RECALL OF RECYCLE TOTE BINS Due to a large amount of damage complaints on the recycling totes that were supplied by Capital Waste approximately three years ago, Capital Waste has convinced the manufacturer to do a complete recall of recycle…
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Police Blotter 02-02-2017
Monday, January 23 Walk-in for a scam report. Motor vehicle stop on Walden and Short Street. A warning issued. Female party on Orlando Avenue locked her keys inside the home. Landlord advised her to call the police. Subject needed police…
Let’s Go, Patriots!
Thousands of Winthrop residents will be tuned in to the Super Bowl Sunday night when the New England Patriots take the field against the Atlanta Falcons for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. We like to compare Winthrop High’s football program to…
Baker: A Steady Hand at The Tiller of Our Ship of State
As we were listening to Gov. Charlie Baker deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the legislature last week, it occurred to us how refreshing it was — and what a sense of relief…
Sports 02-02-2017
WHS SPORTS roundup WHS boys hockey team wins two more; now stands at 11-1-1 Â The Winthrop High boys hockey team raised its record to 11-1-1 with a pair of victories over Northeastern Conference North Division rivals this past week.…
Obituaries 02-02-2017
Ernestine ‘Ernie’ Davie Of Florida, formerly of Revere Ernestine ‘Ernie’ Davie of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, formerly of Winthrop, passed away on December 12 at the age of 86. She was the beloved wife of the late Charlie Davie, loving…
High Tide At Woodside Park
Waves battered Woodside Park and the North Shore area Monday and Tuesday this week. Resident Richard Honan snapped this picture of a massive wave. Fire Chief Paul Flanagan said that despite the wind, the rain and the ocean, there was…
Residents Take Part in Boston and DC Women’s Marches
Winthrop residents took part in the Women’s March both in Boston and Washington D.C. on Saturday. In the photo Winthrop women attending the Boston Women’s March for America were (L to R) Joanne Hillman, Barbara Bishop, and Donna Segreti Reilly.
Finance Commission to Start Budget Process
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Town’s Finance Commission will beginning its annual work next week. Finance Commission chairman Robert Wynne said the committee will meet with Town Manager James McKenna and Chief Financial Officer Michael Perez on January 31 at…
Center Business District Plan is Still Being Worked On
By Sue Ellen Woodcock For the past 10 months the Town Manager, Town officials and the Economic Development Citizen’s Advisory Committee have been working on what is called a “master plan†for the Center Business District. Others have called the…