10 years ago April 28, 2005 The annual town election is set for Monday. Voters will decide whether to accept a change in the Town’s Charter, with the Charter Commission advocating for a Town Manager and Town Council form of…
Month: April 2015
Sports 04-23-2015
WHS softball team earns two victories The Winthrop High softball team journeyed to Nantucket this week to play in a tournament hosted by the island school. After a rockin’ and rollin’ ferry trip Tuesday morning, the Lady Vikings won their…
Princess for a Day in Withrop
THE ROYAL TREATMENT: Audrea Viera, Frankie Fabiano, Molly Titemore and Stella Sciaraffa get a close up view of Cinderella during last Sunday’s (April 12) 3rd Annual Family Fun Day at the Fort Banks School gym. The event helps raise money…
Wallace Named New Library Director Here
WINTHROP – A Quincy woman with over 30 years of experience in libraries has been selected as the new library director at the Frost Library in Winthrop. Diane Wallace was selected from several candidates. The previous director left for another…
Residents Attend Meeting on Nahant Ave. House Site
WINTHROP – Concerned neighbors and abutters packed the hearing room last Wednesday night, April 8, as the Conservation Commission considered a plan by Brian Anderson to build a house at 96 Nahant Ave. with over 100-feet of ocean frontage. Anderson…
Reaching Out to Teens About Drug Addiction
WINTHROP – Two girls sitting in the bleachers held hands for most of the presentation. One cried, the other gave her a tissue. They waited to speak as former Celtics basketball player Chris Herren wrapped up his talk about drugs…
Police Blotter 04-16-2015
Arrests Michael J. Mitrano, 25, 19 Coral Ave., Apt. 1, Winthrop. Charged with a warrant for driving with a suspended license, driving under the influence of alcohol and a marked lanes violation. Jose Silva, 45, 26 Wolcott St., Everett. Charged…
Town Spring Cleanup is April 25
The Town Council has declared April 25 (raindate April 26) as Winthrop Beautification Day for 2015. Officials hope that group and individual clean ups will target parks, schools, beaches, fields, in front of businesses, homes, etc. A number of volunteers…
Colm Bohill:Beloved Member of the Independent Newspaper Group
There was never a time when one could not laugh with him, nor a moment that passed when he was short of the perfect word to describe any situation. That’s how friends, family and co-workers most remember Colm Bohill, 69,…
Sports 04-16-2015
WHS Sports roundup WHS sailing team opens 2015 season The Winthrop High sailing team took to the chilly waters off the Cottage Park Yacht Club for their first regatta of the season Tuesday afternoon against Gloucester. Although the Viking sailors…