniella Hurley, on her dad Tom’s shoulders, looks for Santa on his fire engine making his way down Elliot Street during the annual Santa Parade last Saturday, Dec. 24.