Todd Sacco was a man with a plan and thanks to his efforts, Emerson Road is now a street with new trees. After Hurricane Irene hit Winthrop last August and felled some old trees on Emerson Road, Sacco decided to…
Author: Cary Shuman
An Honor on Hold: Council Postpones Naming DPW Building After Dimes
When Councilor-at-Large Larry Powers made the request to table the ratification of naming the Winthrop Department of Public Works Headquarters in honor of Richard Dimes, the gutsy call was “no reflection on Mr. Dimes.†Powers is the former fire chief…
Macleod Inducted in to Women’s Beanpot Hall of Fame
Don MacLeod was a hockey pioneer. He foresaw the explosion of women’s hockey on the sports scene when he became the head coach at Northeastern University in 1981. He fought for the advancement of the women’s game, won 210 games…
Veterans Road Project Moves Forward
It’s close to the final stop for approval of the proposed construction of 40 affordable housing units in one building on the site of the Temple Tifereth Israel property at 93 Veterans Road and the construction of a new, smaller…
TC Financial Forum Set for Tonight at Cummings
The Town Council will hold its Spring Financial Forum tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Cummings School. Town Council President Peter Gill said each department head will give a brief report to the Council about the department’s financial and…
Garden Greatness: Winthrop’s Devin Thompson Scores 25 Points at the Garden to Lead St. Mary’s to State Title
He’s definitely one that got away, a dynamite basketball player that took his long-range game from Winthrop to St. Mary’s High School in Lynn and became a star. Surely, Dave Brown would loved to have seen the sharpshooting 6-foot-2-inch Devin…
Gill Asks for Clarification on SC Transfer Request
Council President Peter Gill has asked the town manager to compile a report on a $208,800 transfer request from the School Committee that would be taken from the town’s free cash fund. Gill was quick to denounce the request when…
Vikings Fall Short to Wilimgton in State Semifinals
Bobby Clewer received one of those roars from the crowd that you only hear in the State Tournament. Winthrop’s senior forward had dramatically tied the game at 2-2 just 26 seconds after Wilmington had gone ahead in the third period.…
Capobianco Wins Dem. State Committee Post
Winthrop resident Valentino Capobianco was elected in the First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District race for Democratic State Committeeman Tuesday. Capobianco, a 23-year-old graduate of Winthrop High School and Suffolk University, received 712 votes in Winthrop while his opponent received…
WHS Hockey Team is Just 2 Wins Away from State Title
Winthrop High hockey coach Dale Dunbar saw so many good things happening on the ice in Tuesday night’s 6-0 semifinal victory over Saugus that he could have heaped praise straight through to the Division 2 North championship game against Wilmington…