If you weren’t excited by that new $81 million school building rising quickly at 400 Main Street, where the old Winthrop High School once stood — then you have to be now after school officials and town leaders gathered for…
Month: May 2015
Gus Martucci and the NFL Draft Night Party
When well-known Winthrop resident Gus Martucci gets involved in an event, we know these things are assured: It will be done professionally and with class and it will be a worthwhile event to attend. Such is the case with the…
First-Ever Wellness Week in Winthrop Was a Success
It takes an incredible amount of time and planning to develop something new in town and Winthrop public health nurse Meredith Hurley knows that all too well. For the past few months, Meredith has worked to put together the first-ever…
The Fight of the Century
Those of us who are old enough to remember when Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier in the fight of the century back in 1971 at the Madison Square Garden, after Ali returned from a three-year hiatus from the sport because…
Time for Colleges and Universities to Lead
 Campus sexual violence has been the subject of an intense national conversation recently, but that dialogue often lacks critical input from schools that are already taking steps to improve their campus climates. Colleges and universities, it’s time for you to…
District Attorney Conley’s Basketball Tournament a Great Event
We were so proud to take part in Suffolk County District Daniel F. Conley 7th Annual Basketball For Peace Tournament at the UMass Boston Clark Athletic Center. DA Conley and his staff once again accomplished the mission of this wonderful…
Sports 04-30-2015
WhS sports Roundup WHS boys tennis team wins pair The Winthrop High boys tennis team broke into the win column with a pair of shutout victories this past week over Northeastern Conference rivals Peabody and Lynn Classical. The Vikings’ top…
Obituaries 04-30-2015
Virginia Crucioli Of Winthrop Virginia M. Crucioli of Williams Street, Winthrop passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers on April 27. She was 82 years old. Born in East Boston, the beloved daughter of the late Josephine (Larsen)…