The Winthrop Town Council approved President Jeffrey Turco’s appointment of Christine Dow to the Conservation Commission following vehement opposition to the selection process expressed by the Commission’s long-time secretary, Marsha Allen. Dow gained a seat on the seven-member commission by…
Month: September 2010
DCR project will go a long way toward improving Short Beach
Officials marked the beginning of the long-anticipated Short Beach project, spanning Revere and Winthrop, at a recent ceremony on the site of the $3.5 million project. While the project began in earnest earlier this summer, officials had their official beginning…
Parks and Rec. relocates to the Winthrop Middle School
The Winthrop Parks and Recreation Department has a new home. Sean Driscoll, director, said the department began its move to the new location inside the Winthrop Middle School Tuesday. The site is the former technology and shop area inside the…
First and goal – McCarthy headlines 2010 roster; team opens Friday vs. Salem
Junior quarterback Jimmy Barker has won the positional battle with sophomore Dave Capone for the right to succeed Will Milano as the starting signal caller for the 2010 Vikings football team. Capone will serve as the back-up to Barker and…
Council Controversy Bottom line: The President has the authority
The WCAT viewers who stayed tuned to the Town Council meeting for all four hours saw some volatile discussions about President Jeffrey Turco’s appointment to the Winthrop Conservation Commission. The back-and-forth verbal exchanges weren’t so much about the appointee herself,…
A Good Move Relocation of Parks and Rec. makes sense
Sometimes a change in location is good, and that appears to be the case with the Parks and Recreation Department’s move from its long-time headquarters at the E.B. Newton School to its new home at the Winthrop Middle School. Sean…
Final Thoughts… Get well, Chief Flanagan
We want to wish our Fire Chief, Paul Flanagan, a speedy recovery from his appendix surgery. We understand the leader of our Fire Department is resting comfortably and should be back at the helm of the department soon. The name…
End of an era for Viking football
For Winthrop High football fans, the 2010 season will be a sentimental one as the Vikings play for the final time in what we’ve known to be the Northeastern Conference for the past 35 years or so. It’s a possibility…
Police Blotter 09-10-2010
August 30 12 a.m. — Five kids are dispersed from the White Hen Pantry on Revere Street. 12:02 a.m. — A Revere Street resident reports that her house has been broken into. 6:54 a.m. — A Bowdoin Street resident reports…
Obituaries 09-10-2010
Florence Campanaro East Boston resident Florence R. Campanaro of East Boston died on September 5. She was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The loving daughter of the late Nicholas and Pasqualina (Madio) Campanaro; she was the dear sister of…