Environment & Waterfront
At 40, an invaluable Belle Isle Marsh awaits needed boost
Massachusetts state officials are outlining ambitious plans for reviving Belle Isle Marsh, even as they acknowledge the last…
Immigration
ICE arrests two in Winthrop
Federal immigration officials made two arrests Wednesday in Winthrop, in an apparent revival of a regional campaign last…
Town Council
Town Council retreats from housing battle
The Winthrop Town Council backed away from fights over housing policy, with members abandoning an idea to sidestep part of the Planning Board’s assessment role and acknowledging the need to find new ways of meeting the state’s 3A law. After a contentious…
Housing & Development
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The 3A Law
Winthrop eyes golf course to satisfy 3A
As Winthrop confronts still-growing legal and financial drama over the state’s 3A housing law, the town leadership has confirmed it’s…
Housing & Development
Financial turmoil divides Governor’s Park
Winthrop’s largest housing complex, Governor’s Park, is caught in prolonged turmoil, with its diverse working-class residents emotionally divided over their…
Housing & Development
Governor’s Park residents reject leadership
Residents of Governor’s Park, the largest housing complex in Winthrop, have opened a new round of warfare over the behavior…
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Schools
Winthrop schools tested on sexual assault teachings
The nationally prominent rape case at Cornell University is challenging the Winthrop public school system with pleas for sustained and…
Immigration
Winthrop schools adopting state guidelines on ICE
The Winthrop School Committee approved in general terms the system’s cooperation with a new state law designed to restrict the…
Arts
Arts struggle for sustenance in Winthrop schools
A decade after the opening of Winthrop’s Middle and High School building, the system’s budgetary dominance of extracurricular sports activity…
Transportation
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Transportation
Chelsea considering eliminating parking minimums to promote housing production
CHELSEA IS JOINING a growing list of Massachusetts cities to consider whether the road to more housing runs through fewer…
Transportation
Winthrop exits taxi fare business
The Winthrop Town Council unanimously voted to end the town’s authority to set prices for Winthrop taxi, after a routine…
Transportation
Stuck with Logan, Winthrop mulls kinder Massport tactics
Several members of Winthrop’s Town Council are seeking ways of pushing Massport toward greater reparations tied to pollution and noise…
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