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Winthrop School Committee Delivers Contract Counter-Proposals to Teachers Union

WINTHROP -- March 18, 2026, Winthrop School Committee presents package contract counter-proposals to teachers union in special open session. Meeting at Winthrop High School Library on March 18, the committee offered three alternative salary schedules for teachers and three for educational support professionals, with teacher options ranging from tiered step

Winthrop Council Fills Precinct 6 Seat, Hears Blizzard Water System Debrief

WINTHROP -- March 10, 2026, Winthrop Town Council appointed Martin Finn to fill the vacant Precinct 6 seat and heard a detailed storm debrief attributing seven simultaneous water main breaks during February's blizzard to improperly calibrated backup controls at the town's pressure reducing valve station. Finn defeated

Winthrop teachers union offers four-year comprehensive contract package to School Committee

WINTHROP -- March 4, 2026, Winthrop's teachers union presented a comprehensive four-year contract settlement package covering all four bargaining units at a March 4 School Committee meeting. The Winthrop Education Association, at its 17th bargaining session since May 2025, proposed annual wage increases ranging from 3 percent for

Winthrop Council Approves $2.5 Million Free Cash Distribution to Four Stabilization Funds

WINTHROP -- February 17, 2026, Winthrop Town Council unanimously approved a $2.5 million certified free cash distribution to four municipal stabilization funds at its February 17 meeting. Council President Letary, delivering his fifth annual State of the Town address, reported the town's combined stabilization balances now total roughly

Winthrop School Committee enters executive session amid teacher contract standoff

WINTHROP -- February 9, 2026, Winthrop teachers and educational support professionals flooded a School Committee meeting to demand settlement of a contract now more than 200 days overdue. Dozens of current and former Winthrop Public Schools employees filled the Harvey Kering Room at Town Hall on February 9 to tell the

Winthrop Town Council Deadlocks 4-4 on MBTA 3A Exemption Case Motion

WINTHROP -- February 3, 2026, Winthrop Town Council deadlocks 4-4 on motion to join MBTA Communities Act exemption case. The council split evenly Tuesday night on an amended motion that would have directed Town Manager Anthony Marino to join a Superior Court exemption case, docket 2484-CBO-2351-A, filed

Massport Advisory Director Outlines Air Quality Monitoring Efforts Near Logan Airport

WINTHROP -- January 22, 2026, A cable-access interview on Winthrop's community access TV covered Logan Airport air quality and noise issues but included no Finance Committee business. Aaron Toffler, Executive Director of the Massport Community Advisory Committee, a 35-community oversight body, told host Paul Baskin that one

Winthrop Town Council Tables MBTA Communities Act Exemption Vote Until February

WINTHROP -- January 20, 2026, Winthrop's Town Council tabled a motion to join an MBTA Communities Act exemption lawsuit and approved three board appointments at its January 20 meeting. Vice President Swope moved to join the legal case, which argues the town's extreme density warrants an exemption

Winthrop Board of Health to Begin Restaurant Letter Grading After Year Delay

WINTHROP -- January 13, 2026, Winthrop Board of Health clears path for restaurant letter-grade posting after a 19-month delay. The board agreed at its January 13 meeting to a roughly 90-day public awareness push before inspectors begin assigning A, B, or C grades to food establishments, a regulation

Winthrop School Committee approves $2.25 million in warrants, enters collective bargaining session

WINTHROP -- January 12, 2026, Winthrop School Committee approved nearly $2.25 million in warrants and heard a broad superintendent's update at its first meeting of 2026. The committee voted unanimously to approve a general warrant of $380,676.63 and two payroll warrants totaling $1,867,687.25,

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