In a surprising development the Winthrop Town Council unanimously approved the appointment of former chairman Gerald Ogus to the Winthrop Licensing Commission at its meeting Tuesday night. Donald J. Kearney (chairman) and Maureen Canavan (vice chairman) were also appointed to the commission but it was Ogus’s appointment – whose name did not appear on...
At the Winthrop Yacht Club almost a decade ago, Maggie Morris, former owner of Moonstruck Cafe and Luna Boutique, was talking to her friend and business partner Cindy Levins about her search for a home. “Why don’t you buy that house?” Levins said, pointing across the street to a pink, Victorian residence. Six months...
Town Manager James McKenna unveiled a plan to regionalize operations between the Winthrop and Revere Public Libraries whereby one person would serve as the director of both institutions. The Winthrop director’s position has been vacant since the resignation of Alan Thibeault, who left to become the director of the Danvers public library. McKenna told...
Winthrop firefighters Local 170 announced this week that they have been in contact with Santa Claus and have finalized arrangements for the jolly old elf’s annual trip through Winthrop, beginning at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 24 and ending at approximately 9 p.m. “The Winthrop firefighters will once again accompany Santa on his...
The Winthrop Town Council unanimously approved the town taking by eminent domain a parcel of land at Governor’s Park Condominium for the purpose of constructing a secondary road from Kennedy Drive, site of the Gorman/Fort Banks School and DPW headquarters. The cost for the taking of the land will be $30,000....
Attorney Edward L. Amaral Jr. has broken new ground in the field of law with the launching of Online Divorce Mediation.com (ODM). Amaral, president of the family law firm, Amaral & Associates P.C. with law offices located in Winthrop and Boston, started the separate branch of the nationwide business in November. “Online Divorce Mediation...
Matt Abbatessa, shown with former President Jimmy Carter, has just returned from Haiti. Matt, a proud member of the Winthrop Mixed Lodge #2057, joined President and Mrs. Carter in Leogane, Haiti volunteering for Habitat for Humanity’s 28th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. Matt, along with 400 volunteers from around the world and the U.S. helped to build 150...
A California man, who had been staying at the home of his sister-in-law in Winthrop, was taken into custody on domestic assault, assault and battery and weapons charges last Friday, December 2. , Officers responded to the home on Shirley Street and discovered more than 30 firearms and ammunition, which the alleged assailant was...
House Speaker Robert DeLeo says that he is right now planning for the legislative year to come and what new matters should be brought before the House for action. “We have finished a productive legislative session, perhaps the most productive House session in decades,” said the speaker during a recent interview with the Transcript....
Winthrop resident Maureen Reddy joined a team of artisans from across the country to decorate the White House in Washington, D.C. for the holidays. This year’s decorating theme was Shine, Give, Share as the home of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama was transformed into a wonderland with over 35 trees, 60...
