By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop High School teacher Chris Donnelly, his students and peer mentors and more than 200 high school and middle school students have taken a pledge this year to help end the use of the…
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Town Council Postpones Vote on Gov. Winthrop Nursing Home Property
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Winthrop Town Council postponed a vote on the petition of property owner 142 Pleasant Realty Trust who is seeking to amend the zoning map by including in the Special Development Overlay District (SDOD) the…
Wind Breaker – Mother Nature Topples a Telephone Pole and a Tree During Windstorm
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript The snow and ice storms of this winter have finally abated, but that doesn’t mean that town emergency crews arefinally getting some well-deserved rest. Quite the contrary, as a high windstorm swept through the…
(Sweet) Science Student – Baurle will make his Competitive Debut March 7
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Asa Baurle – all four-feet-five and 63 pounds of him – will step in to the ring and make his competitive boxing debut at the 56th Annual Silver Mittens Boxing Tournament on March 7 at the…
The School Dept.
“A year ago if you asked people whether that move was ever going to happen, they would have said no,†said Turco. “I’ve had discussions with the town manager and I hope in the next budget we’ll see the consolidation…
Meagher’s Abrupt Resignation Rooted in ‘Lack of Support’ – Finance Director’s Departure Latest in Line of School Leadership Resignations
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop Schools Director of Finance Kevin Meagher tendered his resignation to the School Committee on February 10 in an abrupt move that caught school committee members off guard. “The Winthrop Public Schools lost a…
Hickey says his Department is Ready to Comply with Kennedy Drive Restrictions
–By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Following a carbon monoxide scare at the Gorman Fort Banks School two weeks ago and a winter season filled with traffic snarls and parking issues along Kennedy Drive, parents of students at the Gorman…
Mutual Aid
the Winthrop Fire Department assisted the chelsea Fire Department in fighting a fast-moving, four-alarm fire that struck separate houses on Marlboro and Library streets in Chelsea Tuesday morning. the firefighters had to contend with extremely windy conditions and below-freezing temperatures at the scene of the fire. Fire…
Resolution Road – Residents Pleased with Decision Concerning Access Road During Drop-off/Pick-up Time
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Scott Kinsella, a Gorman Fort Banks Elementary School parent, said he was pleased by the Town Council’s decision Tuesday night to prohibit Department of Public Works staff from using the only access road to the school…
B&B Ordinance Begins to take Shape
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript The Winthrop Planning Board took another step Monday night, toward bringing a Bed and Breakfast ordinance to the Town Council this spring. According to Planning Board Chairman Richard Dimes, Monday’s meeting was a working…