Councilors Larry Powers requested that Town Clerk Carla Vitale be invited to the next meeting of the Council to give her input on the relocation of the polling place at O’Connell Hall on Golden Drive to the Winthrop Senior Center. The new polling location will be used for the first time for the Massachusetts...
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Community Members to Be Honored at Chamber Awards Night Jan. 27
The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce will hold its 21st annual Kick-Off Dinner and Awards Night on Friday, January 27 as a way to recognize those who work for the betterment of our community, and to launch the year with their new leadership team. The elegant Hyatt Harborside at Logan Airport will once again host...
Fine Food Finale: Bitopoulos Family Selling Brothers Restaurant After 41 Years
The Bitopoulos family is serving its famous New England boiled dinner for the last time. After 41 years in business, Brothers Restaurant owners George and Nancy Bitopoulos and Nick and Dee Dee Bitopolous will end their four-decade relationship with Winthrop diners on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The business will continue under new ownership at the...
‘T’ Officials Tell Winthrop Riders: Start Walking Bus Route Could Be Eliminated as MBTA Seeks to Cut Deficit
There aren’t many bus stops in Winthrop as it is right now, but if one MBTA service cut scenario plays out, there won’t be any at all. The private carrier Winthrop bus – funded by the T and operated by Paul Revere Transportation – is the only means of public transportation in the Town....
Residents Say Yes to Casino in an Unofficial Chamber Poll
A thoroughly unscientific Winthrop Chamber of Commerce poll, placed on the organization’s website about one year ago, reveals that a majority of the respondents favor a resort-style casino at Suffolk Downs with only a small minority of respondents voting against any gambling at all. The poll asks respondents to answer in one of four...
Gill Assumes Leadership of Winthrop
Peter Gill was inaugurated as the new president of the Winthrop Town Council to highlight an impressive swearing-in ceremony Tuesday night at the Cummings School Cafetorium. With several members of his family and Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and Congressman Edward J. Markey in attendance, Gill received the oath of office from Town...
2012 School Year Resolutions: Superintendent Sets Sights on Achievement, Professional Development and Partnerships
With a newly sworn School Committee ready to take the reins tonight (Thursday, January 5), and six months under his belt, Superintendent of School John Macero spoke with the Transcript Tuesday night after the swearing-in ceremony and looked ahead to the new year. “Obviously, the first thing I think everyone is focused on is...
Osborne Reflects on Her Years on Winthrop School Committee
Mary Lou Osborne, former chairperson of the Winthrop School Committee, has stepped down after serving on the committee for seven years. She was first elected to a three-year term on the committee in May, 2004. When Winthrop changed its form of government in 2007, she was re-elected to a four-year term, and also served...
Gill to Take Oath as New Council President Tues.
Peter Gill will take the oath of office as the new president of the Winthrop Town Council at the swearing-in ceremony to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cummings School Cafetorium. Gill was elected in November, defeating incumbent President Jeffrey Turco, who served for two years as the leader...
Community Heroes Will Be Honored by WCC at January Installation Dinner
As a way to recognize those who work for the betterment of our community, and to launch the year with their new leadership team, the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce will hold its 21st annual Kick-Off Dinner & Awards Night on Friday, January 27. The Hyatt Harborside at Logan Airport will once again host this...
