On August 27, 1992, Frank Garfunkel was playing squash at a Boston athletic facility and during the match he hit his head into a wall, sustaining a contusion to the spine, which is an incomplete spinal cord injury. “I received…
Month: July 2011
Notice was Needed: Residents Should have been Informed about Carnival at Ingleside Park
Although Council President Jeffrey Turco may have had all the right intentions when he came up with an idea to bring a carnival to Ingleside Park to help raise funds for the Winthrop Parks and Recreation Department, the failure to…
Thank You, Belle: Businesswoman is One of a Kind
Belle Liberman has been as familiar a face to longtime Winthrop residents as any person in our community for the past 60 years. Belle was a long time businesswoman who served on the Chamber of Commerce for decades, and was…
Police Blotter 07-07-2011
June 27 12:12 a.m. — Units clear out a group of kids at a location on Lincoln Street after WPD received two calls of a fight in progress. 12:58 a.m. — Two juveniles are brought to the station to be…
All-Star Team is in the Hunt in District 16
The 12-year-old Little League District 16 Williamsport Tournament is usually not kind to the little town of Winthrop. Facing large communities like Peabody, Salem, and Lynn usually means an early exit. However, this year’s Winthrop 12-year-old team is making some…
Obituaries 07-07-2011
Ralph Mele Retired Museum of Science Exhibit Maintenance Director Ralph F. “Freddie” Mele of Prospect Avenue, Winthrop died at home on July 4 after a long illness. He was 88 years old. Born in Boston, he was the beloved son…