By Adam Swift
The tennis courts at Ingleside Park will be dedicated and named after former Winthrop High School Principal and tennis coach John Domenico.
Last week, the Town Council unanimously approved the recommendation of the town’s memorials committee to dedicate the courts in Domenico’s honor.
“I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Domenico when I was playing high school tennis,” said Precinct 6 Councilor Stephen Ruggiero. “I couldn’t think of a better person to name this after.”
A member of the Winthrop High School Class of 1945, Domenico was an athlete, coach, teacher and administrator at Winthrop High School. He was captain of his baseball team in 1945 and the winner of the Bentley Swift Award given at graduation to the boy who has done the most for athletics during his high school years.
Domenico played baseball at Northeastern University and tennis at the University of Maine from which he graduated. He became the WHS baseball coach in 1953 and served in that capacity until 1960. He was the principal of Winthrop High School from 1970 to 1986 and the WHS boys tennis coach for many years.
“I’m not from Winthrop, so I don’t know the long history, but every time his name comes up, he’s so highly regarded both as a principal and as a tennis coach,” said Precinct 2 Councilor John Munson.
In other business, the council approved the use of Election Voter Information Input Machines, or poll pads, in future elections.
The iPad-like devices are synced to the state computers to provide rapid voting information on the precincts for voters when they arrive at the polls. They are not used for voting itself.
Town Clerk Denise Quist said the town already has 8 poll pads, but needs to let the state know of any changes in election procedures so that they can be used inside polling locations.
Quist said the poll pads should help speed up the voting process during elections.