Breaking and in‑depth news for Winthrop, MA

  • Husband claims mistake in wife’s killing

    Sean Brewer, a habitual criminal with convictions involving drugs and violence, was arraigned Tuesday in tears for what he described as the accidental shooting death of his wife on Sunday…

  • Winthrop victim and shooter identified

    The weekend shooting death in Winthrop involved a husband fatally firing a gun at his wife, apparently during an argument in her apartment, prosecutors said. The victim was 47-year-old Jacklyn…

  • Woman killed in Winthrop shooting

    A woman was killed Sunday in an apparent shooting at an apartment building in Winthrop, reportedly amid a loud argument, and another person known to her was detained in the…

  • Winthrop council challenges president’s power

    The Winthrop Town Council rejected the idea that it allow the immediate consideration of agenda items at the request of at least four members, in a stalled challenge of the…

  • Marblehead’s loud defiance shifts 3A challenge

    The Massachusetts attorney general is promising a review of Marblehead’s attempt at technical compliance with the 3A housing law, raising new legal and political complications for Winthrop’s own defiant position.…

  • Teacher union and town find contract terms

    After a year of talks, the Winthrop School Committee and the union representing its teachers reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract offering annual average raises of about…

  • State court counters Winthrop suit against 3A

    A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has denied a town-backed bid by a group of private activists to immediately halt the enforcement of the state’s 3A housing law against Winthrop, saying…

  • Winthrop teachers castigate town for silence in talks

    Winthrop teachers have berated the town’s School Committee for halting contract negotiations, saying that a decision to retreat from talks nearly a year into the process will only delay a…

  • Winthrop facing state mediation in teacher talks

    Eleven months into contract talks with the town’s teacher union, the Winthrop School Committee is described by the union as seeking intervention by state mediators, after saying it has reached…

  • State chides Winthrop anew on 3A

    Massachusetts officials, in a formal response to Winthrop town leadership, reiterated that the 3A housing law does not interfere with rules at condominiums such as Seal Harbor and suggested that…

  • DeMarco challenging Edwards for state Senate

    Rob DeMarco, a former town-wide member of the Winthrop Town Council, has announced his intention to challenge state Senator Lydia Edwards for the legislative seat she has held since 2022,…

  • Winthrop council seeks another anti-3A legal battle

    On its third try, the Winthrop Town Council voted to join a lawsuit against the state brought by private citizens opposing the state’s 3A housing expansion law, defying the town…

  • Winthrop girls protest years of field inequities

    Winthrop town leaders have promised to improve conditions for the Winthrop high school girls softball team after members complained that they have struggled for years with field options so imbalanced…

  • Winthrop council, more calmly, renews 3A fight

    The Winthrop Town Council followed up a contentious and argumentative three-hour regular meeting with a 10-minute special session on Wednesday at which some members pushed again to join a private…

  • Town Council fights over 3A voting

    The Winthrop Town Council engaged in a prolonged standoff, with newly elected member Joseph Romano leading a revolt against the council’s president, Jim Letterie, in an apparent bid to consider…

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