Month: February 2024
Happy Birthday Head Coach Dale Dunbar
Council Continues Discussion of MBTA 3A Zoning
By Adam Swift The state’s Section 3A zoning requirements continue to be a hot topic of discussion at Town Council. By the end of the year, the town will be expected to present an approved multi-family zoning district to the…
Town Looks to Ambulance Mapping Software To Improve Service
By Adam Swift Winthrop is working with its neighboring communities to look at ways to improve emergency response times for ambulances. Town Manager Tony Marino said those efforts are in part a response to a recent incident where ambulances could…
Winthrop Police Officer Assists Choking Infant
A Winthrop Police officer helped save a choking baby on Tuesday just minutes after completing CPR refresher training. A little after 11 a.m. Tuesday, the Winthrop Police and Fire Departments were notified by 911 call that a 1-month-old infant was…
House Democratic Leaders Are To Blame for Ukraine’s Predicament
When a small gang of extreme Republicans undertook the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year, we wrote at the time that the refusal of Democrats to aid in keeping McCarthy in his seat was foolhardy. Despite the…
Democratic Leaders Need To Tell Biden To Step Aside
It has become increasingly obvious that President Joe Biden is spiraling faster-and-faster downhill, both physically and mentally. He can barely string together two sentences — not even from a teleprompter — and if he answers questions off-the-cuff (which he seldomly…
Police Blotter 02-22-2024
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…
Viking Ship Is Back on Course: Clinch NEC North Title
After encountering some rough seas in the past two weeks in which they went 0-3-1 after a 12-0-1 start, WHS boys head hockey coach Dale Dunbar and his Viking crew sailed their ship back into calm waters with a trio…
Obituaries 02-22-2024
Elaine Pierzanowski-Blosick Educator and Former Winthrop Resident Elaine Pierzanowski-Blosick, 73, of West Haven, Connecticut, widow of Gregory Blosick, passed away Sunday, February 11 at Hartford Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 18, 1950 in New Britain,…