Vikings take on Golden Tornadoes in pre-season action by Stephen Skobeleff The title defense begins… Welcome to 2015 Winthrop Vikings Football season. Team preparations include non-conference games against the Malden Golden Tornadoes on Friday, Sept. 4th in Everett and a…
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Obituaries 09-03-2015
Alice Burns Life long Winthrop resident  Alice M. (Gundersen) Burns of Winthrop passed away on August 30. She was 90 years old. Alice was a member of the Winthrop Catholic Woman’s Club, Mothers Club of Winthrop and the Literary Guild…
Exploring the Winthrop Tide Pools
Aili Curtis, 3, carrying a crab that she caught in her net during the Tidepool Exploration event sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) last Saturday, Aug. 22, on Winthrop Beach. Some 30 children and their families came…
Wind Turbines of Deer Island Killing Birds
Norman Hyett admits he is a “birderâ€. He enjoys his vantage point of living on Winthrop Shore Drive and going for walks around Deer Island with his camera and his little granddaughter. But a recent walk wasn’t so pleasant. As…
McKenna Volunteers to Help Irish Town
You can ask Town Manager James McKenna what he did on his summer vacation, and he’ll chuckle and tell you it wasn’t a vacation, but what better place to spend a few summer days than in Donegal, Ireland. Actually, McKenna…
Residents Propose Names for New Middle/High School
Proposed names for the new middle/high school, located at the corner of Main St. and Payson St., have been buzzing around town since School Committee Chairman, Gary Skomro, announced that names for the school were being considered. Suggestions include Winthrop…
Geocaching Game Prompts Police Investigation
The discovery of two suspicious packages behind the town’s water tower last Saturday prompted the evacuation of a nearby street. According to police, Sgt. Hickey was off-duty walking on Winthrop Shore Drive when he received information from a resident about…
News in Briefs
Playground accessible to all The Marianna Fabiano Playground at the Gorman-Fort Banks School was recently completed making the playground even more accessible to all students at the school. The improvements were a team effort, with a great deal of the…
Police Blotter 08-27-2015
Monday, August 17 Caller on Woodside Avenue reports that a large raccoon is on her roof and could possibly be injured. Chelsea PD will have their ACO call the Winthrop Station. ACO from Chelsea contacted the station and informed us…
Welcome Aboard, Coach Gambale
John Gambale of Swampscott is the new girls basketball coach at Winthrop High School and we wish him the best of luck as he takes over the program that is coming off a superb season in which the Lady Vikings…