The Town Council will hold its Spring Financial Forum tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Cummings School. Town Council President Peter Gill said each department head will give a brief report to the Council about the department’s financial and…
Month: March 2012
Hanson Brothers Highlight Benefit Hockey Game on April 21
Come join us on Saturday, April 21st 4:00 – 6:00 pm for a Benefit Game at the Larsen Rink and a reception to follow at Saint John’s School 7:00pm-12midnight. It’s been six years since the Bad Boys of Hockey came…
Police Blotters 03-29-2012
Tuesday, March 20 Party reports from Houghton Marine Services that some of his property had been tossed around d the area. He would like to see an officer. He believes that kids after school are throwing the buoys into the…
School Committee Presents $16.37 Million Budget
In what Winthrop Chief Financial Officer/Town Accountant Michael Bertino described as “really the beginning of the budget process,” Superintendent of Schools John Macero last Thursday night unveiled a $16,373,553 level-serviced budget for the School Committee to consider for fiscal year…
Spring Financial Forum: Important Information for Every Taxpayer
One of the requirements under the town charter is for a financial forum to be held for the purpose of discussing town budgetary and spending matters. The spring financial forum will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the…
Another Win for Viking Pride: Group is Underwriting New Lacrosse Program
Once again the Viking Pride Foundation has the answered the call for Winthrop athletes. The Foundation has made a substantial donation for the purchase of uniforms for the boys and girls lacrosse teams that will be taking the field for…
Character Breakfast is Always a Hit: Annual Parks and Rec. Event is Set for This Saturday
One of the most enjoyable events on the calendar each year for the youngest ones in our community is the Character Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt that will take place this Saturday at the Gorman/Fort Banks School on Kennedy Drive…
WHS Lacrosse Debut Attracts Large Field of Potential Players
More than 80 Winthrop High students have begun preparations for the school’s first season of lacrosse. Athletic Director Peter Gobiel said that Winthrop will field two teams, boys and girls, and they will play a “club” schedule this spring. The…
Obituaries 03-29-2012
Dorothy Edith Morrison California Resident Dorothy Edith Morrison, born January 29 1931 in Boston died on March 25 in Roseville, California. The beloved wife of Charles E. Morrison of The Villages, Florida, she was the loving mother of Carol Backman…
Winthrop Shore Drive
Shown above is the full expanse of Winthrop Shore Drive in this Richard Honan photograph. Note the Boeing airliner overhead that is coming in for an approach to land at Logan International Airport in East Boston.