Town Clerk Carla Vitale is getting her staff and poll workers ready for one of the most watched elections in years. Knowing the political nature of our town and the incredible U.S. Senate race between Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth…
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Stuck in the Mud : Vikings Fall to Beverly 36-8 in Home Opener
The Winthrop High football team had two touch opponents in its home opener: a superb Beverly team and windy and raining conditions that made the middle of the field a quagmire. An undermanned Winthrop team, missing three starters, stayed with…
Police Blotter 10-04-2012
Monday, September 24 Caller reports suspicious red duffle bag left on the sidewalk on Hermon Street. W92 reports empty duffle bag disposed of. Mr. Burke of Winthrop Middle School called to report that a male student has just left school…
Obituaries 10-04-2012
Mary Biagiotti Member of Courageous Generation and Mt. Carmel Society of St. Lazarus Parish Mary E. (Lotti) Biagiotti of East Boston went home to the lord peacefully surrounded by her loving family on September 30. She was a past member…
Local Eagle Scout Earning His Badge
When you stand in a pew at the St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church, the room is quiet and sanctum with warm, rich colors. You can smell a hint of almost-dry paint on the blush, marble-veneered columns that still have painters tape…
Students Do Very Well in MCAS
Winthrop High School scored exceptionally well in MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System), with a Level 1 and 100% participation rate. The state has five ranks to classify schools’ MCAS standing: Level 1, meeting all their goals and showing growth; Level…
Shapiro Walk/Run Tickets on Sale at Friday’s Game
The organizers of the Neil Shapiro 5K Walk/Run and Cool Down Party will be at this weeks Winthrop Viking football game at Miller field, Friday, September 28, 2012 at 7pm. They will be selling tickets to their events which take…
Senior Center Renaming : Speaker DeLeo Gets Well-deserved Honor
There will be a tremendous gathering Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Winthrop Senior Center when a ceremony will be held to rename the center the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center in honor of the Speaker of the Massachusetts House…
Good Luck, Chief Delehanty : Heading to FBI Academy for Training
We want to congratulate and wish Police Chief Terence Delehanty the best of luck as he begins his 10-week training and education program at the National FBI Academy in Virginia. This is a tremendous recognition of our chief’s talents as…
First WHS Home Game : Come Down to Miller Field Friday Night
The Winthrop High football team will play its first home game of the 2012 season Friday night at Miller Field and the opponent just happens to be one of the best teams in the state this year in a powerful…