Frances Gallivan Former Member of the Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club and St. John The Evangelist Development Committee Frances M. (Honan) Gallivan, a lifelong Winthrop resident, died on July 15. She was 90 years old. A former member of the Winthrop…
Month: July 2012
Fourth of July Horribles Parade
Sophia Munson and Lola Wheeler from Alice in Winthrop Land. Alice in Winthrop Land won second place in Best Float and this year was the first time they were in the Horribles Parade.
Benoit Ends High School Career on High Note
Genevieve Benoit completed her dynamic high school athletic career in style, earning the Most Valuable Player Award in the Agganis Softball Classic at Fraser Filed in Lynn. Benoit, a catcher for the St. Mary’s High School softball team, belted an…
15th Annual Family Day at the Beach Set for July 21; Full Activity of Events to Start at 11 at Yirrell Beach
The weather forecast for Winthrop on July 21 calls for a hot and sunny day, with temperatures expected to get into the upper 80s and just a chance of rain. Sounds like a perfect day to pack up the kids…
Back for Season Ferry Service Back Running
The Winthrop Ferry, which provides riders with the fastest commute between the North Shore and Boston, has begun service for its third summer. The Ferry departs from the new Norman Seifert Ferry Terminal in Winthrop, located at the Town Landing…
To Be or Not to Be? Public Forum on New High School
Superintendent of Schools John Macero will be the moderator for the Winthrop School Building Assistance Committee’s community input meeting for the Winthrop High School project on Wednesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Winthrop High School. It’s an important topic,…
Letters Editor: Again Involved in Controversy
To the Editor, As the Sun Transcript pointed out last week, Winthrop Little League is again involved in a controversy. I hope it is time to move on, learn from the past, and build this Little League into a championship…
Police Blotter 07-12-2012
Monday, July 2 Group of kids brought in a damaged gold colored Seiko ladies’ watch they found in Ingleside Park. It was placed under the front counter. Party would like to place on file that a military jet flew over…
Obituaries 07-12-2012
Rose Celona East Boston Resident Rose (Marino) Celona of East Boston died on July 4. She was in her 100th year. A member of the Mt. Carmel Society, St. Lazarus Parish, she was the beloved wife of the late Frank…
Little League Controversy Leaves Dowd on the Bench
Jack Dowd served as a coach, umpire-in-chief, board member and volunteer in the Winthrop Little League for 26 years but his association with the league ended last Thursday when he was dismissed from the organization by the board of directors.…