WHS sports roundup WHS girls defeat Somerville, 38-26 The Winthrop High girls basketball team added another impressive victory over a Northeastern Conference rival with a 38-26 triumph at Somerville this past Friday. Both teams got off to a slow start,…
Month: January 2019
Obituaries 01-10-2019
Michael McDuffee Current member of Winthrop Town Council, Winthrop Yacht Club, Winthrop Lodge of Elks and active Holy Rosary parishioner Michael McDuffee of Winthrop passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 6. He was 62 years old. Michael was a veteran of…
Winthrop Year in Review
January Vecchia sworn in as council president The town of Winthrop swore in it’s 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…
It’s a Polar Plunge
Winthrop Officials Issue Guidelines Regarding State 911 Outage
Fire Chief Paul E. Flanagan and Police Chief Terence M. Delehanty report that the Massachusetts state 911 system is currently experiencing intermittent interruption of service related to problems with a nationwide internet service provider. This is a national problem also impacting…
News Briefs
Photo Hunt for Banners The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce is conducting a photo hunt for our upcoming street banner program! We are looking for your photos of the Winthrop scene. Photos should look great from high up on a street…
Student Highlight: Sophomore Shows Many Levels of Talent
John Cataldo is a true Winthrop teen. He started sailing at the Cottage Park Yacht Club (CPYC) when he was 11 years old, and is now an instructor for both the youth and adult sailing programs, where he teaches beginners…
Police Blotter 01-03-2019
Monday, Dec. 24 Calling party on Orlando Avenue states that three or more vehicles on her street have their windows broken. No items appear to be taken from the motor vehicles. Caller on Sagamore Avenue states that two dogs have…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You from Santa, Dear Editor, I would like to thank the people of Winthrop, and their out-of-town visitors, for their great turn out, support, and well wishes on Christmas Eve. It is such a great tradition that this Town…
So Far….So Good
With the rush and hub-bub of the holiday season now over, we’ll all be settling in for another long New England winter. Up to this point, we have been fortunate. We have yet to feel the wrath of any truly…