By Adam Swift For first responders, one of the hardest parts of the job can be dealing with small children during an emergency. One local man, Mark AuBuchon, is helping make that part of the job a little bit easier.…
Month: July 2023
One Way: Three Local Streets Going Single Direction
By Adam Swift The Town Council approved a plan to make portions of Locust, Cross, and Almont streets one-way at its meeting on Tuesday night. Under the new traffic plan, which addresses traffic backing up on the narrow streets toward…
Fire Station Proposal Moves Toward November Vote
By Adam Swift Town leaders have been considering building a new fire station for so long, there’s been some debate as to whether the discussions have been going on since the 1960s or “only†the 1990s. But at a special…
Police Blotter 07-27-2023
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates. The log is a public record and available for review. All persons who are arrested or charged with a crime are…
The Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival Is This Weekend
One of the premier events of the summer season in the Greater Boston area is set to take place this weekend when the 19th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival returns to Revere Beach this Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July…
A Sad, Tragic Week – Safety Always Must Be Number One
When we looked at our Boston newspapers this past Thursday, a cavalcade of headlines, one-after-another, told stories of sadness and tragedy throughout our area. There was the four year-old boy who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in…
Good Luck USA Women’s Soccer!
We wish to express our support for the U.S. women’s soccer team as they embark on their quest for a third straight FIFA World Cup, which this year is being held in Australia and New Zealand. The U.S. women’s team…
Jack Wallace Named New Winthrop High Golf Coach
Jack Wallace, a baseball and golf superstar during his athletic career at Winthrop High School, has been named as the new head coach of the Winthrop golf team. Wallace, 24, was an assistant coach of the Vikings last fall and…
Obituaries 07-27-2023
Marie Censullo She Will Be Missed, Remembered and Forever Loved Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Friday, July 28, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262…
Safe Parks Initiative
The Winthrop police have teamed up with CASA and the Winthrop Lodge of Elks to create the Safe Parks Initiative that will include five events this summer, the first of which was held last Friday evening with an Open Rec. program at…