The Winthrop High School Class of 2011 will hold its graduation exercises Friday evening at Miller Field. It will be a night for the grads and their families to mark an important milestone in their lives and also to acknowledge…
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A Great Success: E.B. Newton Gala Hit the Mark
The E.B. Newton Gala was a success from all vantage points. And when Massachusetts Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo personally announced to the guests in attendance that the Massachusetts Historical Commission was going to award a $50,000 grant for…
Quest for the Cup: Let’s Go Bruins
Is it possible that the Boston Bruins can bring the Stanley Cup to their many fans who have followed their team’s quest through these dramatic 2011 playoffs? Long-time Bruins fans have been waiting a long time, since the days of…
Softball Team Opens tourney play Today at the Academy of Notre Dame
The Winthrop High baseball team will embark on its Journey to the Tourney today (Thursday) when the Lady Vikings travel to the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsborough. The first pitch is slated to be tossed at 3:30. Winthrop, which…
Winthrop Tracksters Compete in D-4 Meet
A contingent of Winthrop High track and field athletes competed in Friday’s Eastern Mass. Division 4 Meet held at North Reading High School. On the girls’ side, Christina Russo ran in the 200 dash and finished in 16th place in…
Police Blotter 06-02-2011
May 23 11:30 a.m. — A woman brought in a set of keys she found for safekeeping. 3:46 — A caller reports that a car is being operated erratically in the area of Revere Street and Crest Avenue. 4:45 p.m.…
Obituaries 06-02-2011
Eleanor Noonan Former Administrative Assistant at Mass. Eye and Ear Eleanor J. Noonan of Loring Road, Winthrop died at the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea on May 29 after a long illness. She was 59 years old. Born…
Post Position: Newspaper Counts WHS among the Best in the State
The news coming from one of the nation’s greatest newspapers is great news for Winthrop High School. The Washington (D.C.) Post newspaper has selected Winthrop High School as the 17th best high school in Massachusetts. Boston Latin, arguably one of…
Public Safety: Winthrop Plays a Big Role in Large-scale Security Exercise
Though it is easily one of the smallest communities that make up the Boston area UASI (Urban Area Security Initiative – a federal Homeland Security designation), Winthrop last weekend played a very large role in the UASI’s largest full-scale training exercise…
Lady Vikings at NEC Meet
Amy Sena, Lexi Vaccaro, and Lauren LoPresti scored points for the Winthrop High girls track team in last Saturday’s Northeastern Conference All League Meet held in Lynn. Sena and Vaccaro took fourth places, Amy in the 400 low hurdles in…