By Cary Shuman One-and-thirty-seven graduates of the Winthrop High School Class of 2016 will receive their diplomas at commencement ceremonies Friday night inside the Larsen Rink at the Michael Eruzione Center. The class will be the last to graduate from…
Month: June 2016
Residents Give it to DCR Over Winthrop Beach State
By Sue Ellen Woodcock A meeting with representatives of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on Tuesday night was emotional and fueled by the inaccuracies given to the town in the past couple of years. The majority of residents…
Winthrop Beach Water Quality Receives Perfect Mark for 2015
Winthrop Beach topped the list as one of the cleanest beaches on the North Shore with a perfect score of 100 percent in 2015. For the year, overall water quality on all of the Boston Harbor Region’s public beaches was…
Residents and Officials Hold Memorial Day Ceremonies
By Kate Anslinger The support that Winthrop has for its military, both past and present, was evident at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremonies. The rainy weather didn’t stop residents and town personnel from coming out to reflect on those who sacrificed…
Trump Donates $75K to Local Wounded Vet Ride Project
By John Lynds The benefit bike ride that roars through the area each spring to help raise money for local wounded veterans got a boost from none other than Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. The likely GOP presidential nominee who…
Police Blotter 06-02-2016
Monday, May 23 Nurse called from the East Boston Health Center to report a patient on Siren Street has fallen. EMS notified. Parents came into the station to report that their daughter is being harassed on social media and in…
Letter to the Editor
Thank you Steve! Dear Editor: For many people in the town of Winthrop Steven Rogers is known as one of our finest police officers, but to anyone that belongs to the Winthrop youth hockey association, Steve is known as “the…
Congratulations,WHS Class of 2016
Graduation exercises for the Winthrop High School Class of 2016 will be held Friday evening. For a small community such as Winthrop, high school graduation time is a town-wide celebration, even for those who do not have children or relatives…
Sports 06-02-2016
WHS sports roundup Extra-inning victory vaults WHS softball team into state tourney It may have taken until the bottom of the last inning (of extra innings) of the last game of the season, but the Winthrop High softball team finally…
Obituaries 06-02-2016
John Roberts Retired iron worker who loved life; member of Winthrop Elks and Winthrop Yacht Club John P. aka “Jackie†Roberts of Winthrop, son, brother, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, passed away on May 25 at the age of 77.…