“The official beer of Saturday morning,” is the reprehensible (and that’s the only word that comes to mind) tag line for a new TV ad for Coors Light beer that appeared during the football games this past weekend. The ad…
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Letter to the Editor
Kudos for Climate Change Forum Dear Editor The Winthrop Public Library staff deserves many kudos for the timely presentation on Wednesday night addressing the issue of climate change and how it is impacting our fragile peninsula that we call home.…
WHS Sports Roundup
Vikings Fall Short, 14-13, at Danvers The Winthrop High football team learned the truth of an ages-old sports axiom: Close only counts in horseshoes. After falling behind 14-0 in the first half, the Vikings scored two touchdowns in the third…
Obituaries 10-03-2019
Ann Marie MacMullen Continental Airlines Retiree Ann Marie (Jagello) MacMullen of Winthrop passed peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 29 after a long illness at the age of 77. Ann was born in Boston on Oct. 4, 1941 to the late James…
Annual I ♥ Winthrop Festival
Voter Registration Day
Ground Spraying for Mosquitos Not Offered by Town
The Winthrop Board of Health announced that contrary to public perception, the town does not and cannot offer ground spraying for mosquitos. Mosquito control is managed by the state by the NorthEast MA Mosquito Control (NEMMC) District; usually spraying happens…
News Briefs
Winthrop Partners with MBTA to Increase Access to CharlieCards The MBTA announced an initiative with the Town of Winthrop to increase the availability of CharlieCards to residents who rely on public transportation. CharlieCards now available at the Winthrop Public Library. Under…
State Releases Labor Report For the Month of August
Source: MA Office of Labor and Workforce Development) Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for August: •The state’s August total unemployment rate remained at 2.9 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Sept. 20. •The Bureau of Labor…
Winthrop Police Arrest Man on Fentanyl Distribution Charges
Chief Terence Delehanty reports that the Winthrop Police Department arrested a man today and charged him with selling the deadly drug fentanyl. Nicholas Vaccaro, age 25, of Winthrop has been charged with: • Distribution of a Class A Substance —…