By Adam Swift Town Manager Tony Marino officially presented the Town Council with the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 at its meeting on Tuesday night. The total proposed general fund budget is $59,652,439, an increase of 5 percent over…
News Briefs
Lane Closures Start on Tobin Bridge The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has implemented evening and overnight lane closures on the Tobin Bridge on Route 1 southbound on the upper deck’s left lane, from the Everett Avenue on-ramp…
WHS Drama Presents‘ Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse’
Winthrop High School (WHS) Drama Society will be presenting “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse†on Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m., in the Neil Shapiro Center for Performing Arts. The children’s theater piece tells…
Town Responds to Needs of Residents Displaced by Fire
By Adam Swift Town leaders and residents came together in the wake of a massive fire that displaced over 100 people on Veterans Road on Friday, April 21. Four residents were transported to local hospitals as a result of the…
Councilors Concerned About Speeding Vehicles
By Adam Swift Several Town Councilors want to see the town take a more holistic approach to addressing speeding in the town. During the Town Manager’s report section of Tuesday night’s Council meeting, there was a discussion about vehicles speeding…
The Equation Is Very Simple: More Guns = More Shootings
Although mass shootings — especially in schools — typically draw the most attention from the media, the reality is that these shootings account for a very small percentage of death-by-firearms in our country. The recent spate of random, isolated shootings — the…