Winthrop Town Council unanimously mandated video recording and online posting of all multi-member body and subcommittee meetings while rejecting a separate agenda rule change that the town's attorney said violated state open meeting law.
WINTHROP -- May 5, 2026, Winthrop Town Council approved an $85,617 transfer to shore up its solid waste enterprise fund and unanimously adopted a Pride Month proclamation at its May 5 meeting. The council
Winthrop Town Council unanimously raised the retiree cost-of-living adjustment base and previewed a $68.4 million FY27 budget at its April 21 meeting.
Winthrop Town Council votes 5-3 at special meeting to pursue intervention in MBTA 3A exemption lawsuit.
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.
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