Month: July 2015

On the Ferris Wheel

Toni Cutrone of Winthrop shows some hesitation before getting on the big Ferris Wheel at Revere Beach last Saturday evening. The Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival drew more than 800,000 people to the Beach over the three day festival including…

Police Blotter 07-30-2015

Sunday, July 19 Report of loud music on Moore Street. Report of loud party being cleared out on Johnson Avenue. Report of couple walking on Pleasant Street and female appears distraught. Officer reports all ok. Loud kids on tennis courts…

Letters to the Editor

Winthrop Chamber of Commerce Family Day at the Beach 2015 Dear Editor: This was the 18th Annual Family Day at the Beach which was originally spearheaded by the late Phyllis Fluet.  In honor of Phyllis, this year’s Family Day at…

Whales Ahoy

Last week a couple of whales were spotted in Boston Harbor. For those of us growing up in Boston in the 1970’s and 80’s, when many of our rivers and the harbor served as a toxic chemical and sewage dump,…