The leaders of Winthrop’s public safety departments are refuting opinions stated in a piece in last week’s Sun-Transcript that the town’s fire and police departments are not interested in advancing regionalization efforts in Winthrop, Revere, and Chelsea. In a joint…
Author: Cary Shuman
Budget hearing Saturday
Precinct 2 Councillor James Letterie expects that the regionalization of municipal services will be one of the topics that will be addressed at the Town Council’s budget hearing Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Senior Center. Regionalization, a plan in…
Table talk – McKenna, Councilors talk about ways to generate money, improve quality of life
The Winthrop Town Council and Town Manager James McKenna discussed several topics during a three-hour session Tuesday night at the Winthrop Senior Center. The meeting was more a roundtable discussion (in fact the councillors’ tables were set up in rectangular…
Snap count on three: Boudrow, Doonan and McCarthy named captains for 2010
It’s unanimous. Joseph Boudrow, Nick Doonan, and Nick McCarthy received every vote from their teammates during an election in January to earn the prestigious title of captain of the 2010 Winthrop High School football team. “I think the unanimous vote…
House warming – Custom builders construct environmentally friendly home on Upland Road
Let the sun shine in. That’s a lyric from a very popular Fifth Dimension song but it certainly applies to a new environmentally friendly home on Upland Road. Attila Javor, co-owner of ZN Custom Building, and his crew have been…
Finn finds a home at Pope John
When Chris Finn laces up his skates for the final time in the Pope John XXIII High School hockey program, he will do so as one of the most prolific performers in the Everett parochial school’s history. Finn has surpassed…
The pucks stop here – Shutouts are the norm for Patrick Feeley, WHS’ stellar goalie
At 6-feet, 5-inches tall and with tons of athletic ability, Patrick Feeley would be a welcomed addition to any high school basketball team in the state. But Winthrop hockey coach Dale Dunbar likes the fact that Feeley has been keeping…
Brown’s kind of town – Republican wins Winthrop en route to victory over Coakley
Winthrop voters turned out in larger than expected numbers and gave Republican Scott Brown the majority vote over Democrat Martha Coakley in the U.S. Senate special election on Tuesday. Winthrop cast 3,596 votes for Brown and 2,902 votes for Coakley.…
Turco takes top post on new look Town Council
Saying he was humbled by the support of Winthrop residents and that he would work tirelessly to move Winthrop forward, Jeffrey Rosario Turco received the oath of office Monday night as the new president of the Winthrop Town Council. Town…
First Fenway, then the Garden?
Winthrop High hockey coach Dale Dunbar has traveled hockey’s holy grail from the Pee Wees to the pros (NHL), from the Bantams to the Beanpot, and played in some of North America’s most celebrated arenas. But even Dunbar says that…