Unlike most teachers at Winthrop High School, Steve Vieira spends the majority of his teaching time on the stage. In addition to being the high school’s production manager for the Winthrop Drama Society and the Neil Shapiro Center for the…
Month: May 2018
Local Woman Sadly Missed
An unlicensed 17-year-old teenager has been charged with drunk driving in the death of a Winthrop native. Judy Moses, 64, of Chestnut Hill and a Newton Realtor, was struck and killed on a Medford street Sunday afternoon. Moses was the…
News Briefs
Raise Funds for Fireworks The annual fundraising for the Fourth of July fireworks has begun, according to Fire Chief Paul Flanagan, and yes, this year’s fireworks will be on the Fourth! Donation can be sent to the Winthrop Fireworks Fund,…
Winthrop Middle School Drama Society Wraps Up an Outstanding Year
The Winthrop Middle School Drama Society performed two productions this school year.  One production was in the fall and another in the spring. Students tried out for various parts and others chose to work behind the scene as crew members. …
Local Student Performs in Boston Ballet’s Celebrated Production of Marius Petipa’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’
Kayla Rose Petruccelli, 8, of Winthrop is performing in Boston Ballet’s production of Marius Petipa’s “The Sleeping Beauty” in the role of Lilac Fairy Page. The Sleeping Beauty runs May 11–19, at the Boston Opera House. “I am thankful and…
Public Comment Rules the Council Meeting
At every meeting the Town Council allows for two public comment blocks, one at the beginning and one at the end. Tuesday night public comment went well over an hour covering everything to parks, flooding diversity, sexual harassment, the center…
Council Funds Labor Contracts
The Town Council has agreed to fund one-year contracts, retroactive to July 2017 for the fire department, the department of public works department and police department personnel. Tuesday night the council approved $49,200 for fire, $23,800 to DPW and $5,900…
Police Blotter 05-03-2018
Monday, April 23 Street sweeping is going on in the town and party has a parking complaint for vehicle on Perkins Avenue. Decal expiration so the vehicle was towed by G&J. Party on Tafts Avenue reports that her motor vehicle…
Letter to the Editor
Establish the Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Commission Dear Editor: The following letter was read to the Town Council May 1 Thank you for giving us the opportunity to address you this evening. I’m speaking to voice my support that the…
Hot Weather and Cold Water :Avoiding Hypothermia
With forecasts predicting summer-like temperatures of 80 degree weather, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is reminding the public of the dangers associated with swimming in water bodies this time of year. Currently, water temperatures in Massachusetts lakes and…