The third annual Battle of the Beach Softball Tournament was held this past weekend. The tourney, which is sponsored by Massport, consists of two divisions, 12 and Under and 14 and Under, and featured teams from across New England, New…
Author: Cary Shuman
Revised budget accounts for loss in state aid
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Winthrop Town Council approved the revised budget submitted by the town manager and recommended by the Finance Commission, a vote that will erase a deficit of $772,260 in the Fiscal Year 2010 Town Budget. The…
The jury is in: Fiandaca is right at home on the bench
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Honorable Justice Kenneth Fiandaca is hard at work in the Roxbury District Court these days. He is presiding over a docket of criminal cases, from the most serious criminal arraignments to the most mundane community…
Town receives an oil spill response trailer
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Sitting as it does on the northern doorstep of Boston Harbor, the region’s largest working port, means that Winthrop is constantly at risk from the potential dangers of oil spills at sea. Similarly,…
Cuts not so Deep – Wynne, Finance Commission step up
The additional cuts to the fiscal year 2010 budget were announced Tuesday night and subsequently voted in by the Town Council, which was forced to slice $772,000 from the original budget because of a larger than anticipated revenue shortfall and…
Rogers More – Resident’s energy plan deserves a closer look
You never know who is going to speak during the public comment period at Town Council meetings or what topic or proposal they might bring forward. But the proposal by resident John Rogers for reducing energy costs in the town’s…
The Reilly Factor – There is no substitute for experience
There is no substitute for years of experience in any profession or endeavor, and never was that more evident than when the subject at Tuesday’s council meeting turned to the MBTA and the possible elimination of bus service in town.…
Obituaries – 08/02/09
Philip Galletta, 88 Proprietor of Mass. Bait and Tackle of Revere Philip J. Galletta of Winthrop, a former longtime resident of Revere, died on August 3 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital. He was 88 years old. Born in Boston, he…
Get out and play – With skill and panache, Winthrop Jam Band carries on the garage rock tradition
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript The garages in Winthrop, like garages all over America, are no longer alive with the sounds of music. In fact, the garage rock and roll band that used to be such a common experience…
Dancing with the pros – Winthrop’s Ashley McCormack joins the Boston Celtics Dancers
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The next time Ashley McCormack dances for real, it will be before 19,000 fans and on the most famous floor in the world. McCormack is a new member of the Boston Celtics Dancers, a dance team…