Dr. Fardad Mobed and Dr. Lily Parsi certainly have a lot in common. Both are scholars, which goes without saying. They hold degrees in engineering: Dr. Mobed, a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Dr. Parsi, three advanced degrees in Civil, Water…
Month: February 2019
Mass. Dental Society Shares Five Ways to Show Kids’ Teeth Some Love
February is not just a time to show love to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, it also marks National Children’s Dental Health Month. This month-long national health observance, sponsored by the American Dental Association, is designed to raise public awareness…
Celtics, TD Bank Community Crew Joins ‘A Bed for Every Child’ in Building 40 Twin-beds for Boston-area Youth in Need
The Boston Celtics and TD Bank CommUNITY Crew joined ‘A Bed for Every Child’ in Lynn, MA last week as they helped build 40 new twin-beds for Boston area youth in need. Celtics players Brad Wanamaker and Guerschon Yabusele were…
Winthrop Students Earn Academic Honors
University of New Hampshire Dean’s List for the Fall 2018 Semester The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall 2018 semester. Jillian Kfoury of Winthrop, with Highest Honors Sarah…
NSPO to Perform Winter Concert Feb. 17 in Swampscott
Music Director Robert Lehmann will conduct the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in its Winter Concert with a program highlighted by trumpeter Joseph Foley playing the Trumpet Concert by Johann Nepomuc Hummel on Sunday, February 17, at 3 p.m. at Swampscott…
At 79 Her Blades Are Sharp, Her School Is Even Sharper
Chances are that if you were a kid taking skating lessons in the Greater Boston area during the past 50 years, you most likely took your lessons through the Bay State Skating School. It’s likely too that owner Rosemary Hanley…
Police Blotter 02-07-2019
Winthrop Police Blotter Monday, Jan. 28 Report that right by Short Beach there is a Dodge with its hazards on, which ran out of gas. The owner just went to get some gas. Vehicle is parked legally out of traffic,…
Letters to the Editor
Calling for a Collective Visioning Process Dear Editor, Last week’s letter from Frank Constantino, “We Need a More Inclusive Process†offered many salient arguments for why Winthrop needs a town-wide collective vision achieved through an inclusive public planning process. He…
Immigrants Are Our Future
It is an undeniable fact of history that all Americans other than Native Americans are descendants of immigrants. It also is undeniably true that immigrants have not always been welcome with open arms, starting most conspicuously with the Know-Nothing Party…
Sports 02-07-2019
WHS sports roundup WHS boys hockey ties Marblehead, falls to Danvers One of the oldest and best-known sports axioms is, “A tie is like kissing your sister.†But for the Winthrop High hockey team, last Wednesday’s 1-1 deadlock with Marblehead…