WINTHROP TOWN MANAGER’S WEEKLY BLOG September 29, 2016 Volume 1, Number 38 Manager’s Message from your Town Manager, Jim McKenna This weekend kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness month. There are many Winthrop groups participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday. I would like to thank House Speaker Robert DeLeo for providing bus transportation to those who are taking part in the walk on Sunday. All are welcome that afternoon to visit the Winthrop Elks for their Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Kickoff Party. Have a great and safe weekend. Best regards, Jim McKenna Contact Us Town Manager’s Office (617) 846-1705 townmanageroffice@ town.winthrop.ma.us Visit us at http://www.town.winthrop.ma. us/ and let us know what you think. Residents can stay informed of FALL FAIR AND CRAFT SHOW all town notifications: AT INGLESIDE PARK Saturday 10/8 from 11AM - 3PM Train rides, Amusements, Pumpkin Patch, Sign up for Code Red & the Pumpkin Painting, Pony Rides, Moon Town Manager’s Blog- Bounce, Games, Food, Entertainment. http://www.town.winthrop.ma Craft Tables Spaces Available (tables .us/subscriber not supplied) Vendor space is available. $25.00 per table (must provide own table) Register below or at the recreation office. RAINDATE IS SUNDAY, OCT 09th. Town Website- www.town.winthrop.ma.us Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/ winthropma Twitter- https://twitter.com/townhall tweets FIND YOURSELF IN A DCR STATE PARK IN OCTOBER All Programs are free and open to the public and are designed for adults and children ages 8 and older and all levels of birding expertise. An adult must accompany children. Please apply sunscreen and wear a hat and sunglasses. Insect repellant is recommended for the marsh programs following the instructions on the label. Rain Cancels. For more information call (781) 485- 2804 Ext. 105 or email [email protected] An Oasis for Wildlife Saturdays October 1st & 15th 8:00 a.m. (Stay for an hour or more) Belle Isle Marsh Reservation Discover this oasis for wildlife on a pleasant walk for up to a mile and a half on level ground with DCR Park Supervisor Sean Riley. Some binoculars and a spotting scope will be provided but please bring these items if you are able to. Meet at: Main Parking lot near the bulletin board, located on Bennington Street, East Boston between address 173 Bennington St., Revere and 1236 Bennington St., East Boston. Accessible by public transportation: MBTA Blue line, Suffolk Downs Station, turn left onto Bennington Street and walk to the park entrance on the right. Harvest Festival Sunday October 2nd 1:00 p.m-3:00 p.m. Belle Isle Marsh Reservation Bring the whole family to enjoy live animals with creature teacher, pumpkin decorating, arts and crafts, games and live jazz music by “Made in the Shade” band. All ages are welcome. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, Save the Harbor Save the Bay and the East Boston Foundation. Meet at: On lawns at the Main Parking lot, located on Bennington Street, East Boston between address 173 Bennington St., Revere and 1236 Bennington St., East Boston. Accessible by public transportation: MBTA Blue line, Suffolk Downs Station, turn left onto Bennington Street and walk to the park entrance on the right. Birding Delights at Daybreak 8:30 a.m. Sunday October 23rd (Stay for an hour or more) Winthrop Shores Reservation-Winthrop Beach We will watch for a variety of waterbirds. Some binoculars and a spotting scope will be provided but please bring these items if you are able to. Meet at: Winthrop Shore Reservation on Winthrop Shore Drive across from Sturgis Street and 60 Winthrop Shore Drive. Accessible by Public Transportation: MBTA Blue line, Orient Heights Station then transfer to bus 712/713 Point Shirley-Orient Heights (an additional fee may apply for the transfer), arrive at the Winthrop Beach stop then walk down Sturgis Street, Winthrop MA. Be a Friend of Sea Animals-Beach Cleanup Sunday October 30th 10:30 a.m.-12:00p.m. Revere Beach Reservation Come volunteer to help marine animals by safely cleaning up the beach using litter grabbers. Please wear close toed shoes. Groups need to register in advance by contacting Matthew Nash at email [email protected] or at the phoning 781-485-2804 Ext. 105. For more information about volunteering with the DCR including required forms, please visit http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/get-involved/volunteer- ops/dcr-volunteer-in-parks-program-guide.html Meet at: Bandstand Pavilion # 2 adjacent to the beach on Revere Beach Boulevard, across from 300 Ocean Avenue in Revere and the MBTA Blue line Revere Beach Station. Parking is available for a nominal fee at either the MBTA