Month: September 2015

MWRA ‘Sell Out’ Denied by Flanagan

A couple of weeks ago when resident and Point Shirley advocate Dawn Manning, of Elliot Street, found out about the latest mitigation/memorandum of understanding agreement between Winthrop and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, she was livid. She accused the town…

Area Activist Fran Rowan Dies at 79

Fran Rowan, who spent a lifetime selflessly helping the people of East Boston with kindness and charity, has died. Rowan, a local legend who possessed the uncanny ability to make most people around her believe in the causes she was…

Police Blotter 09-10-2015

Monday, August 31 Caller on Hermon Street reports that she has not heard from her husband who is a diabetic. WFD and Unit 91 dispatched to the residence. U nits were able to contact the resident that everything was fine.…

Letter to the Editor

Thank you Coach Rachel Mustone and Coach Stephanie Bono Dear Editor:  Coaches Rachel Mustone and Stephanie Bono have been a part of the Winthrop cheerleading community since their days as Winthrop Youth Football cheerleaders began approximately 18 years ago.  They…

Sports 09-10-2015

Viking football looks promising for season by Stephen Skobeleff September is in full swing. A month full of “backs” moves forward. Families are back from summer vacations. Students are back in school. Apples are back on the trees, ripe for…