Government

Winthrop Town Council tables two motions at a special session called over MBTA 3A zoning litigation. All nine councillors attended the April 8 special meeting, convened at the request of Councillors Finn, Romano, Costigan, and a fourth member, under the town charter's four-member call provision.

Winthrop Town Council approves marina float repairs, budget transfers, and stormwater ordinance while softball players raise Title IX concerns.

Winthrop Town Council referred a National Grid utility pole permit to subcommittee and heard warnings of escalating grant losses tied to the town's MBTA Communities Act non-compliance.

Winthrop Town Council appointed Martin Finn to fill the vacant Precinct 6 seat and heard a detailed storm debrief attributing seven simultaneous water main breaks during February's blizzard to improperly calibrated backup controls at the town's pressure reducing valve station.

Winthrop Town Council unanimously approved a $2.5 million certified free cash distribution to four municipal stabilization funds at its February 17 meeting.

Winthrop Town Council deadlocks 4-4 on motion to join MBTA Communities Act exemption case.

Winthrop's Town Council tabled a motion to join an MBTA Communities Act exemption lawsuit and approved three board appointments at its January 20 meeting.

Winthrop Town Council honored two Eagle Scouts, elected a vice president, and addressed a wave of resident confusion over spiking real estate tax bills at its January 6 organizational meeting.

Winthrop Town Council approves $980,000 loan to remove lead water lines and hears first-ever airport particulate data.