By Adam Swift The town council and the planning board held a joint meeting Tuesday night to discuss the MBTA 3A zoning with new consultant RKG Associates. The consultants laid out the work they will be doing over the coming…
Friends of Winthrop Beach host ‘Shark Talk with Doctor Gregory Skomal’
Friends of Winthrop Beach presented “Shark Talk with Doctor Gregory Skomal” on May 9 at the Neil Shapiro Performing Arts Center at Winthrop High School with the hope of inspiring youth to further their education in marine biology, oceanography, and…
WIHA dinner meeting highlights Winthrop’s Tewksbury Greenhouses
Ashley Tewksbury-Barisano, fifth-generation owner of Winthrop’s Tewksbury Greenhouses, and her mother, Deborah Tewksbury, shared their unique family tradition during a Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association (WIHA) dinner meeting in the Deane Winthrop House barn on May 7. “It’s one…
Mosquito spraying requests to open soon
With the weather warming up this week, people might begin to see some mosquitoes buzzing about. The board of health recently released information about mosquito mitigation efforts for residents through the Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District. The…
Letter to the Editor
A GREAT HONOR Dear Editor: It was such a pleasure to see John Domenico honored and recognized for all he has done for the Town of Winthrop over the years. As a student-athlete and class officer, I enjoyed so many…
WHS Sports Roundup 5-16-24
Nick Cappuccio sets new WHS mark in 100 dash It is a sports truism that records are made to be broken, and that’s what happened on the track at Miller Field at Friday’s tri-meet among Winthrop, Saugus, and Excel Academy when…