Since 1994, CASA (Community Against Substance Abuse) has been collecting data from schools, including Winthrop High and Middle Schools, and developing strategies to reduce the risk factors in the environment, and increase protective factors in schools. The organization presented the…
Month: March 2015
Letter to the Editor
Massport says thank you for helping in ice rescue To the East Boston and Winthrop communities: On behalf of the leadership and staff of the Massachusetts Port Authority, we wish to thank the East Boston and Winthrop communities for helping…
Sports 03-26-2015
WHS Sports roundup Baseball, softball teams are in a holding pattern, waiting for fields to thaw The calendar may say that spring officially was sprung by Mother Nature last Friday, but her landscape of snow and ice, leftovers from…
Catching up on Homework
Brothers Reese, left, and Wyatt Teixeira work on their electronic tablets while their mom, Library Trustee Gillian Teixeira participates in a Winthrop Library Trustees meeting last week.
Neighbors Learn Of Plans for Former Playmakers Parcel
WINTHROP – Neighbors of the former Playmakers and church at 60 Hermon St. met last Thursday night with the developers of the property. Ocean City Development, represented by attorney Richard Lynds, has filed for a special development overlay district (SDOD)…
Massport Officials Talk about Air Quality
Officials from Massport visited the Town Council Tuesday night to give an update on air quality monitoring in Winthrop. Â It appears that the new centerfield taxiway, which became fully operational in 2010, has had a positive impact on Logan Airport…
Board of Health Backs Off of Some Proposed Regulations
WINTHROP – For a time it looked like Winthrop would have new tobacco regulations banning anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing tobacco products and banning smoking on town beaches and in town parks. “After careful deliberation it was…
Letterie Earns Berth in National Oratorical Contest
Winthrop resident Jake Letterie is heading to Indianapolis for the national finals of the American Legion Oratorical Contest. Letterie, a 16-year-old junior at the prestigious Rivers School in Weston, finished first in the state-level competition held Sunday at the Charlestown…
Police Blotter 03-19-2015
Monday, March 9 Party on Wheelock Street reports cars are parked on the street and it is to narrow for fire apparatus. Officer reports the cars are parked okay, more than enough room for fire. Several calls of power lines…
1995 Boys Team Always Will Be a State Champion
 It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since that incredible run to the Division 3 state championship by the 1995 Winthrop High School boys basketball team. What a joy it is to read in this week’s Sun-Transcript about that…