By Sue Ellen Woodcock Local residents are starting to get excited about Sail Boston, while police and other officials are making their plans for an up tick in visitors. Police Chief Terence Delehanty has met with the State Police, Environmental…
Month: April 2017
The Superintendent Search is On
By Kate Anslinger As of the April 7 deadline, there have been two internal applicants for the school superintendent position. On a mission to speed up the process and get qualified candidates, the School Committee has consulted with the MASC…
Military Father Surprises Daughters at School
By Kate Anslinger Military surprises are all the rage these days, and for good reason, as people can’t help but be overwhelmed with emotion when watching a family reunite for the first time in months. Recently, Winthrop experienced its very…
Boston: An American Running Story Premieres April 15
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Boston and running go hand in hand. The city is synonymous with the marathon and it has been doing so for the last 120 years. Now award winning filmmaker and marathoner Jon Dunham, know for his…
News Briefs
Spring Arts Festival Planned The Winthrop Art Association presents its Spring Arts Festival at the EB Newton Cultural Center the weekend of April 29 and April 30, 12-6 p.m. and 11 am to 4 p.m.. A special reception will be…
Police Blotter 04-13-2017
Monday, April 3 A black male, in his late 30’s, was seen asking for money outside Citizen’s Bank on Putnam Street. Caller states people are afraid to go in the bank. Officer spoke to the subject who states that he…
Spring Has Sprung….
Although our winter season was a mild one, both in terms of cold and snow, giving us hopes for an early arrival of spring, our optimism proved illusory thanks to a near record-setting chilly and wet month of March that…
Happy Easter
It’s hard to believe that another Easter already is upon us. Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be here this week, and those of the Christian faith will begin the observance of the holiest days of their religion upon which…
Happy Passover
We want to wish our friends in the Jewish community a Happy Passover or Happy “Pesach†as this important holiday is known in Hebrew. The holiday begins with a special Passover dinner known as a Seder when the story is…
Sports 04-13-2017
Strong outing in opener by Wallace for WHS baseball Mother Nature finally relented and allowed the Winthrop High baseball team (among the other spring sports) to commence its season this past week. The Vikings opened their 2017 campaign Saturday against…