Month: March 2015

He Certainly Ain’t Light

Brian Leslie of Winthrop carries his friend Dan Wilson, also of Winthrop, across the finish line during the annual Hibernian 5K St. Patrick’s Day Recovery Run in Lynn. The race has been run for six years to raise money for…

WHS Principal Resigns Position

WINTHROP – Winthrop High School Principal Eileen Belastock has resigned her position that she held for a year and a half. Superintendent John Macero said Belastock handed in her resignation on Monday, March 16 after she had been absent the…

New Principal Search Begins

With the resignation of Winthrop High School principal Eileen Belastock last week, the search for a successor will begin and one of the names being introduced in the process is former Winthrop schools administrator Lisa Howard. Those who worked with…

Character Breakfast Is Saturday

Winthrop Parks and Recreation Director Sean Driscoll and his staff will host the annual Character Breakfast Saturday morning at the high school. This event — featuring cartoon characters galore, the Easter Bunny, photo opportunities, and a delicious breakfast — is…

Derderian to Speak at Library

Our well-known community leader, Mary Lou Osborne, informed us that Tom Derderian, an authority on the Boston Marathon, will be speaking at the Winthrop Public Library on Thursday, April 2, at 6 p.m. Tom has written books about the Marathon…