By Kate Anslinger From an early age, School Committee Chairman Valentino Capobianco was passionate about politics. As a 2007 Winthrop High graduate, he served as the class president and has been eager to become a member of the School Committee…
Month: January 2018
Sylvia Costonis Charitable Trust Donates $500 to Winthrop Elks, Lodge #1078
Dr Anthony Costonis, Trustee of the Sylvia Costonis Charitable Trust announces the formation of a “give back program†to the Town of Winthrop. This program funds grants that the Costonis family donates through its partnership with Winthrop Charities to honor…
Cummings Playground Conditions Discussed at School Committee Meeting
By Kate Anslinger The School Committee discussed the latest on the Arthur T. Cummings playground at Monday night’s meeting. The original evaluator came back out to assess the current condition of the equipment following the few updates that were made…
Police Blotter 01-11-2018
Monday, Jan. 1 Caller on Dolphin Avenue reporting a few people are fighting inside the home. Unit spoke with the parties, they had music playing, and people were jumping. No altercation happened. Units cleared. 55-year-old female party will not leave…
Bring it On, Ol’ Man Winter
These past two weeks have brought the worst winter weather imaginable — coastal flooding, record cold, and a blizzard — but we’ve survived it all and made it out to the other side, as moderating temperatures, perhaps even reaching the…
Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU Dear Editor: Last Thursday, Jan. 4, around noon I was watching the coverage of the storm threatening our coast like many residents of Winthrop. I was in my basement apartment on Shirley Street, entrance in the rear overlooking…
Sports 01-11-2018
WHS sports roundup WHS gymnasts run record to perfect 4-0 The Winthrop High gymnastics team competed against Salem at the Sterling YMCA in Beverly last Tuesday night and came home with a 130.4-91.65 victory, extending the Lady Vikings’ undefeated streak…
Obituaries 01-11-2018
Lucy Nocito Retired MGH administrative assistant, her family was her life Lucy E. Nocito of Kennedy Drive, Winthrop passed away at the Saugus Center on Jan. 3. She was 90 years old. Born in Somerville, the beloved daughter of the…
2018 Winthrop Inauguration
Town Clerk Carla Vitale congratulates Town Council President Ron Vecchia after swearing him in.
Vecchia Sworn in as Council President
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Town of Winthrop swore in its newly elected officials Tuesday night in the Neil Shapiro Auditorium at Winthrop High School. Newly elected Town Council President Ron Vecchia took the oath from Town Clerk Carla Vitale…