On Monday, December 16 the Winthrop School Building Assistance Committee (SBA) met. At the meeting the four SBA subcommittees reported on how they have set up their meetings. As reported last week during the first construction subcommittee, the Finance, Construction,…
Month: December 2013
Thank You, Larry Powers: Long-time Public Servant’s Last Meeting
Councilor-at-Large Larry Powers was honored by his colleagues at the meeting Tuesday night as President Peter Gill presented a citation on behalf of the Council recognizing his four years of service. Powers was certainly deserving of commendation. He has been…
Council Works Hard to the End: Atlantis Marina Gets Council’s Attention
It was the last meeting of the year for the Town Council and despite the snowstorm, all nine members of the Council were present. On one very important issue, the proposed Mohegan Sun Casino, each councilor weighed in with their…
Winthrop Digs Out: DPW Did a Great Job in Snowstorms
Kudos to Department of Public Works Director Steve Calla and his department for getting the town back on its collective feet after Tuesday’s snowstorm. Let’s hope that Mother Nature doesn’t give us too harsh a winter and that mild conditions…
Police Blotter 12-19-2013
Monday, December 9 Caller on Bowdoin Street reports that his girlfriend is going crazy and smashed his television. Units report the girlfriend fled, but lives on the same street. Units requests EMS and fire notified. One to Whidden via Action.…
Girls Hockey Team Opens with 4-2 Win
The Winthrop High Lady Bulldog hockey team opened its season with a solid 4-2 win over Medford Saturday evening at Larsen Rink. Though the Lady Bulldogs, who are a co-op team among Winthrop, Saugus, and Lynn, never trailed, they were…
Obituaries 12-19-2013
Margaret Lopilato Of Winthrop, Formerly of East Boston Margaret ( Luongo) Lopilato of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away December 14 at the East Pointe Rehabilitation Center in Chelsea. She was in her 94th year. A housewife and a…
SACCO Recognized for Service to Schools
The Winthrop School Committee expressed its gratitude and appreciation of Todd Sacco (center with family) for his services to the town during the Dec. 9 meeting at the Cummings Elementary School. From left are School Committee member Brian Perrin, former…
National High School Cheerleading Championship.
The Winthrop School Committee congratulated the Winthrop High School Girls Varsity Cheerleading Team for placing 5th in the state during the Nov. 24 National High School Cheerleading Championship. The girls received a certificate of achievement for their participation, and Head…
Early Morning Sweep Targets Alleged Dealers
A three-month plainclothes interagency drug investigation netted eight alleged Winthrop drug dealers and two additional offenders in the early hours of Wednesday morning with open warrants, courtesy of Winthrop Police, State Police, and detectives assigned to the Suffolk DA’s office.…