Under warm, sunny skies, members of the Winthrop Art Association completed the first phase of the outdoor art exhibit, ‘Museum Without Walls’ at French Square in Winthrop Center on Sunday, August 23rd. Each of four artists selected a museum quality…
Month: August 2020
Large Crowd Attends Sen. Markey Campaign Rally in Winthrop
U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s “Leads and Delivers†Tour made a stop in Winthrop on Saturday for a campaign rally at Town Hall. Each stop on the tour is designed to highlight the ways that Sen. Markey has delivered for cities…
Friends of Mary Ellen Greenway Circulating Greenway Extension Survey
Last year Rep. Adrian Madaro secured $100,000 in the state budget for an engineering, environmental and feasibility study to extend the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway past Constitution Beach to Belle Isle Marsh and eventually to Winthrop and Revere. Support for…
Police Blotter 08-27-2020
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded for the period of Aug. 10 to Aug. 16. Monday, Aug. 10 0816: An officer issued a parking ticket to a motor vehicle (MV) parked illegally…
Now, More Than Ever, We Need Ed Markey in the U.S. Senate
In 1955, then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy authored his famous book, Profiles in Courage, in which he wrote brief vignettes about eight U.S. Senators who took unpopular actions during the course of their careers, placing the good of the country…
Be Sure to Vote In the Primary
This Tuesday, September 1, is primary election day in Massachusetts for both national and state legislative offices. Primary elections in Massachusetts typically are of little or no consequence because of the overwhelming Democratic voting enrollment and because most Democrats run…
Letters to the Editor
Supports Edwards Dear Editor, I strongly support Councilor Lydia Edward’s excellent recommendation that the MBTA provide sufficient capacity on the Blue Line-which serves East Boston, Winthrop, Revere and other north shore communities-to accommodate bicyclists during rush hour periods as well…
Driscoll Thanks Staff, Instructors for Successful Summer Parks Program
While other communities reduced or eliminated their summer recreational programs due to the coronavirus, Sean Driscoll went forward with his perennially popular Winthrop Summer Parks Programs. As a result of his leadership and resiliency, a toal of 115 Winthrop youths…
NEC School Principals Vote to Cancel Fall Sports Season
The Northeastern Conference school principals voted Monday by a 9-0-3 margin to cancel the entire high school fall sports season. The principals from Gloucester, Danvers, and Beverly abstained from the voting. The NEC Athletic Directors had earlier voted 7-5 to…
Obituaries 08-27-20
Colleen McGilicuddy Of Winthrop Colleen M. (Brems) McGillicuddy of Winthrop passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, August 19. The cherished daughter of the late Phillip and Stella (Roach) Brems, she was the beloved wife of…