From the Press Box The New Blocksidge Field By: Jim Lederman The month of August brings the start of high school football. The WHS Vikings begin practice on Friday, Aug. 18. On Monday morning, I decided to check the progress…
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Obituaries 08-10-2017
Robert Mackie Former priest at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Winthrop Robert A. Mackie, retired clergy and former priest at St John’s Episcopal Church in Winthrop, died peacefully at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home. He was 84 years old. He was…
Massport Beautifies Winthrop Gateway
Massport, in collaboration with Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo, State Sen. Joseph Boncore, the Town of Winthrop, and the Friends of Belle Isle, continued its beautification of the gateway entrance to Winthrop from East Boston with the planting…
Winthrop Chamber Summer Party
Barbara Flockhart participating in the competitive putting contest during the Winthrop Chamber’s Summer Social at the Winthrop Golf Club. Numerous businesses and friends came out to celebrate the summer event, which was sponsored by First Priority Credit Union.
Town Mourns Loss of Nancy Williams
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Winthrop has lost the rock of senior activities at the Robert DeLeo Senior Center. Nancy Williams, 68, died of cancer on July 26. She had been involved in the senior center community as its director for…
Sen Elizabeth Warren Praises the Work of EBNHC
By John Lynds Last week, the Democrats had a huge victory as the U.S. Senate failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as “Obama Care.” While there was much to celebrate as several Republicans, like Sen. John…
Recovery Coaches to be Town Employees
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Town Manager James McKenna said that he would give the town council a proposal on Aug. 15 that would detail the expansion the town’s health department and bring on two peer recovery coaches as town employees.…
Town Moves Forward with Traffic Work in Center
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Town Council made the next step in the Winthrop Center Revitalization Project. If all goes as planned, from Sept. 1 to Nov. 1 police, DPW and engineers will be working with traffic patterns and volume…
News Briefs
Art Contest for Annual Report The Town Clerk’s office is holding an art contest to determine what will be used for the cover of the town’s annual report. Would you like to have your photo or artwork on the cover…
Winthrop Police Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer
Following a two-month investigation headed up by the Winthrop Police Department detectives and the Winthrop Police Gang Officer, funded through the Shannon Grant, and with the assistance of the regional partners, Revere Police Department Detectives and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s…