Following an academic and athletic career during which McKayla Norris achieved excellence at every turn, classmates voted her class president, and she became a two-sport captain and All-Star, the 18-year-old student leader may have saved her best moment for last…
Month: June 2018
Police Blotter 06-07-2018
Monday, May 28 Party on Main Street reports a wallet stolen at the Mobil Gas Station. They have the subject on surveillance. Employee will call when this party returns. Walk-in from Tafts Avenue to report that his nephew is missing.…
Letters to the Editor
FAKE NEWS?! Dear Editor: It now feels like fake news has hit our local press . . . It was with pleasure that the May 17 issue of the Winthrop Sun Transcript printed the letter to the editor in support…
Congratulations to the Class of 2018
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they know a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share in the joy —…
Sports 06-07-2018
From the Press Box Sweet Sixteen By: Jim Lederman The month of June means more than just warm weather. I am reminded we have to install the air conditioners! I watched a documentary on the 1986 World Champion Boston Celtics…
Obituaries 06-07-2018
Robin Gaudette Of Winthrop Robin L. (Meiggs) Gaudette of Winthrop passed away on May 28. She was 64 years old. Born in Winthrop, she was the cherished daughter of the late John E. and Virginia C. (Vecchio) Meiggs, devoted mother…
Harbormaster Dedication
The Famolare Family unveiling the sign dedicated to Charles J. Famolare at the Winthrop Town Landing on Monday, May 28. Charles Famolare was a Winthrop Harbormaster, a Boston Police Officer and worked with the U.S. Coast Guard. He was remembered…
Winthrop Readies for 109 WHS Graduates
The Winthrop High School Class of 2018 is set to graduate Friday night in the high school gymnasium at 6 p.m. This year’s class may be a little bit smaller than previous class sizes, but it has formed a closeknit…
FinCom Recommends $1.4 Million Increase for Schools
The Finance Commission will recommend a school budget of $20,760,280 for FY19 to the Town Council, this is an increase from $19,341,310 or a 7.3 percent increase. At last Thursday night’s meeting of the commission Chairman Bob Wynne said an…
Triplets Set Off in Different Directions for College
With graduation Friday night, new graduates are planning to kick off their summer and get ready for their college careers. While the majority of students don’t go beyond the state line, there are some who long to venture to new…