The Winthrop Medical Reserve Corps, a volunteer emergency response coalition designed to support and augment local professional emergency response units during a hazard situation, is busily preparing the town’s First Emergency Preparedness Day, to be held on Saturday, September 25…
Author: Joe Domelowicz
Larsen Rink will open this weekend
Parks and Recreation Director Sean Driscoll said this week that preparations are underway to allow an unofficial opening or “dry run†at Larsen Rink this weekend, either Friday or Saturday, September 17 or 18, with the planned official opening of…
First and goal – McCarthy headlines 2010 roster; team opens Friday vs. Salem
Junior quarterback Jimmy Barker has won the positional battle with sophomore Dave Capone for the right to succeed Will Milano as the starting signal caller for the 2010 Vikings football team. Capone will serve as the back-up to Barker and…
Local and state police investigating alleged stabbing
A brazen daylight attack of a local man, reportedly by two members of a motorcycle gang, is being investigated by Winthrop Police and the State Police Major Crimes Unit as a possible stabbing incident that erupted out of a dispute…
At long last, the end is near! – Putnam area roadway project to be completed in next two weeks
As the end of August draws nearer, many residents and businesses in the center business district of town have been frustrated at the pace of a major water-sewer and roadway replacement project that has dragged on almost two months longer…
You better shape up – Residents are organizing a competition in the spirit of TV’s ‘Biggest Loser’
Winthrop residents Michael A. Miccichi and Alyssa C. Foley, calling on their own personal experiences with health and fitness issues in the past, are teaming up with local public relations and marketing consultant Michelle Bishop and a pair of local…
If its free, it’s for you! – Ferry demonstration to kick-off with free rides to Boston Thursday and Friday
The planned ferry demonstration set to launch next Monday, August 2, will get a bit of an early start this week, as ferry service provider Boston Harbor Cruises begins operating three morning and three afternoon round trips to Boston for…
Square canvases
Members of the Winthrop Art Association (WAA) will be taking advantage of the beautiful weather that is forecast for the weekend and offering art lovers a chance to take in some art, perhaps buy some art and still enjoy the…
Slightly off the mark – Project scaled down in an attempt to attract under-budget bids
The town’s plans to complete the reformation of the public landing into a bustling center of activity has hit a small bump in the road, as town officials have to go back out to bid to find a contractor to…
‘Demonstration’ service could begin later this month
The day that many in Winthrop had doubted would ever come, may soon be here. According to Winthrop Harbormaster Charles “Chucky†Famolare, Boston Harbor Cruises has won a public bidding process to provide a commuter ferry demonstration service for the…