The WHS boys basketball team opened up March Madness season with a 70-54 win over Snowden Tuesday night at the WHS gym. The 14-6 Vikings, seeded 5th in Division 4 of the MIAA North Sectional, led all the way against…
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Girls Hoop Clinches Berth with Nonleague Win over Hull
The Winthrop High girls basketball team’s hopes for a spot in the state tourney came down to the final game of the season in the consolation contest of the Viking Classic Basketball Tournament last Wednesday against Hull. The Lady Vikings…
Girls Hockey Team Plays Saturday
The Winthrop High Lady Bulldog hockey team, which earned the fifth seed in the Division 1 State Tournament, will host the winner of the Arlington vs. Barnstable contest this Saturday evening at Larsen Rink. Face off time is 7:30. …
Police Blotter 03-03-2011
February 21 4:18 p.m. — A Grovers Avenue resident reports her grandson is being “cyber bullied.†An officer followed up with the family. 4:45 p.m. — A resident came in to the station to retrieve his registration plates, which were…
Obituaries 03-03-2011
Carol Babine Winthrop resident Carole L. (Viscio) Babine of Winthrop died home on February 24. She was 71 years old. She was the beloved wife of Daniel F. Babine; born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late…
Wind Breaker – Mother Nature Topples a Telephone Pole and a Tree During Windstorm
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript The snow and ice storms of this winter have finally abated, but that doesn’t mean that town emergency crews arefinally getting some well-deserved rest. Quite the contrary, as a high windstorm swept through the…
(Sweet) Science Student – Baurle will make his Competitive Debut March 7
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Asa Baurle – all four-feet-five and 63 pounds of him – will step in to the ring and make his competitive boxing debut at the 56th Annual Silver Mittens Boxing Tournament on March 7 at the…
The School Dept.
“A year ago if you asked people whether that move was ever going to happen, they would have said no,†said Turco. “I’ve had discussions with the town manager and I hope in the next budget we’ll see the consolidation…
Meagher’s Abrupt Resignation Rooted in ‘Lack of Support’ – Finance Director’s Departure Latest in Line of School Leadership Resignations
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop Schools Director of Finance Kevin Meagher tendered his resignation to the School Committee on February 10 in an abrupt move that caught school committee members off guard. “The Winthrop Public Schools lost a…
Hickey says his Department is Ready to Comply with Kennedy Drive Restrictions
–By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Following a carbon monoxide scare at the Gorman Fort Banks School two weeks ago and a winter season filled with traffic snarls and parking issues along Kennedy Drive, parents of students at the Gorman…