Month: May 2015

Mixed Lodge Makes Donation

Winthrop Mixed Lodge #2057 Order Sons of Italy in America made a donation to  Marianna Fabiano’s Memorial Fund, which will make the Ft. Banks-Gorman School handicapped accessible.  Marianna Fabiano died on October 2, 2014 at the age of three.  She was a…

Democrats to Caucus on June 3

Democrats in Winthrop will be holding a caucus on June 3 at 7:00 p.m. at  the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center, 35 Harvard Street.  The purpose of the caucus is  to elect delegates and  alternates to the 2015 Massachusetts Democratic…

Thespians Needed for Production

On August 29, 2005, Mother Nature challenged the mettle of the residents of New Orleans, LA. This storied American city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing damage it caused. Winthrop Resident, Ralph Tufo, traveled to New Orleans on…

Police Blotter 05-28-2015

Monday, May 18 Party on Bowdoin Street reports a suspicious black male is laying down in the hallway in an apartment building. Officer reports having the party clear out of the lobby and the officer gave him a no trespass…

Opinions

FIREWORKS DRIVE BEGINS Winthrop Fire Chief Paul Flanagan has announced that the fundraising drive for the Fourth of July Fireworks Show has begun. This is Flanagan’s fourth year in charge of the annual fireworks exhibition that is such a popular…

Sports 05-28-2015

Court TV Jenkins begins career as video scout for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets team By Cary Shuman Mark Jenkins remembers playing basketball at the age of three. He also remembers sitting on his father’s lap watching college and NBA games…