We don’t claim to be big soccer fans, but even we were caught up in the excitement and the drama of the World Cup, which reached its climax this past Sunday with the exciting and dramatic victory by Argentina in…
Month: December 2022
WHS Sports Roundup
Vikings Nip Danvers in Overtime Drama, 3-2 Senior captain Jack Hayes netted the game-winning goal with 40 seconds left in overtime to give the Winthrop High boys hockey team a dramatic 3-2 victory over Northeastern Conference rival Danvers last Saturday…
Winthrop Basketball Team Rallies, But Falls Short to Fenwick, 60–57
The Winthrop High boys basketball team rallied from a 14-point deficit, but its furious fourth-quarter comeback fell short to Bishop Fenwick, 50-47, Tuesday on the Crusaders’ homecourt in Peabody. Jeramy Matias scored six of his team-high 14 points in the…
Obituaries 12-22-2022
Steven Alan Smith Longtime Airline Industry Manager Steven Alan Smith, 69, of Lakeville, MN passed away unexpectedly from a cardiac event at his lake home in Cumberland, WI on December 17. He was born in Boston to Raymond Alexander and…
WIHA Hosts December Auction Fundraiser
11 Foundation Celebrates Anniversary
Council Begins Public Hearings on Proposed Charter Changes
By Adam Swift The Town Council began the first of what it expects to be three nights of public hearings on recommendations made by the Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) at its meeting next week. The ORC has recommended making 13…
News Briefs
Jingle Bell Run & Roll on Dec. 20 at Pico Park Bike Winthrop and the Winthrop Run Club have teamed up to host the first ever Jingle Bell Run & Roll through some of Winthrop’s most festively lit and decorated…
Latest MBTA Bus Redesign Forum Looks at Equity
By Adam Swift The MBTA’s Bus Network Redesign meets almost all standards for equity under the federal Civil Rights Act according to T officials. Last week, the MBTA held an online forum on equity implications of its proposed Bus Network…
Principal Updates School Committee on Cummings School Initiatives
By Adam Swift Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School Principal Andrea O’Leary updated the School Committee on curriculum initiatives, facility upgrades, and testing results at its most recent meeting last week. “We are currently on year two of the Illustrative Math…