Tuesday, April 10 Caller from Myrtle avenue reports her vehicle was struck sometime last night while parked in front of her residence. Damage to the front driver’s side wheel well. Female on Edward Street called to report that her and…
Month: April 2012
Obituaries 04-19-2012
Anna Maio Retired Stitcher of Peabody, formerly of East Boston Anna Maio of Peabody, formerly of East Boston, died at the Life Care Center in Plymouth on April 16 after a brief illness. She was 96 years old. Born in…
Sunrise in Winthrop
Richard Honan captures a spectacular sunrise over the waters off Winthrop.
Macleod Inducted in to Women’s Beanpot Hall of Fame
Don MacLeod was a hockey pioneer. He foresaw the explosion of women’s hockey on the sports scene when he became the head coach at Northeastern University in 1981. He fought for the advancement of the women’s game, won 210 games…
State Supreme Court Upholds Conviction; Murder Suspect to Remain Behind Bars
Winthrop police and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced this week that the twice convicted suspect in a 1995 Winthrop murder was denied his final appeals last week by the State Supreme Judicial Court and will remain behind bars…
Macero Will Present Plan to Move Schools Forward
With their budget goals for fiscal year 2013 already announced, the Winthrop School Committee will meet Thursday night to review the findings of Superintendent’s John Macero’s School Entry Plan and hear his recommendations for moving the school district forward over…
Health Center Construction to Start in June
The long awaited Winthrop Community Health Center, which was first proposed by East Boston neighborhood Health Center for the Center area business district, is finally poised to begin construction in June, according to an EBNHC source this week. Manny Lopes,…
Beach Restoration Update Senator Petrucelli Coming to Winthrop
The Winthrop Town Council has invited State Senator Anthony Petruccelli of this district to its meeting Tuesday night to update the town’s residents on the status of the Winthrop Beach Restoration Project. The issue and the project have been in…
Public Safety and Casino: Chief Delehanty is on Top of the Matter
It was encouraging to hear from former Boston Police Commissioner Paul Evans, the new director of security at Suffolk Downs, that he has met with Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty and other leaders of area police departments to discuss the…
Help the Hobson Family Fundraiser to Assist Family Who Lost Home
We received a note from our former School Committee Chairwoman, Mary Lou Osborne, that a group of community people, calling themselves, “Neighbor 2 Neighbor†has formed and wishes to help address the ongoing needs of the Hobson family, who lost…