By Cary Shuman [email protected] Jeffrey R. Turco, a 38-year-old attorney, is off and running vigorously for the position of president of the Winthrop Town Council. Turco, who has lived in town for five years, has started collecting signatures for his…
Temporary parking ban at public landing in effect next Tuesday
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Landside improvements to the Winthrop public landing on Shirley Street, which began last Tuesday, August 25, will cause a temporary interruption of normal usage there for two days, beginning next Tuesday, September 8,…
Frazier retires as director of Board of Health
By Cary Shuman [email protected] William “Paul†Frazier has been the go-to guy for all matters relating to the Winthrop Board of Health since 1982. Frazier, director of the Board of Health for 28 years, has announced he is stepping down…
The death of Senator Kennedy
The death of Senator Edward Kennedy was a tragedy of the first order for Massachusetts. His death was our demise in the Senate, and in Washington, where Massachusetts held a very special position from year to year when budget time…
Rep. DeLeo attends services for Ted Kennedy
Local legislator among those on hand, paying tribute to legendary senator Bob DeLeo, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, attended both the Memorial Mass and funeral for our late United States Senator, Edward M. Kennedy. As a former selectman…
Thank you, Paul – Paul Frazier served the town well as Board of Health director
In 1982, Paul Frazier was appointed as the director of the Winthrop Board of Health. For the past 28 years, he has been the man in charge of one of the most important, though often taken for granted, town departments.…