Chief Terence Delehanty is pleased to announce that Winthrop Police Sgt. Mary Ellen Crisafi was recognized by the Massachusetts Association of Women in Law Enforcement (MAWLE). Sgt. Crisafi was recognized with the Spirit of MAWLE Award for Community Service at…
Month: June 2019
Student Highlight: Katerina Thano Stays Local for College Choice
For Katerina Thano, it seemed like just yesterday she was meeting her lifelong friends on the kindergarten playground. In the blink of an eye, the years passed and Thano is already heading off to college in the fall. While some…
Police Blotter 06-13-2019
Monday, June 3 Assisted fire with a vehicle that is leaking gasoline at Cross and Almont Street. Was able to locate the owner and she is going to move the vehicle off of the road. She will also be bringing…
Ali Stroker Is an Inspiration for All of Us
At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
Let’s Celebrate Our Rivers this June – and Make Sure We Know it’s Safe to Jump in
By: Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance At long last, a recent weekend presented one of those pristine days that remind us here in Massachusetts why we endure those winters. With warm spring weather finally here, many of us…
WHS Sports Roundup
Vikings play well in tourney loss Although the Winthrop High baseball team fell short in its opening game in the Division 4 North Sectional of the MIAA state baseball tournament, the Vikings played well in a 2-0 loss at Boston…
Obituaries 06-13-2019
Joseph Limone Retired machinist and longtime Winthrop Golf Club member Joseph A. Limone of South Main St., Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on June 4. He was 87 years old. Born in East Boston, the…
Winthrop High Graduates 156
It was a perfect night for a graduation of one of the larger classes in recent Winthrop High School history with 156 graduates. Friends and family filled the Viking gym. Graduates were also joined by local officials, the School Committee…
The Winthrop Marketplace Celebrates 20 Years in Business
By Domenic DeMasi “In all aisles of the Marketplace you could hear how happy the patrons are to finally have a market open in townâ€, begins Catherine Elcik’s article in the June 10, 1999 issue of the Winthrop Sun-Transcript about…
Council Passes FY20 Budget
After several attempts to amend the Town Manager’s budget request the Town Council finally approved the FY20 budget figure (including enterprise funds, revolving funds and a one-time transfer for capital) is $64,866,135. The general fund budget of $52,546,470 is a…