Given the new State of Massachusetts protocols that go into place on May 29, the following guidance is issued for the parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston General Guidelines As of May 29, vaccinated people are no longer required to…
Month: May 2021
A Memorial Day To Look Back and Ahead
If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
Letter to the Editor
Please Help Dear Editor, Please join me in congratulating the Winthrop High School Class of 2021 by inviting residents to contribute to the Rona Mael Town Scholarship! Each year, this coveted award, the only scholarship from the Town of Winthrop,…
Guest Op-Ed: Your House and Building Financial Security
By Dr. Glenn Mollette As we approach Memorial Day, give thanks for our soldiers who gave and are giving sacrificially for our freedom. One of the freedoms we enjoy is the freedom to own a house. The greatest asset of…
WH Sports Roundup
WHS Baseball Team Wins Serino Tourney The Winthrop High baseball team traveled to Malden Catholic’s beautiful, two-field, all-turf complex this past Saturday to participate in the seventh annual Christie Serino Tournament, which is named in honor of the long-time Athletic Director and…
Roll Guys, Roll! Sherwood and MacPhail Shine in National Duathlon in Alabama: Sherwood Earns All-American Status
Just how exceptional a baseball player was Winthrop resident Shane Sherwood? Well, formidable enough to be a leadoff hitter, centerfielder, and leading base stealer for the Division 1 University of Arizona Wildcats baseball team. It’s the same program where current…
MacPhail Continues the Tradition With Strong Finish
Warren MacPhail doesn’t just coach it well, he runs it well, and his career as a world-class triathlete is still going strong. The popular Winthrop High School and Fisher College track coach added another achievement to his list of awards…
Obituaries 05-27-2021
Francis Cavaliere, Sr. Retired Proprietor of Eastern Flooring in East Boston Francis R. Cavaliere, Sr. of Winthrop passed away at the Katzman Family Center for Living in Chelsea on May 22. He was 93 years old. Born in East Boston,…
Raising of the Flag Atop the Breakers
American Legion Post 146 hoisted a flag on the center breaker bar of Winthrop Beach on May 15. For 20 years, Post 146 — which has been in existence for over a century – has sponsored the flag raising as…