Month: October 2012

Chamber Breakfast

Martin Barrett (left) of Web First Insurance spoke at the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting Tuesday about helping small businesses save money on their health insurance costs. He is pictured at the breakfast with Chamber President Bernice MacIntyre and…

Holden Seeks to Fill Business Manager Spot

Winthrop School Committee (WSC) member, William Holden, opened a discussion during the October 11th WSC meeting regarding financial management. “I’m concerned that we don’t have a business manager,” says Holden, who suggested Superintendent, John Marcero, post that position for the…

New Bus Policies to Be Considered

The Transportation Sub-Committee discussed student conduct on buses and new bus policies during their Oct. 3 meeting. They unanimously voted on two rules to bring forth to the Winthrop School Committee (WSC). “The first one is that the bus monitor…

Shameful Action

When we heard the news that Governor Deval Patrick removed George Anzuoni as Chairman of the Revere Housing Authority, we were stunned and disappointed at this classic misstep and what can only be termed as politics at its worst. In…