By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Former Winthrop Fire Chief Joseph Larry Powers, who less than two years ago moved over to Logan Airport as chief of operations at Massport Fire Services, will call it a career at the…
Month: September 2009
Start at Zero – McCarthy rushes for 228 yards and three TDs as WHS blanks Salem
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr.’ For the Transcript The Winthrop Vikings got a huge game from first year starting running back, junior Nick McCarthy, and used five rushing touchdowns to demolish the Salem Witches at Miller Field last Friday night, putting…
Bolster joins Council President’s race
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Let the campaigns begin. The list of candidates for the November 3 town election has been finalized after the passing of the deadline Tuesday for the submission of nomination papers. Susan Bolster, Winthrop’s representative on the…
Over breakfast, a hearty taste of what Speaker DeLeo is all about
By Joshua Resnek [email protected] Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo started his day in Chelsea Wednesday morning at the annual Chamber of Commerce Government Breakfast at the French Club. For DeLeo, it was another early morning wake-up, another speech on…
The Papers Are In – Voters can expect a lively local election season
The deadline for submitting nomination papers has passed, and we now know the candidates who will be running for office in the November 3 Town Election. The most watched race will be the Town Council president’s contest, in which candidates…
A Winning Proposition – Expanded NEC will benefit Winthrop in many ways
Your father’s Northeastern Conference is not your Northeastern Conference today, which is our way of saying that the tidy, 10-team conference that we knew for so many years is a relic of the past. When Revere and Peabody joined the…
D’Amore returns to sideline, wins first game as head coach of the boys soccer team
Pasquale D’Amore won his first game as head coach of the Winthrop High School boys soccer team Saturday vs. North Shore Vocational, 3-0. If you’re not a diehard soccer fan, you might think it was D’Amore’s first-ever win as a…
Obituaries – 9/17/09
Joseph Walsh 45-year Salesman for Jordan’s Furniture Joseph E. Walsh of Waltham died after a long illness on September 15. A US Navy veteran of World War II and a 45-year salesman for Jordan’s Furniture, he was the beloved husband…
Turco announces for town council president
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Jeffrey R. Turco, a 38-year-old attorney, is off and running vigorously for the position of president of the Winthrop Town Council. Turco, who has lived in town for five years, has started collecting signatures for his…
Temporary parking ban at public landing in effect next Tuesday
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Landside improvements to the Winthrop public landing on Shirley Street, which began last Tuesday, August 25, will cause a temporary interruption of normal usage there for two days, beginning next Tuesday, September 8,…