There were the usual laughs about skunks, but Town Manager James McKenna showed how serious he considers the recent surge of wildlife sightings in the town by inviting Health Department Director Eric Moore, Police Chief Terence Delehanty, Fire Chief Paul…
Free Kindergarten – At long last, the dream is now a reality
That was great news for parents of kindergarten age students when the School Committee voted to bring free, all-day kindergarten to the town at the start of the coming school year (2010-11). The previous School Committee had been seeking to…
Hight Marks For James McKenna – Town Manager has been a deft leader
May our schoolchildren get as good a year-end report card as Town Manager James McKenna received from the Town Council Tuesday night. Town Councillor Paul Varrone of the Town Manager Review Committee announced the town manager performance evaluations from the…
Police Blotter 08-18-2010
August 9 8:42 a.m. — A woman reported that her estranged husband had violated a restraining order by driving by her home on four different occasions starting at 6:30 a.m. 1:31 p.m. — Jennifer Bloch, 29, of Winthrop, was arrested…
Obituaries 08-18-2010
John Robert Nicolas Marine Biologist John Robert Nicolas of Cotuit, formerly of Winthrop, died suddenly on July 30 while at sea aboard the research vessel Marcus G. Langseth. He was 62 years old. Born in Winthrop on December 22, 1947…
All the right moves – Jenkins has no regrets about his arrival — or departure
Dr. Steve Jenkins is clearly leaving a job he enjoys in a town he loves. Jenkins, superintendent of Winthrop schools for six years, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position on December 31. “It’s just the…