The election season is heating up in Winthrop. A second candidate, Jeffrey R. Turco, has declared his intention to run for the position of Town Council President. Mr. Turco joins Barbara Survillas in the race and there may be more…
Month: August 2009
Another summer ends – “Where did the summer go?†is a familiar lament
With the dog days of August counting down and the children (and their parents) gearing up for the start of another school year, we all have said it once, if we have said it a thousand times (as our mother…
Obituaries – 07/26/09
Matthew Boyle Sr., 78 Winthrop High School Principal, Assistant Principal, teacher, mentor and coach Matthew I. Boyle, Sr. of Topsfield died peacefully on August 24 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston following a brief battle with cancer. He…
Engine of Change – Town gets $27k in fire truck repairs for free
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Earlier this summer, just a few short weeks after town voters approved a landmark tax override, agreeing to spend more than $1 million extra to keep the town running smoothly, the Winthrop Fire…
Summer Hoop League enjoys a tremendous season; playoffs underway
The Summer Hoop League held a monthly meeting on June 8, hoping to field eight to ten teams. The hoop junkies came out of the woodwork and 18 teams arrived at Ingleside Courts hoping to be the last team standing.…
Ladies Lodge lining up spectacular day of food, fashion and fun
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Winthrop Ladies Lodge President Dottie D’Onofrio and the other women of the local social organization have been working overtime this summer preparing for their newest and best scholarship fundraising event ever. On Saturday,…
Survilas enters election for Council President
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The election season has begun. Lifelong Winthrop resident Barbara A. Survilas has taken out nomination papers for the office of president of the Winthrop Town Council in the Town Election to be held on Tuesday, November…
Ruling nears; will affect several Winthrop residents
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript Liz Krumenacker probably has one of the worst commutes in the state. Every morning, she awakens in her Winthrop home and has to journey west to Ashland, where she is a manager for a…
First Priority Credit Union signs up hundreds of new members
By John Lynds [email protected] It was one of the most anticipated commercial development in decades, and now that First Priority Credit Union has opened its doors, there’s been no shortage of new customers. Since the credit union’s grand opening in…
Election ’09 – Hopefully, candidates will run positive campaigns
The calendar may say summer is still with us, but the election season began this week with the announcement by lifelong Winthrop resident Barbara Survilas that she will be seeking the office of Town Council President in the November election.…