The Winthrop Lodge of Elks held its installation of officers ceremony Saturday. Pictured above are the 2013-14 officers. Front row, from left, are Treasurer Thomas Memmolo, Loyal Knight Dan Swett, Leading Knight Frances Minichello, Exalted Ruler Pamela Milton, Esquire Brian…
Month: March 2013
Winthrop’s All-american: Giaquinto Reaches the Top in Her Track Career at UMass/Lowell
Nicole Giaquinto has always been a very fast runner. From her earliest days in town youth programs through her record-setting track career at Winthrop High School, she’s been a step ahead of the pack. Perhaps more well-known locally for being…
Middle School Air Quality Level is Safe: State Official Tells School Committee at Meeting
Mike Feeney, the Director of the Air Quality Program for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) was at the last Winthrop School Committee meeting to present the MDPH findings from a air quality study conducted on air quality at…
Vitagliano Appointed to Infrastructure Comm.
Winthrop resident and transportation guru John Vitagliano, principal of Seagull Consulting, was appointed by Speaker Robert DeLeo this week to serve as a members to the newly created Special Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Commission. Vitagliano will join six other members on…
Four Finalists for Winthrop High Principal
Superintendent of Schools John Macero has received from the Winthrop High School Principal Selection Committee the names of the four finalists for the position. The four finalists are Eileen Belastock, assistant principal of King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham;…
Striking Courage Bowlathon Runs April 6 and 7
Richard Currier invites Winthrop residents to participate in the fourth annual Striking Courage Bowlathon that will be held on April 6 at 7 p.m. at the Candlewood Lanes in North Reading. Currier, 34, is afflicted with Freidreich’s Alaxia, a debilitating,…
Congratulations,pamela: New Exalted Ruler of Local Elks Takes Over
Well, that was a very formal and dignified installation-of-officers ceremony as Winthrop resident Pamela Milton became the Exalted Ruler of the Winthrop Lodge of Elks. The pomp and circumstance surrounding the ceremony was quite impressive and showcased the tradition and…
Life Skills Program: Annual Fashion Show is Next Thursday
Chris Donnelly has been an outstanding educator and dedicated leader of the Winthrop High School Life Skills Program. He has done much to enhance the lives and development of our students with intellectual disabilities. He has always gone that extra…
Happy Easter and Passover
We wish to extend to the Christian and Jewish members of our community a happy Easter and Passover season. This is the time of year that reminds us how much these two faiths have in common (starting with the Ten…
Police Blotter 03-28-2013
Monday, March 18 Officer will try to serve a female on Somerset Avenue a summons issued by the Hampton District Court. He reports no one was home and her name was not on the mailbox. WFD requesting officers to the…