Those of us who are old enough to remember when Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier in the fight of the century back in 1971 at the Madison Square Garden, after Ali returned from a three-year hiatus from the sport because…
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Time for Colleges and Universities to Lead
 Campus sexual violence has been the subject of an intense national conversation recently, but that dialogue often lacks critical input from schools that are already taking steps to improve their campus climates. Colleges and universities, it’s time for you to…
Sports 04-30-2015
WhS sports Roundup WHS boys tennis team wins pair The Winthrop High boys tennis team broke into the win column with a pair of shutout victories this past week over Northeastern Conference rivals Peabody and Lynn Classical. The Vikings’ top…
Obituaries 04-30-2015
Virginia Crucioli Of Winthrop Virginia M. Crucioli of Williams Street, Winthrop passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers on April 27. She was 82 years old. Born in East Boston, the beloved daughter of the late Josephine (Larsen)…
Newest Officer Joins the Winthrop PD Force; Cruisers Have Cameras
WINTHROP – Right now 14-month old Drake is an easy-going cop. He enjoys playing with his rope bone in the chiefs office, shredding anything he can find, driving around Winthrop with his partner and meeting his fellow officers. He doesn’t…
Students Make Kansas Boy Honorary Viking
WINTHROP – When students at Winthrop High School heard about a boy with Down syndrome in Kansas who had been stripped of his varsity letter they didn’t hesitate to send them one of theirs. Jolinda Kelley, of Wichita, Kansas purchased…
Council Seeks yet Another Opinion On Hermon St. Housing Project
 WINTHROP – Developers of 60 Hermon St. were dealt another delay Tuesday night when the Town Council voted to seek yet another legal opinion, this time from the Attorney General. Two weeks ago the council sought the opinion of the…
Townwide Cleanup on Saturday
Please come out and clean up Winthrop on Saturday, April 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. Pick up around your house or around your neighborhood. Or you could go to any of the following locations and join a group. There…
Police Blotter 04-23-2015
Monday, April 13 Motorist on Main Street stopped for failing to stop at the stop sign. Citation was issued. Party on River Road reports a box truck went by and took down some wiring. WFD was contacted and will respond…
Anthony C. Fucillo
The passing this past week of Anthony C. Fucillo at the age of 96 marks the end of an era for long-time residents of this town who had the honor of knowing this wonderful man. Family was everything to Mr.…