Mark Upton had a record-breaking football career at St. Mark’s School in Southboro. He made 22 tackles in one game as a sophomore and had successive 100-tackle seasons in his junior and senior seasons. The 6-feet-2-inch, 210-pound linebacker finished his…
Author: Cary Shuman
Temple Tifereth Israel Celebrates 100th Birthday
Sandra Pellegrino, president of Temple Tifereth Israel for the past decade, expects close to 150 people to attend the synagogue’s 100th birthday celebration Saturday at the Marriott Hotel in Peabody. Pellegrino said the temple began on Shirley Street in 1912.…
Change in Path: Noted Artist Joanna Ciampa is Promoting Benefits of Kyani
Joanna Ciampa has worked hard to build a reputation as one of the most accomplished interior designers in the country. The multi-faceted artist has a number of celebrity clients and her unique design work can be seen inside homes, clubs…
Council Committee Delays Action on Safety Ordinance
The meeting had a little bit of everything: an impassioned speech by Fire Chief Paul Flanagan, an amicable exchange between Council President Peter Gill and former President Jeffrey Turco, hearty applause for former Selectman Martin O’Brien, and three hours of,…
WHS Graduation Set for Friday Night
One-hundred-and-twenty-four graduates will receive their diplomas during the Winthrop High School Class of 2013 commencement ceremonies Friday at 6 p.m. at Miller Field. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held indoors at the school gymnasium. Principal Gail…
Center Stage: Pereira Appears in NSMT’s Sound of Music
Eight-year-old Haven Pereira got the role and little sister Tegan Pereira spilled the beans. Heather Pereira had learned via a telephone call that her daughter Haven had landed a role in the North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) production of “The…
Winthrop High Graduates Heading for Harvard and MIT: Valedictorian Michael Lessard Will Attend Harvard University
The biographical summary in the Northeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete Dinner program reads, “Michael Lessard has displayed excellence both in the classroom and on the sports field.†Add in his outstanding leadership qualities – he is president of the Winthrop High…
Class Salutatorian Nicole O’Brien off to Mass. Institute of Technology
Nicole O’Brien has known since December that she had been accepted to the esteemed Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, the mecca of science-oriented universities. The Winthrop High School Class of 2013 salutatorian was admitted to MIT in its early-action…
New Veterans Agent: Council Appoints Roseann Trionfi-mazzuchelli
Roseann Trionfi-Mazzuchelli has been appointed the new veterans agent for the town of Winthrop. Town Manager James McKenna made the announcement at the outset of the Town Council meeting Tuesday night. “Roseann comes with a very deep background in military…
Chamber Says ‘no’ to Meters
Dr. Paul McGee, president of the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, presented a petition to the Town Council Tuesday night stating the opposition of business owners to the installation of parking meters in the Shirley Street business district. McGee told the…