By Seth Daniel For the Transcript The clock was ticking on proposed increases to the tunnel tolls, and just about everyone, including new House Speaker Bob DeLeo (D-Winthrop), was sweating it out. March 30 was the day that new tolls of $7 were to go into effect, and DeLeo was not about to let...
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Forum generates heated debate, not a lot of good news
By Cary Shuman [email protected] If townspeople were looking for some optimistic news from the Winthrop Town Council’s annual public forum Tuesday night at the Senior Center, there wasn’t much. Near the end of the forum, Planning Board Chairman Dick Dimes revealed the town should receive some significant revenues from the Winthrop Hospital project, the...
Deane Winthrop House writes new chapter with a new addition
By Cary Shuman [email protected] There’s plenty of history at the Deane Winthrop House, the town’s most famous landmark, located at 40 Shirley Street. And now there’s a space to store Winthrop and Improvement Historical Association (WIHA) artifacts and documents on the site, thanks to a new addition built directly behind the barn of the...
The Guy from Boston is The Man – Ligotti lights up the airwaves with his wit and political commentary
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Joe Ligotti sat on the coach on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but Ligotti, known far and wide as “The Guy From Boston,” isn’t sitting still. In fact, the charismatic and cigar-chomping Ligotti has been making people stand up and take notice of his gig as the opinionated co-host...
Read on: Library will likely remain open through June
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Against a backdrop that has libraries across the region watching their bottom lines and worrying about state certification through the state Board of Library Commissioners, Winthrop Public Library appears poised to remain open through the end of the fiscal year, thanks in large part to a fundraising...
Holmes to Chamber of Commerce: Town isn’t generating enough revenue
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Interim Town Manager Larry Holmes talked about the town’s current financial status and the May 19 Proposition 2 1/2 override referendum during a guest appearance at the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast Monday at the Winthrop Arms Restaurant. Paul Leavy, president of the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, praised Holmes...
Override committee begins in the background
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript As town officials work in public meetings to prepare a Proposition 2 1/2 override question for voters on May 19, a small group of local volunteers and community leaders are working behind the scenes to prepare an effort to support that override request. The group, led by...
Public safety and the economy
Fighting crime isn’t easy during a budget crisis By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Winthrop Police Lieutenant Terence Delehanty, executive officer in charge of the department, said this week that most crime indicators are on the rise through the first two months of 2009, even as budget cuts have forced layoffs in the...
Patient developers – Long-awaited condo project at hospital site is approved
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Planning Board approved by a 5-0 vote the long-awaited condominium project proposed by Pizzuti Development (Winthrop Cove Realty) for the three-story, 50-foot brick building formerly occupied by the Winthrop Hospital on Lincoln Street. Tina Pizzuti Brzezenski, trustee of Winthrop Cove Realty Trust, the entity that purchased the Winthrop Hospital...
Holds no water – Town Manager reinstates Famolare, saying there was ‘no substance’ to allegations
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Interim Town Manager Larry Holmes said Tuesday night that Winthrop Harbormaster Charles Famolare would be reinstated immediately, following the outcome of his investigation of allegations against the veteran harbormaster. “I have examined all of the allegations against Mr. Famolare and have found no substance to these allegations,”...
