By Seth Daniel For the Transcript There’s a long history to Metcalf Square and the area around it, which could be memorialized in a National Historic District designation very soon. It would be the first, official historic district in the…
Month: April 2009
Petruccelli talks to residents about statewide economic problems
By Cary Shuman editor@winthroptranscript.com State Senator Anthony Petruccelli addressed residents about the economy and the state budget for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 on Tuesday night at Winthrop Senior Center. Petruccelli, speaking at a podium with Winthrop town councillors seated…
Sports
Vikings baseball team defeats Saugus, Matignon The Winthrop High (WHS) baseball team earned a pair of victories this past week, defeating Saugus and Matignon, before falling to Beverly on Monday. Matt Moore went the full seven inning distance for Winthrop…
DPW finishes up Pleasant St. repairs
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript The Winthrop Public Works Department (DPW) installed a new tide gate beneath Pleasant Street on Tuesday, April 28, near Donovan’s Beach, completing the final major piece of a reconstruction process that began four…
Sanford: ‘We really need this’
By Cary Shuman editor@winthroptranscript.com Russell Sanford moved to Winthrop in 1982. He’s been a part of the fabric of the community every day since then, whether it be his work as a youth sports coach for his daughters’ teams, his…
She will be Missed – WMS Principal Zoe Haskell is retiring
Winthrop Middle School Principal Zoe Haskell has submitted her letter of retirement to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Jenkins and the members of the School Committee, signifying the end of an era in the school system. Haskell has been the…
The Override – The action is heating up, no question about it
Well, it’s three weeks and counting until Winthrop residents will make their choices known in the Proposition 2 1/2 override election on May 19. On Saturday, we saw several residents dropping informational pamphlets at homes throughout the town and, without…
In the Spotlight – Step forward, James Crosby and Pat Pumphret
Two of our residents will be in the television spotlight over the next few days. James Crosby, a young Marine whose spinal cord was damaged in Iraq, will be featured on a NECN (New England Cable News) documentary, “Aftermath” that…
The Price of Bankruptcy – Be careful of what you ask for
Both in the past and during the current override debate, some of those who are opposed to the idea of overrides have suggested that the town simply declare bankruptcy and let the state come in and take over. That’s what…
Obituaries – 04/29/09
Frederick J. Hickey, 71 Worked for Gulf Oil Corp. Frederick J. Hickey of West Maple Street, Palmyra, Pa. died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was 71 years old. Born June 9, 1937 in New…