By Cary Shuman [email protected] Leighanne Strangie is the new Clerk to the Winthrop Town Council after winning election to the position at a Council meeting Tuesday night. Strangie received five votes to gain the majority needed to secure the part-time…
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Vikings drop season opener to Marblehead
All good things must come to an end, and so it was for the Winthrop High boys basketball team Tuesday night, who saw a two year undefeated streak in the Small Division of the Northeastern Conference reach its conclusion with…
A strong tie
Last-second goal gives Vikings a 3-3 deadlock vs. Wilmington The Winthrop High hockey team opened its season in dramatic fashion with a game tying goal with just 4.9 seconds showing on the clock to earn a 3-3 deadlock with Wilmington…
NOTHING IS EASY
Council drama concerning clerk’s post Somehow, you had the feeling there would be drama and intrigue as the Town Council sat down to cast the much-anticipated vote for the position of clerk to the council Tuesday night. The point of…
DET. MacFARLAND
A true professional The retirement of long time Winthrop Police Detective Robert McFarland brings to an end an era in the Winthrop Police Department. Bobby McFarland was with the Winthrop P.D. for an amazing 36 years (34 of which were…
WALTER VAN DALINDA
His memory will be cherished Walter Van Dalinda, a true living legend in our community, passed away recently at the age of 99. Anyone who knew Walter will attest that he had a keen mind and a sense of purpose…
Police blotter 12-16-2010
December 6 8:28 a.m. — A caller from the Fort Heath Apartments reports finding a counterfeit $20 bill in the parking lot. 10:08 a.m. — A resident of the Executive Apartments on Veterans Road came into the station to report…
Obituaries 12-16-2010
Charles McCarthy Boston Fire Alarm Asst. Superintendent Charles E. McCarthy of Reading died on December 13. He was 84 years old. A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was the Assistant Superintendent of Boston Fire Alarm for 40…