SNOW DAY Town Council Vice President Then and Now 5 by Sue Ellen Woodcock During Lawsuits the Town Has Obituaries 11 Been Involved In
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Spring Forward with Dan and remember to set your clocks ahead Sunday, March 8!! Winthrop, MA 02152 | 617-846-9900 EstablishedDan in Clucas1882 (617) 548-7716 hrop’s Pio int ne W er It’s time to Spring Forward Don’t forget WINTHROP to set your Winthrop clocks Newspaper SSUNUN TTRANRANSCRIPTS CRIP T forward on Saturday E stABLI S H E D IN 1882 Published by the Independent Newspaper Group 50 C E N ts THURSDAY, WINTER WALLOPING LEAVES March 7, 2019 WINTHROP WITH A Letterie selected to serve as INDEX Police Report 2 Editorials 4 Through The Years 5 SNOW DAY Town Council Vice President Then and Now 5 By Sue Ellen Woodcock during lawsuits the town has Obituaries 11 been involved in. Classified 14 Businessman and Precinct Letterie, has also served on Business Directory 15 2 Councilor James Letterie the Finance Committee, the was appointed to serve on the Miller Field Committee and Town Council as vice presi- school building committee. INDEPENDENT dent. The previous vice pres- “He’s been involved in ev- ident was attorney and coun- ery major project in town in cilor Phil Boncore. the last 12 years,” Boncore The council typically said. makes its own appointments Newly selected Town Council By a vote of 5-3 Letterie VP James Letterie. this time of year, also assign- was selected as vice president. ing councilors to various com- the Board of Health. In other council business: mittees. “With the center business • The council voted to au- Also nominated but not district she has led the way to thorize bonding in the amount Newspaper Group earning enough votes was add provisions for account- of $586,000 from the MWRA Precinct 4 Councilor Heath- ability,” said Councilor Nick for the Center Business Dis- er Engman, has served two LoConte, noting her legal trict Infrastructure project. Briefs terms on the council. Prior to knowledge has been helpful • The next Town Council NEWS that she served for a term on meeting will be March 19 ‘I LIKE MIKE’ FUNDRAISER ON Winthrop Taxi fares set to rise; remains best deal MARCH 16TH By Sue Ellen Woodcock doing business as Winthrop when seniors pay $4 to any- By Kate Anslinger Taxi got approval from the where in Winthrop from any- There was quiet opposition Town Council Tuesday night where in Winthrop. It’s been two months since Tuesday night to the propos- to increase a regular fare any- Councilor Phil Boncore the sudden passing of Precinct COURTESY PHOTO Tammy Deeb and Grandson Milo kicked off enjoying the snow al to raise the Winthrop Taxi where in Winthrop to Win- conferred that an Uber or Lyft 1 Councilor Michael McDuf- day by taking a beautiful morning walk along Winthrop Beach fares at the Town Council throp to from $4 one way to ride from one end of the two fee. As his family and friends Monday morning after the storm. meeting. Even with the fare $6 each way. For Winthrop se- to the other could be $8-$10. continue to face the grief from increase a ride in a Winthrop niors the one-way fare would Senior Center Director his loss, they will be cele- taxi will cost less than an Uber be increased from $3 to $5. Kathryn Dixon said the senior brating his life on March 16 or Lyft ride. Another perk the taxi com- center runs its own 10-passen- at a hockey tournament and Shawn Cluen, owner of pany would like to add is a ger van and only charges $3 fundraising event at the Lars- Ride Right Transportation, “Senior Day” on Wednesdays round trip. en Rink and Winthrop Yacht Club. M IKE IK Irish memorial set to be unveiled in May L E came to fruition. and the plight of those vic- I By Sue Ellen Woodcock Ron Wayland, with a back- tims making it to the United It’s been years since a mon- ground in broadcasting, made States. The videos had aired F ument was first proposed. three half-hour videos of the U 9 N 1 0 Now, finally on May 25, a hunger and the Great Famine D 2 See IRISH MEMORIAL Page 3 R H A T Celtic Cross will be blessed IS 16 E R• M A RC H on Deer Island looking to- ward Boston, the destination so many people set their sights A $20 donation will allow on when arriving to Boston af- access to the hockey tourna- ter leaving Ireland during the ment starting at noon at the Great Famine, 1845-1852. Larsen Rink, followed by a There have been starts and celebration at the Winthrop stops with this memorial over Yacht Club at 7 p.m. Tickets the last two decades, but fi- can also be used as one raffle nally a group of Irish ances- entry. tors was able to fund the giant The “I Like Mike” celebra- 16-foot-high granite Celtic tion will include a cash bar, cross. silent auction, and additional Local Winthrop energy raffles and all donations will helped get this project off the benefit Mike’s wife, Joanne. PHOTO BY KATE ANSLINGER ground. Tickets can be purchased Livia and Ollie Hohlenwerger cuddle up in the cold weather Seacoast Contractors, at The Winthrop Book De- during their snow day on Monday, March 4. More than 10 inches owned by Winthrop’s Michael pot, Ace Hardware, the Lars- of snow blanketed Winthrop on Sunday night, and school was Tierney, installed all 50 of en Rink, the Winthrop Yacht called off as well, leaving a day full of snow shoveling and sled- the memorial benches around Club, and the Mobil station. ding to be had. See more photos on Page 8. Deer Island. For more information, He found out that a previ- please contact: Bob McDuffee ous group had inquired about at: 617-291-3254. Shirley Street neighbors not an Irish Memorial, but it never An Artists’ rendering of the Irish Memorial on Deer Island. 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Units off fy the DPW that a new cover came out of Saugus. Saugus is not being violent and there Unit spoke to party and they their way heading to Logan with suspect and there are no is needed.