By Wendy Millar Page What does this mean to you as a resident of Winthrop, MA? The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issued its final 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan. The final Master Plan establishes goals to reduce disposal…
Month: September 2022
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Volleyball Team Wins Season-Opener The Winthrop High volleyball team won its opening game of the season with a 3-0 shutout victory, 25-6, 25-14, and 25-13, over Excel Academy last week. “It was a great way to start off the…
Vikings Fall to Spartans, 24–16, in Opener at Stoneham
The Winthrop High School football team’s late comeback fell short as Stoneham held on for a 24-16 victory in the season opener for both teams Friday night on the Spartans’ home field. Winthrop appeared to have scored a touchdown in…
Star Attraction: All-Scholastic David Brown Jr. Leads St. Mary’s Into Miller Field
It’s such an intriguing overall matchup that the fact that two of Hall of Fame coach Tony Fucillo’s former assistants – Winthrop’s Jon Cadigan and St. Mary’s Sean Driscoll – will be coaching against each other Friday night at Miller…
Obituaries 09-15-2022
Judith Merrill Speech and Language Therapist Judith L. (Corkhum) Merrill of Malden passed away on September 9. She was 66 years old. Born in Boston, she was the cherished daughter of Cynthia A. (Kelsey) and James R. Corkhum of Winthrop.…
Wallerces commit to community with purchase of Winthrop Marketplace property
By Marc Wallerce and Chris Wallerce What started as a vision in one man’s eye 24 years ago has transformed and now solidified as a community mainstay this summer. After months of diligent work with our local bank, Rockland Trust,…
Noise insulation to come to Winthrop
By Aaron Toffler Winthrop is no stranger to airport noise. For decades, residents of this town close to Logan International Airport have endured overflights that shake their windows and rattle their doors. Many of the affected homes, located under runway…
Company with local roots named one of fastest growing U.S. companies
Nico Ruggieri works with local companies to grow their businesses, but it’s the growth of his company that’s getting attention these days. The company, Pinpoint Payments Inc., which provides payment processing solutions for local retailers and eCommerce, was named to…
NEWS Brief 9-15-22
POW/MIA REMEMBRANCE DAY is Friday Please join us this friday, september 16 at the winthrop elks lodge in the biggio hall where our lodge officers will conduct a ritual in remembrance of those men and women who, in their darkest…
Alcohol abuse is still problem #1
Two years ago the voters of Oregon approved a measure that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of even the most dangerous drugs, while also mandating that tax revenue from the sale of marijuana (which Oregon legalized in 2014) be…