By Adam Swift Town Manager Tony Marino is proposing a Fiscal Year 2025 budget that sees a 2.68 percent increase in the general fund over the current fiscal year. Marino is encouraging residents to attend town finance commission meetings in…
Large Crowd Attends Republican Town Comm. Meeting on MBTA Communities Act
It’s hard to determine which was the most impressive development at Tuesday night’s forum hosted by the Winthrop Republican Town Committee: the larger-than-expected turnout of more than 100 residents; the comprehensive set of questions presented by the attendees that examined…
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Hockey Game to Benefit Doug Flutie Autism Awareness Foundation The annual game fundraiser game to benefit the Doug Flutie Autism Awareness Foundation on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Larsen Rink at the Eruzione Center. The puck drops at 6:30…
Winthrop Cultural Council Awards FKO for Community Playgroup, Rise and Shine
Special to the Transcript For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Winthrop Cultural Council to enhance its community playgroup initiative. The community playgroup, named Rise and Shine, provides a…
School Comm. Votes No on School Choice Program
By Adam Swift The Winthrop School Committee voted once again this year to not have the school district take part in the state’s School Choice program. School Choice allows students to attend participating school districts outside of their own communities.…
WIHA Hosts Discussion on ‘Massachusetts Firsts’
James Healy, one of the founders of Boston Duck Tours, presented “Massachusetts Firsts” during the Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association’s (WIHA) April 2 dinner meeting in the Deane Winthrop House barn. Healy is a retired history officer for Boston Duck…