The Winthrop High boys basketball team cruised into the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Division 4 North Sectional tournament with a runaway 71-38 triumph over Tyngsboro before an appreciative home crowd at the Holland Gym Tuesday evening. Coach Dave Brown…
Author: Cary Shuman
Top-ranked Vikings draw Newburyport
The Winthrop High boys hockey team will embark on its Journey to the Tourney this Friday evening at 7:30 at Salem State College when they take on Newburyport in a quarterfinal game of the MIAA Division 2 North sectional tournament.…
Police Blotter
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 9:46 AM: A Tileston Road resident reported that the windshield of his motor vehicle (MV) had been damaged overnight. 9:47 AM: An Ocean View Street resident reported that a rock had been thrown through a front window…
A Job is a Job – Some are bent on obstructing progress
One of the criticisms of Barack Obama’s stimulus plan by the Republicans is that money is being spent on programs that do not appear on their face to be of any real value. For example, Bobby Jindal, the 37-year-old Republican…
Back to Life – Hospital development is good news for the town
At long last, development plans for the former Winthrop Community Hospital building on Lincoln Street, which has been vacant for 10 years, will be going forward after the Planning Board gave its unanimous approval to a condominium project on Monday…
Chuck Famolare – Harbormaster was a victim of rumor-mongering
Acting Town Manager Larry Holmes has looked into allegations aimed at Town Harbormaster Chuck Famolare that initially caused former Town Manager Rick White to suspend Famolare, and Holmes has determined there is no merit to any of those charges. The…
Faith and funding – As economy slumps, churches feel the pinch
By Sandra Miller For the Transcript As Winthrop licks its wounds and prepares for more pain, the spiritual base of the community is also shoring up its resources for its congregants and the town at-large. Charity begins at home, however,…
Board of Trustees formulate a plan to keep the library open for the remainder of the fiscal yea
By Cary Shuman [email protected] James Matarazzo, chairman of the Winthrop Public Library’s Board of Trustees, said the board will submit a plan to the Town Council that outlines a strategy to keep the library operating for the remainder of the…
Perfectly satisfying – Vikings suffer first loss but clinch NEC title with win over Beverly
The Winthrop High hockey team claimed the championship of the Northeastern Conference North Division with a 2-0 victory at Beverly Saturday. Coach Dale Dunbar and his squad thus compiled a near perfect 13-1-1 league record, edging out second place Revere…
Kid’s Play – Recreation Dept. skillfully weathers fiscal storm
Transcript Staff Report The economic crisis that is laying bare the town’s financial problems is having a minimal effect on the Parks and Recreation Department and the Larsen Rink, two town departments that are entirely self-sufficient and are funded by…