Government · Select Board
Council Raises Taxi Fare to $10 on 6-3 Vote
Winthrop Town Council voted 6-3 to raise Winthrop Taxi's local fare from $8 to $10, rejecting a competing $9 amendment.
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Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee backs $1.1M water bond, flood plan
Winthrop's Finance Committee recommended a $1.1 million water meter and valve replacement bond and backed adoption of the town's 2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan update.
Morning Brief
Ten Winthrop Properties Change Hands as July Deeds Show No Sale Prices
Suffolk County Registry of Deeds recorded 10 property transfers in Winthrop between July 6 and July 8, 2026. None of the deeds had a sale price recorded, so no price range or median could be calculated for the period. The most fully documented transaction was the July 8 transfer of 25 Moore St. from
Government · Water
Council panel reviews hazard mitigation plan
Winthrop's Committee on Public Health, Safety and Public Works reviewed a draft update to the town's federal hazard mitigation plan, teeing up a full Town Council adoption vote.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26
One Winthrop obituary was published this week: Wayland, Ronald, 86, whose arrangements are being handled by Caggiano Funeral Home - Winthrop. No further biographical detail was available in the source listing.
Real Estate
Winthrop Home Prices Range From $40,000 to $916,750 Amid Limited Disclosure
Suffolk County Registry of Deeds recorded 12 Winthrop property transfers between June 26 and June 30. Of those, only four disclosed a sale price, ranging from $40,000 to $916,750 with a median of $455,000. The period's top disclosed sale was 8 Sheryl Lane at $916,750, sold by Marissa D.…
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Recommends Two Winthrop Street Loans
Winthrop's Finance Committee recommended two borrowing authorizations for Winthrop Street infrastructure work, each passing with one abstention.
Government · Select Board
Winthrop Town Council Authorizes $3.16 Million in Water and Sewer Borrowing
Winthrop Town Council approves $3.16 million in MWRA infrastructure borrowing and unanimously bans e-bikes from town parks.
Government · Other Committee
Panel advances council rules, parking study referral
The Winthrop Rules and Ordinance Committee advanced housekeeping changes to council rules and referred a parking study request to the full council, while leaving a fight over board appointee requirements unresolved.
Government · Planning Board
Winthrop Planning Board Delays Zoning Rewrite
Winthrop Planning Board tables use-variance repeal, awaits state-law opinion.