Breaking and in‑depth news for Winthrop, MA

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  • Housing activist Walsh makes ballot despite fraud evidence

    The top Massachusetts court agreed to let Michael Walsh remain on the ballot as a candidate for state attorney general, despite a judge acknowledging substantial evidence that the lawyer behind…

  • Financial turmoil divides Governor’s Park

    Winthrop’s largest housing complex, Governor’s Park, is caught in prolonged turmoil, with its diverse working-class residents emotionally divided over their management’s handling of rising costs in their aging facility. The…

  • State finds new route for child services funds

    The Healey administration has awarded child services money to a Chelsea-based aid group, with the benefits earmarked for Winthrop families, after blocking money to the Winthrop Parents Network as part…

  • State rules against 3A crusader Walsh in fraud case

    Michael Walsh, the Lynnfield attorney orchestrating Winthrop’s fight against the town’s compliance with the 3A housing law, was disqualified as a candidate for state attorney general due to fraud allegations.…

  • Stuck with Logan, Winthrop mulls kinder Massport tactics

    Several members of Winthrop’s Town Council are seeking ways of pushing Massport toward greater reparations tied to pollution and noise from Logan Airport, and hoping a new tax agreement might…

  • Governor’s Park residents reject leadership

    Residents of Governor’s Park, the largest housing complex in Winthrop, have opened a new round of warfare over the behavior of their governing board, alleging a broad set of failures…

  • Winthrop sets $68 million budget, up 3 percent

    Winthrop’s Town Council has approved a $68 million annual budget, up nearly 3 percent, while anticipating that last year’s Proposition 2-1/2 override will help avoid some of the financial crises…

  • Letterie willing to vote for 3A compliance

    After more than a year of heavy battling over the 3A housing law in Winthrop, the president of the Town Council, Jim Letterie, is ready to vote in favor of…

  • Rider numbers not central to Point Shirley victory

    The expected shifts in Winthrop’s bus routes to better cover Point Shirley and reach the Beachmont station reflect advocacy and equity more than ridership numbers, MBTA officials said in outlining…

  • MBTA agrees to keep Point Shirley service in Winthrop

    The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, outlining a long-awaited proposal for redesigning town bus service, has agreed to keep Winthrop’s service to Point Shirley after an extensive lobbying campaign by residents…

  • Winthrop councilor eyes AI for town government

    The vice president of the Winthrop Town Council, Suzanne Swope, is floating the idea of using artificial intelligence in municipal government operations, saying it could help produce new ideas and…

  • Winthrop and teachers ratify new contract

    The Winthrop School Committee and the union representing the town’s teachers ratified their new three-year contracts, reached after nearly a year of negotiations. The agreements are retroactive to last summer,…

  • Parents, fire station take new hits from housing defiance

    Winthrop’s families and its fire station felt new repercussions from the Town Council’s defiance of the state’s 3A housing law, losing an established town program for parents and their children,…

  • 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…

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