Archive for April, 2007

By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. A vicious April Nor’easter landed in eastern Massachusetts on Sunday, bringing torrential rains and extremely high tides to the coastline of Winthrop on Sunday night and Monday morning. According to Winthrop Town Manager Rick White, the town’s emergency response managers met regularly throughout the weekend in preparation for the storm and the... »

By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. In January 2006 the town of Winthrop, beset with mounting financial problems and a beleaguered voting public unwilling to dig deeper into its pockets for more tax revenue, began a new era in local government. The new town charter, which established a nine-member Town Council and a professional administrative manager, took... »

By Joshua Resnek Representative Anthony Petruccelli has promised he is going to work hard in the tradition of former State Senate President Robert Travaglini to improve the condition of local beaches, and that includes Winthrop Beach. Petruccelli, chair of the Beaches Committee in the House, said the beaches are his district’s most important assets, and as... »

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