Bill Sabat plays acoustic guitar in Frenchmen’s Square as he does most days.
Month: September 2017
Center Traffic Plan Continues to Divide
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Winthrop Center has had a lot of attention in the past few months, from infrastructure work to the master plan and now with the pilot traffic study, residents and business owners are talking about the center.…
Biggio Square Dedication at Main and Herman Streets
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Private first class Andrew Giovanni Biggio was like a lot of young men during World War II, eager to serve his country, but sadly he did not make it back to continue on with life in…
Board of Health Looks at Upping Buying Age
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Board of Health continues to discuss steps toward raising the tobacco buying age to 21 and Tuesday night they went over the regulations that would have to be changed to adopt the Tobacco 21 program…
Hurricane Preparations on Mind of MRC
By Sue Ellen Woodcock With the United States getting slammed with two major hurricanes in as many weeks, emergency preparedness groups like the town’s medical reserve corp. are on alert for any future storms that impact Winthrop. “The push is…
Interim Superintendent Briefs Committee on Coaching Program
By Kate Anslinger Interim Superintendent Lisa Howard was excited to update the School Committee on her experience with the New Superintendent Induction Program (NSIP) at Monday’s night meeting. Howard has been working under the leadership of Dr. Irwin Blumer, who…
News Briefs
Winthrop Beach Cleanup Winthrop Beach Cleanup, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9-10 a.m. This Coastsweep Cleanup is sponsored by the The Friends of Winthrop Beach and Mass Coastal Zone Management. Winthrop Democrats to meet The Winthrop…
Beverly Richards Celebrating 35 Years of Quality Dance Education
Beverly Richards Buckley is proud to announce her 35th season of Dance. The Beverly Richards Dance Center began on July 10, 1983 in Orient Heights East Boston. The accomplishments and success of the school are outstanding. Besides having her own…
Massport Supports Summer Jobs for Winthrop Students
Annual program has given local students opportunities since 1991 More than 80 Winthrop students earned a paycheck this summer thanks to the Massachusetts Port Authority’s Community Summer Jobs Program. Now in its 26th year, Massport’s program supported 82 Winthrop high…
Lifelong Winthrop Resident Named as FKO Director of Operations
For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) is proud to announce and welcome Christopher Crombie as our company Director of Operations. Chris Crombie will be responsible for supervising FKO’s district directors; providing oversight of its’ 19 locations in Chelsea, Everett, Peabody, Revere,…