The news coming from one of the nation’s greatest newspapers is great news for Winthrop High School. The Washington (D.C.) Post newspaper has selected Winthrop High School as the 17th best high school in Massachusetts. Boston Latin, arguably one of…
Month: May 2011
Public Safety: Winthrop Plays a Big Role in Large-scale Security Exercise
Though it is easily one of the smallest communities that make up the Boston area UASI (Urban Area Security Initiative – a federal Homeland Security designation), Winthrop last weekend played a very large role in the UASI’s largest full-scale training exercise…
Lady Vikings at NEC Meet
Amy Sena, Lexi Vaccaro, and Lauren LoPresti scored points for the Winthrop High girls track team in last Saturday’s Northeastern Conference All League Meet held in Lynn. Sena and Vaccaro took fourth places, Amy in the 400 low hurdles in…
Officer Callinan is making his Mark
Crime scene course pays dividends in B&E case A recent decision by Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty to invest in crime scene processing training for members of the Winthrop patrol staff, seems to be paying dividends for the understaffed and budget…
Winthrop and Revere Move to Combine Dispatch Services
In a sign of combining resources, the Revere City Council took the first step towards a combined 9-1-1 dispatch center with the Town of Winthrop, approving an agreement between the two municipalities on Monday night. The Revere City Council voted…
Police Blotter 05-26-2011
May 16 8:49 a.m. — A Beal Street resident came in to the station to report being the victim of a check cashing scam. 2:08 a.m. — A bus company calls to report a driver is “having a problem†with…
Recognition for WHS: Ranking among Top High Schools in Massachusetts is Welcome News
The Washington Post, one of the nation’s most illustrious daily newspapers, has named Winthrop High School as the 17th best high school in the state of Massachusetts. The honor was based on a school’s Advanced Placement academic program and its…
Ferry Service: Terminal Groundbreaking an Auspicious Occasion for Winthrop
Back at the turn of the last century (i.e., 1900), the coming of railroad lines to Winthrop, designed originally to bring summer visitors to our town (which at that time was one of the principal summer season destinations north of…
Thank You, Ed Markey: Congressman Secured the Funds for Ferry Terminal
While on the subject of the ferry terminal groundbreaking, we would note that it’s always great to see our Congressman, Edward J. Markey, the dean of the New England Congressional delegation, in town. We would note that it was Congressman…
Tickets still Available: E.B. Newton Fundraiser this Saturday
We hear that tickets are still available for the town gala Saturday night to benefit the E.B. Newton School and the wonderful transformation of that building into a cultural and historic center for the town. Several organizations in the town…