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March 10, 2026
4 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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Present: Patrick Costigan, Max Tassinari, Kurt Millar, Joseph Romano, Kim Dimes, Paul Reardon, Suzanne Swope, James Letterie
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
MINUTES
Approve the Minutes of February 17, 2026, as circulated
Motion by Vice President Swope to Approve the Minutes of February 17, 2026, as circulated.
From the minutes
“Motion by Vice President Swope to Approve the Minutes of February 17, 2026, as circulated. 2™4 by Councilor Romano Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Swope, second: Romano)
OLD BUSINESS
Amend the motion to allow the candidates that are present to be able to speak
Motion by Councilor Tassinari to amend the motion to allow the candidates that are present to be able to speak
Yes: Costigan, Dimes, Millar, Reardon, Romano, Swope, TassinariNo: Letterie
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Tassinari to amend the motion to allow the candidates that are present to be able to speak 2™ by Councilor Romano No discussion on the amendment Roll Call Vote Yes: Councilor Costigan, Councilor Tassinari, Councilor Millar, Councilor Reardon, Councilor Dimes, Councilor Romano, Vice President Swope No: President Letterie Amendment Passes.” (Motion: Tassinari, second: Romano)
Choose Martin Finn for the vacant Precinct 6 seat (over Michael Gillespie)
ROLL CALL VOTE FOR NOMINATED CANDIDATE: Councilor Costigan Martin Finn Councilor Tassinari Martin Finn Councilor Millar Michael Gillespie Councilor Reardon Martin Finn Councilor Dimes Michael Gillespie Councilor Romano Martin Finn Vice President Swope Martin Finn President Letterie Michael Gillespie
Choice vote, recorded as each councilor's pick: Martin Finn 5 (Costigan, Tassinari, Reardon, Romano, Swope), Michael Gillespie 3 (Millar, Dimes, Letterie). Shown as the result only.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE FOR NOMINATED CANDIDATE: Councilor Costigan Martin Finn Councilor Tassinari Martin Finn Councilor Millar Michael Gillespie Councilor Reardon Martin Finn Councilor Dimes Michael Gillespie Councilor Romano Martin Finn Vice President Swope Martin Finn President Letterie Michael Gillespie Martin Finn has won the nomination Vote for Councilor of Precinct 6.”
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn
Motion to adjourn by Vice President Swope at 9:00pm
From the minutes
“Motion to adjourn by Vice President Swope at 9:00pm 2"! by Councilor Romano Motion Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Swope, second: Romano)
From the Winthrop Town Council’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Member photos: Winthrop Sun Transcript (candidate announcements for Letterie, Millar, Dimes and Romano; Costigan and Swope from a captioned June 2026 Strawberry Festival photo by Salza). Former members and Tassinari, Reardon and Finn show initials for now.
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