Winthrop High School (WHS) Drama Society will be presenting “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse†on Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m., in the Neil Shapiro Center for Performing Arts. The children’s theater piece tells…
Author: Marianne Salza
‘Eyes on Me’ Opens Up in the Winthrop Center
Master stylist Nataly Mercado will be celebrating the grand opening of her beauty supply and salon, Eyes on Me, with a ceremony on April 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Winthrop resident hopes that customers will feel comfortable in her new…
Vuolo’s Ristorante & Bar Hits the Winthrop Scene
Lisa LaMonica has worked in the restaurant industry for more than 40 years. On October 1, 2022, she fulfilled her dream of opening a restaurant with her family. Vuolo’ Ristorante and Bar, situated adjacent to Ingleside Park, is a modern,…
WIHA Talks History Of Scollay Square at Meeting
Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association (WIHA) announced the retirement of Claire Hubbard after 58 years of dedication, during the March 7 dinner meeting at the Deane Winthrop House barn. Hubbard served as the first female president of WIHA, and has…
WIHA Hosts First Dinner Meeting of the Season
Photo by Marianne Salza The Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association (WIHA) held the first dinner meeting of its 2022-2023 season on October 4 with Bob Upton, president of the Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation (RSCHP), as the special…
Resident Highlight: Carol Belcher – Easter
Carol Belcher loves bunnies. They were her late mother, Betty’s, favorite animal. During Eastertime, Carol’s Point Shirley home is adorned with stuffed bunnies in the parlor, porcelain bunny salt and pepper shakers on her dining room table, and cotton tailed…
Ricci-McNamee Publishes ‘Logan and the Lost Luggage’
Lifelong East Boston resident, Christine Ricci-McNamee, published her second children’s book, Logan and the Lost Luggage, on March 16. The book, illustrated by Connecticut artist, Patrick Regan, is about Logan, a Cocker Spaniel, whose family loses their luggage at the…
WHS Drama Society to Perform at Regionals
Winthrop High School Drama Society will be performing a condensed, 40-minute version of “Eve-ryman†during the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild High School Theater Festival 2022 Re-gional Round on Saturday, April 2, at North Reading High School. “Everyman†was co-written by…
Malden Catholic Chapel Dedication
Malden Catholic High School (MC) celebrated its new chapel with a dedication ceremony in honor of Brother Thomas Puccio, Director of Mission Integration, on March 19. Brother Puccio has ministered at MC for 36 years, and has been involved in…
Hockey Coach Eric Troisi Returns Home to Winthrop
Winthrop native, Eric Troisi, has been on the ice every day in the winter since he was five-years-old. Hockey is an integral part of his life. Now the 55-year-old grandfather of six lives with his wife, Kim, in Alaska, where…