Town Council votes 6-3 to dissolve its Rules and Ordinance Committee for a six-month trial. From our own coverage: Council moves to dissolve rules committee; Board of Health reviews Senior Center van costs.
The Winthrop Board of Health heard a Senior Center update and put off a disposable-items policy for another year.
The Winthrop Town Council voted 6-3 to dissolve its Rules and Ordinance Committee for a six-month trial run after a special meeting that opened with a failed vote and a notice dispute.
Winthrop High School sets Nov. 7 date for its 2026 Hall of Fame induction ceremony. From our own coverage: School Committee weighs sponsorship of overseas trip; Resident's legal challenge shuts down zoning hearing notice.
Three Winthrop, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Dobson, Bruce, 81; Ferrara, Christopher, 63; and Fife, John, 86. All three died between Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Winthrop High School's 2026 Hall of Fame class was announced this week: seven inductees spanning the Classes of 1966 to 2012, plus special-contribution honors for former baseball coach Barry Rosen and the late superintendent Peter Finn.
Thirteen property transfers were recorded in Winthrop between Sept. 25 and Oct. 24, but sale prices had posted for only one by this report. That transaction, a condominium at 70 Moore St. Unit 3, sold for $660,000 on Sept. 25.
Winthrop's Town Council closed a Center Business District zoning hearing after a resident successfully challenged its legal notice.
The Winthrop School Committee voted unanimously to keep the high school's annual international trip unsponsored by the district.
Winthrop recorded 12 property transfers at the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, but only one, 41 Sunnyside Ave, carries a posted sale price: $436,000, sold to Operative Bank by Stephen and Tara Barron.
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