Democratic candidate Katherine Clark has submitted over 5,000 signatures to appear on the ballot in the Fifth Congressional District. The total is 3,000 more than the 2,000 signatures necessary and includes signatures from all 24 cities and towns across the…
Month: August 2013
Amazing Possibilities: Drawings for a New School Look Great
Residents who watched the new school design team make its presentation at the last School Committee meeting had to come away impressed with the the $82 million high school/middle school project. Viewing the drawings of the new building that will…
Lacrosse Program Soars: Program Offers Youth Another Opportunity
In a town already well-known for its excellent high school teams and youth sports programs, you can add another one to the list with the Winthrop Youth Lacrosse Program that has grown to 65 players in its four-year existence. League…
Death and Taxes
The adage goes that the only certainty in life is death and taxes. This seems to be ringing true for local drivers. There is a plan afoot from the bureaucrats at the Department of Transportation to install new toll gates…
Police Blotter 08-01-2013
Monday, July 22 Caller on Washington Avenue reports that her downstairs neighbor has his television surround sound up loud in violation of the East Boston clerk’s orders. She wants this logged for further action and will pick up a copy…
Battle of the Beach Softball Tourney Set for This Weekend
Local youth softball fans will be in for a treat this weekend when the annual Battle of the Beach softball tournament is set to take place on fields in Winthrop and East Boston. The tournament will consist of more than…
Obituaries 08-01-2013
Rev. Paul Reynolds Religious Rev. Paul A. Reynolds C.S.P. of Temple Avenue, Winthrop passed away suddenly at the Whidden Hospital in Everett on July 24. He was 56 years old. Born in Boston, he was the beloved son of the…