Jim Bruce has been the head golf professional at the Winthrop Golf Club (WGC) for 15 years. Bruce said interest and participation remains steady at the course that is located across the street from the future site of the new…
Month: July 2014
At Sand Sculpting Festival
Aeyo Odinflame of Runic Fire Performance entertained thousands of beach-goers on Saturday night with her fire dancing act prior to the grand fireworks display. at the Sand Sculpting Festival in Revere that drew hundreds of thousands including many Winthrop residents.
Organization Seeks Residents’ Help for Program
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Patty Foley and Bruce Berman are asking Winthrop residents to step up and help with the non-profit’s “Share the Harbor†program. “We are asking for a contribution today of $10, $25, $50 or more if…
Suspect Nabbed Police Charge Man with B&e Incidents
Winthrop Police apprehended a suspect in two breaking and entering incidents at homes in the town last week. Detectives Tim Callinan and Wayne Carter led the investigation that resulted in the arrest of a 22-year-old male whom is alleged to…
Good Police Work
Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty this week called his department’s apprehension of a breaking and entering suspect “good old-fashioned police work.†An individual had broken into two Winthrop homes and may have been involved in incidents in other communities as…
Speaker DeLeo in Lynn
We were at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn Monday morning for Speaker Robert A. DeLeo’s address to the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce. Bob’s reception in Lynn was, in a word, tremendous, from the moment he entered the school…
A Boost for Center Business District
Kudos to the Winthrop Planning Board and the Town Council for passing the new ordinances related to development and construction in the Winthrop Center Business District. The new ordinances will streamline the process and make it business-friendly for developers and…
Patrick Announces No Discharge Area in All Waters along Coast
Gov. Deval Patrick announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the designation of all state coastal waters in the Commonwealth as a No Discharge Area (NDA), which will preserve and protect the Commonwealth’s coastline by banning commercial…
WCWC and Friends Hold Scholarship Lottery
The Winthrop Catholic Woman’s Club (WCWC) and Friends of the WCWC recently held its Third Annual Scholarship Lottery. Any member in good standing can nominate a graduating high school student, who has been accepted into a school of higher learning,…
Letter to the Editor
Fireworks were great Dear Editor, I think appropriate thanks are in order to Chief Paul Flanagan who, with all the weather considerations, coordinated the fireworks display on July 6th. Chief Flanagan and his firefighters are there for us with Santa…