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Here Comes Santa for His Annual Visit

Santa Claus makes his way through Winthrop atop a Winthrop Fire engine on Christmas Eve.

10 years ago

Inauguration Set for This Thursday

The Town of Winthrop will conduct its Swearing-In Ceremony for all elected town officials on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 6:30…

10 years ago

Oil Boom Likely to Lower Heating Bills in Coming Years, but Not Quite yet

Just five years ago, America seemed to be at a crisis point when it came to its energy needs, and…

10 years ago

Goll Will Play Hockey at Fenway: Northeastern Athlete Set for Prime Time

Chelsiea Goll was a spectator at Game 2 of the World Series in October matching the eventual champion Boston Red…

10 years ago

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town: Annual Visit on Christmas Eve

As town historian David Hubbard wrote in his “Winthrop Then and Now” column in last week’s Sun-Transcript, the tradition of…

10 years ago

Callahan Repairs to Start on Fri.

MassDOT is reminding Winthrop residents that the Callahan Tunnel closure will begin on Friday, December 27. MassDOT has made detour…

10 years ago

Thank You, Councilor-at-large Larry Powers

The Winthrop Town Council honored outgoing Councilor-at-Large Larry Powers with a town citation at its final meeting of the year…

10 years ago

A New Look at Silver Clean

Lisa Polignone and Bob Polignone describe Silver Clean Laundromat as “more than your typical laundromat.” Lisa, who is a real…

10 years ago

Storm’s Aftermath

In this Richard Honan photo, Yirrell Beach was peaceful on Wednesday morning after the storm. A set of footprints head…

10 years ago

Council Takes No Action on Casino

The Town Council voted by a 6-3 margin to table a motion that sought to have a letter sent to…

10 years ago