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Last 14 days

• Council moves to dissolve rules committee. The Winthrop Town Council weighed a contested plan to dissolve its Rules and Ordinance Committee for a six-month trial after a special meeting opened with a failed vote and a notice dispute, as the committee's chair warned it "creates an appearance" of manipulation.Winthrop News
• Board of Health reviews Senior Center van costs. The Winthrop Board of Health took up a Senior Center transportation update and a long-delayed disposable-items policy, as Council on Aging Director Matt Rhodes detailed van costs and member Jeanne Maggio pushed for the board to present directly to the Town Council.Winthrop News
• School Committee weighs sponsorship of overseas trip. The Winthrop School Committee took up whether to make the high school's annual international trip a district-sponsored program, acting on a recommendation from its Athletics, Facilities, Extracurricular and Out-of-School Subcommittee.Winthrop News
• Resident's legal challenge shuts down zoning hearing notice. Winthrop's Town Council closed a Center Business District zoning hearing after a resident successfully challenged its legal notice, a reading Town Counsel called "not negotiable." Members also weighed a fiscal 2027 trash budget and continued a tree-protection ordinance for a fourth time.Winthrop News
• Winthrop High sets Nov. 7 Hall of Fame induction. Winthrop High School's 2026 Hall of Fame class, seven inductees from the Classes of 1966 to 2012 plus special honors for coach Barry Rosen and late superintendent Peter Finn, will be inducted Nov. 7 at the Elks Lodge. Tickets are available through DeGregorio's insurance company.Winthrop News
• Winthrop records 13 property transfers this week. Winthrop recorded 13 property transfers this week, though pricing data was available for only one of them.Winthrop News

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