Government

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 Town Council deadlocked 4-4 on the MBTA Communities Act compliance plan and again on a Precinct 2 council appointment, leaving both unresolved.

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 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 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 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 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.