With their budget goals for fiscal year 2013 already announced, the Winthrop School Committee will meet Thursday night to review the findings of Superintendent’s John Macero’s School Entry Plan and hear his recommendations for moving the school district forward over…
Health Center Construction to Start in June
The long awaited Winthrop Community Health Center, which was first proposed by East Boston neighborhood Health Center for the Center area business district, is finally poised to begin construction in June, according to an EBNHC source this week. Manny Lopes,…
Beach Restoration Update Senator Petrucelli Coming to Winthrop
The Winthrop Town Council has invited State Senator Anthony Petruccelli of this district to its meeting Tuesday night to update the town’s residents on the status of the Winthrop Beach Restoration Project. The issue and the project have been in…
Public Safety and Casino: Chief Delehanty is on Top of the Matter
It was encouraging to hear from former Boston Police Commissioner Paul Evans, the new director of security at Suffolk Downs, that he has met with Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty and other leaders of area police departments to discuss the…
Help the Hobson Family Fundraiser to Assist Family Who Lost Home
We received a note from our former School Committee Chairwoman, Mary Lou Osborne, that a group of community people, calling themselves, “Neighbor 2 Neighbor†has formed and wishes to help address the ongoing needs of the Hobson family, who lost…
Congratulations, DON Women’s Hockey Coach Was Pioneer
We join the college hockey community in congratulating former Northeastern University women’s hockey coach Don Mac- Leod of Winthrop on his induction into the Women’s Beanpot Hall of Fame. MacLeod was a leading advocate for women’s hockey during his tenure…