The Paul Speidel Jazz Trio played on the Winthrop Public Library lawn on Tuesday, Aug. 15, courtesy of the Friends of the Winthrop Public Library. Dozens of residents came out to enjoy the sounds of the band.
Month: August 2017
McKenna to be Consultant to Town
By Sue Ellen Woodcock At the end of the month, Town Manager James McKenna will step down from his leadership position and become a consultant to the town until his contract expires in May 2018. McKenna made the announcement at…
Tri-Community Health Collaborative Moves Forward
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The North Suffolk Public Health Collaborative is up and running, serving Winthrop, Revere and Chelsea with director Jeff Stone at the helm. The collaborative is intended to fill in the gaps regarding health issues in the…
Health Department to be Restructured
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Residents seeking the town’s health department will soon find it restructured and renamed the Office of Public Health and Social Services. Tuesday night Town Manager James McKenna told the town council that is was time to…
Health Center Talks PACE Program at JPNA Meeting
By John Lynds East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) Director of Marketing Michelle Hagerty knows all too well about the struggles of caring for an aging parent. At a community meeting this week, Hagerty told the story of her mother’s…
A New Way for Parents to Connect
By Kate Anslinger There are many ups and downs that go along with parenting, which is why a new parent peer support-program is coming to Winthrop. The program, known as the Parents Forum, is designed to open up conversations related…
News Briefs
Rodent Control and How You Can Help The Town of Winthrop has been actively engaged in rodent control measures in various locations in the Town of Winthrop. Currently the main focus of the rodent-control program is townwide. Some reasons the…
Police Blotter 08-17-2017
Monday, Aug. 7 Male party found 94C paraphernalia in the area of Bowdoin Street. Defendant on active RO called to make arrangements to pick up personal belongings on Buchanan Street. When plaintiff was contacted, he stated that he was not…
Another Alcohol- Related Tragedy
Perhaps it is because we have children who are teen-agers, but the news Monday morning of the death of a 16 year-old girl on the Merrimack River in a jet ski accident in which alcohol allegedly was involved hit us…
School Will Be Back – Drive with Care
With school bells ringing for the start of the 2017-18 school year next week and the week thereafter, commuters will have to adjust to the prospect of schoolchildren and school buses returning to our streets. All of us who drive…