By Sue Ellen Woodcock In the Presidental Primary race on Super Tuesday, Winthrop voters favored Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders and Republican candidate Donald Trump. On the Democratic ticket, Sanders grabbed 1,757 votes while Hillary Clinton took home 1,703 votes .…
Month: March 2016
News Briefs
CENTER BUSINESS DISCUSSIONS MARCH 3 AND MARCH 7 Please join Town Councilor Russ Sanford and Assistant to the Town Manager Joe Domelowicz on: Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m. at the E.B. Newton Cultural Center or; Monday, March 7 at…
Police Blotter 03-03-2016
Monday, February 22 Caller states that his brother was involved in a motor vehicle crash this morning at Bank of America and his mother received a call from the other party involved, attempting to extort $2,000; using threats to harm…
Isn’t It Time That We Put Kids First
By Senator Sal DiDomenico Massachusetts has long been a leader in education, public health, and innovation. However, when it comes to ensuring that all our children have a chance to succeed, we still have much work to do. To start…
Senate Race in Gear
Now that the Presidential primary has concluded, the town of Winthrop can devote all of its political attention to the State Senate race in the district — and it’s shaping up as a barnburner leading to the primary on April…
Speaker DeLeo Donates to Hoop Program
We understand that Speaker Robert A. DeLeo will be making a special appearance at the Parks and Recreation youth basketball clinic Saturday at the Arthur T. Cummings School to make a donation to the program. Speaker DeLeo has been such…
Vote on Miller Field
Winthrop residents should not be dismayed by the Winthrop Town Council’s decision not to place the question of funding the construction of a new Miller Field and related drainage work on the ballot on April 12. Some councilors felt that…
Sports 03-03-2016
From the Press Box sponsored by: MSA MORTGAGE March Madness By: Jim Lederman Are you ready for the exciting ‘Tourney Time’ – March Madness, College and high school tourney’s? The Winthrop Vikings hockey team faced off with Cambridge (12-7-1) at…
Obituaries 03-03-2016
Joseph ‘Danny’ Ahern Well known entreprenur best known for “Danny’s Long Dog” on Revere Beach Blvd. Joseph “Danny†Ahern passed away on February 28 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home where he had been receiving supportive care for the past…