Wonderland Garage or in one of the public lots. There is limited free and metered on street parking. FOOD FOR THE POOR TO VISIT ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH St. John’s Episcopal Church will be welcoming Reverend Bruce Torrey from Food For The Poor at the 10:00 am Mass on October 2, 2016. All faiths are welcome to join us as we learn more about Food For The Poor’s mission to provide food, clothing, medical care, housing, and economic development programs in the Caribbean and Latin America. A full buffet breakfast will be served at the Parish House following the Mass. St. John’s Episcopal Church is located at 222 Bowdoin Street, Winthrop. Please visit www.stjohnsepiscopal-winthropma.org for more information. TH EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 24 There's just more than a month until voters fill out their ballots for the state and presidential election, and you have until Oct. 19 to get registered in Massachusetts if you want to cast your vote. Luckily, you can register to vote online. To register on the web, you need a valid driver's license, learner's permit, or non-driver ID issued by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, and need to have a signature on file with the RMV. This year, you can vote early in Massachusetts If you don't have an ID with the RMV, you can fill out the form and mail or bring it to your local election official. For more information, please contact the Town Clerk’s office at (617) 846-1742. NEW PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE The Town of Winthrop would like to extend a warm welcome to Deanna Farretra as she takes on the role of Public Health Nurse. Nurse Farretra’s office is located in Town Hall. VETERANS SERVICES NEWS The next Veterans/Families Food Bank will take place Wednesday, October 5th at the American Legion (next to Town Hall). Pick- up is from 10:00-11:30. If you are new to our Food Bank, then you must pre-register with Veteran Services. For more information call the Veterans Service office at (617) 846-3065 . WINTHROP FERRY FALL SCHEDULE Hop onboard the Winthrop Ferry and take a trip to Spectacle Island, Boston or Marina Bay Quincy. Ferry riders can save $50 when they purchase 20 round trip regular priced tickets for $290.00 from the Winthrop Ferry website. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.thewinthropferry.com COFFEE WITH A COP Join the Winthrop Police Department for the th National Coffee with a Cop Day on October 7 at Adrianna’s on Main Street from 10 – 11:30 am and again from 5 – 6:30 pm. The program aims to connect police with the community they serve. Everyone is welcome. WINTHROP ART ASSOCIATION FALL DAY TRIP Sunday, October 16th $55 pp PORTLAND. ME --- MUSEUM OF ART PORTSMOUTH, NH --- TODD BONITA GALLERY & SHOPPING IN THE AREA Lunch will be in Portland on your own Contact Dawn Mahoney 617-846-2644 for reservations THE PLAYMAKERS PROUDLY PRESENT “REFER MADNESS: THE MUSICAL” The Playmakers are thrilled to announce their upcoming production of the hilarious spoof Reefer Madness: The Musical. The show opens on October 7 and will now be performed at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown. With a book by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, music by Dan Studney, lyrics by Kevin Murphy, the production is directed by Patrick Harris, musically directed by Joshua Ziemann, and choreographed by Jason Hair-Wynn. This show-within-a-show, inspired by the 1936 cult propaganda film, Reefer Madness takes a satirical look at the hysteria that Chris Mick as the Lecturer occurs when clean-cut kids fall prey to the evil drug marijuana. Featuring big show-stopping Broadway style numbers injected with a bit of tongue in cheek political commentary, Reefer Madness poses the question of what happens when a power hungry individual with dangerous rhetoric preys on the fear of the public. “Even though Reefer Madness is a crazy and funny musical, some of the themes the shows covers are surprisingly relevant to what is going on in the world today,” says director Patrick Harris, “this year in particular, during the election season, when politicians use fear-based propaganda to whip Americans into a frenzy.” In the show, The Lecturer, an authoritarian figure and director of this show within a show, preaches the dangers of the drug, while the Jason Hair-Wynn as Jimmy show he has conceived begins to fall apart as the characters spin out of control. Reefer Madness: The Musical features Chris Mick as The Lecturer, Jason Hair-Wynn as Jimmy, Amy Oldenquist as Mary Lane, Vanessa Lucero as Mae, Andy Porterfield as Jack/Jesus, Melissa MacNeil as Sally, Damien LaCount as Ralph, Monica Wright as the Placard Girl, and Grace Meidanis as Miss Poppy.