By Sue Ellen Woodcock It’s been months in the making, but finally a site for a dog park has been targeted on the Winthrop/Revere line. While it still needs approval from Town officials, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)…
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Winthrop School Committee Reviews Report on Special Education and Civil Rights
By Kate Anslinger The School Committee shared the results of a district-wide review at their meeting last week. This time the reviewers from the state Department of Education focused on on special education and civil rights in the district. Every…
News Briefs
BASKETBALL – MIDDLE SCHOOL MORNING SHOOT AROUND A basketball middle school morning shoot around by Parks and Recreation will be held. Register online at www.winthroprec.com Middle school boys and girls come shoot around before school at the Pauline Street/old middle…
Police Blotter 01-19-2017
Monday, January 9 Todisco Towing towed vehicle from Governors Park for expired inspection sticker. Caller on Lincoln Street states there is a plow truck that is parked in front of his house since the snow storm. He believes it may…
Letters to the Editor
The Winthrop/Quincy Ferry: Is it worth keeping afloat? Dear Editor, I came to the decision to write this after perusing “Leadership on the Line†a book that the Town Manager recently presented to each councilor. The principal message is real…
Congresswoman Clark is Making the Wrong Statement
The announcement by our Congresswoman Katherine Clark that she will not be attending the inauguration on Friday of President-elect Donald Trump as a sign of protest is wrong. As a private citizen, Clark is entitled to make any lawful statement…
Attention Democrats:Grow Up
Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated on Friday. Certainly, that is a day and an event that no serious person on any side of the political spectrum ever thought might be possible. However, that is the reality that we…
Sports 01-19-2017
WHS SPORTS roundup WHS BOYS TRACK TEAM TOPS SAUGUS Â The Winthrop High boys indoor track team earned its first win of the season with a 44-22 triumph over Saugus in a meet that was held at the Revere High…
Obituaries 01-19-2017
John Votta Loved animals, especially horses; long time Angell Memorial Hospital technician John F. Votta, born August 23, 1943, a resident of Winthrop, formerly of Orient Heights East Boston, passed away on January 15. He was 73 years old. John…
Patriot Spotting at Winthrop Book Depot
Former Winthrop High quarterback Rob Noonan and his son, Matthew, greet New England Patriots special teams All-Pro Nate Ebner during a book signing for Sean Stellato’s “No Backing Down” Saturday at the Winthrop Book Depot and Café in Winthrop Center.