The Winthrop Town Council will continue to give all residents an opportunity to address the board during the “public comment†portion of its meetings. The Council voted to give citizens five minutes to speak on any issue they feel is…
Welcome aboard, Eric Moore – New health director is appointed
The announcement that a new, permanent director of the Winthrop Health Department is coming on board this Monday is good news for the town. With all of the vital health issues (including the H1N1 flu) on the horizon, it was…
Obituaries 01-27-2010
Joseph Nocito, 94 Of New Hampshire, formerly of Winthrop Joseph P. Nocito of Salem, NH, formerly of Winthrop, died at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH on January 21 after a brief illness. He was 94 years old. Born in East…
Brown’s kind of town – Republican wins Winthrop en route to victory over Coakley
Winthrop voters turned out in larger than expected numbers and gave Republican Scott Brown the majority vote over Democrat Martha Coakley in the U.S. Senate special election on Tuesday. Winthrop cast 3,596 votes for Brown and 2,902 votes for Coakley.…
WPD arrests three on gun charges
Winthrop detectives conducting surveillance operations in the Shirley Street area on January 14, wound up arresting three men on unlawful possession of a firearms charges, after observations made by the detectives resulted in a stop of the motor vehicle they…
Outcome is nothing short of historic
The Kennedy political dynasty with its birthplace right here in Suffolk County has suffered a grievous loss with the victory of Scott Brown over Martha Coakley. She won Boston, Chelsea and Suffolk County but she didn’t win Winthrop. Winthrop went…