Winthrop School Committee approves $129,273 warrant and updated handbooks ahead of August 27 school opening. The committee met Monday, August 11, at Town Hall and voted unanimously to approve student handbooks updated to reflect the U.S.
Winthrop Town Council opened a public hearing on charter changes that could reshape how its nine members are elected, deferring a vote until August 12.
Winthrop Town Council unanimously approved a new short-term rental ordinance capping Airbnb-style units at 1.5 percent of the town's housing stock and shifting licensing to the Board of Licensing.
Winthrop School Committee unanimously approves a $40.15 million operating budget for fiscal year 2026.
Winthrop Town Council deadlocked 4-4 on the MBTA Communities Act compliance plan and again on a Precinct 2 council appointment, leaving both unresolved.
Winthrop held a joint public hearing on MBTA Communities Act compliance, with no vote taken and the matter sent to the Planning Board for a formal recommendation.
Winthrop Town Council adopted a comprehensive fiscal year 2026 budget package exceeding $80 million at a special June 10 meeting at the Robert DeLeo Senior Center.
Winthrop School Committee votes 7-0 to hire Susan Gibbons as director of pupil personnel services.
Winthrop Town Council approved a $38.5 million bond authorization for a new fire station and heard the Finance Commission's endorsement of an $82 million FY26 budget at the June 3 meeting.
Winthrop Town Council approves Pride and Juneteenth proclamations and refers a $38.5 million firehouse bond authorization to its Finance Subcommittee.