By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Farmer’s Market opens this Sunday at a new site with new vendors. Organizers of the Winthrop Farmer’s Market have the season pretty well planned with 10 dates for the popular weekend shopping destination and a…
Month: June 2017
Race for Nomination Papers Beginning to Slow Down
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Any resident running for office has until Sept. 19 to file nomination papers, but it appears the field seems to be slowing down compared to the flurry of the last couple of weeks. One race to…
Lisa Howard Set to be Interim Superintendent of Schools
By Kate Anslinger Effective July 1, Lisa Howard will take on the role of Interim Superintendent of Schools. The agreement between Howard and the Winthrop School Committee states that she will be employed until June 30, 2018 and will be…
News Briefs
Body found off Deer Island The crew of a commercial fishing vessel discovered the body in the waters off Deer Island last Thursday, June 8 and radioed the U.S. Coast Guard. Massachusetts Environmental Police and the Boston Police Harbor Unit…
Police Blotter 06-15-2017
Monday, June 5 Essex Regional called regarding shoplifting on Shirley Street. Officer was flagged down by owner of the Quick Mart where that male party took off on foot. They have a male party in custody under arrest for unarmed…
Letters to the Editor
Mothers Out Front Panel Dear Editor: A friend of mine from East Boston Gail Miller invited me to that Mothers Out Front panel held at the WCAT studies back in March and I found the panel discussion quite informative. I…
Strawberry Festival
The annual Strawberry Festival of the Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association is set for this Tuesday, June 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Deane Winthrop House. The festival is truly one of the most anticipated events on the Winthrop social…
Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast
Head coach Sean Driscoll and the Winthrop High School football program will hold the annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast this Sunday (June 18) at the new Winthrop High School cafeteria. It’s the first time that the fundraising event will be…
Sports 06-15-2017
WHS SPORTS roundup WHS baseball team falls in state tourney The WHS baseball team learned a version of the axiom, “Live by the sword, die by the sword,†in MIAA state tourney play this past week. After defeating their…
Obituaries 06-15-2017
Cheryl Cronin 30-year coordinator for the New England Eye & Tissue Bank Cheryl A. Cronin of Sewall Avenue, Winthrop passed away at the Neville House in Cambridge on June 12. She was 66 years old. Born in Stoneham, she was…