Chanukah is the 8-day Jewish holiday remembering the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem following the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids in the Second Century BCE. The festival lasts eight days, beginning on the 25th day of Kislev in…
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Residents Question French Square Plans
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Town Council met last Tuesday evening before the pigskin could fly across the new Miller Field on Thanksgiving Day. Those interested in the center business district and surrounds presented the council with a presentation on…
Teacher Inspired by Heart-to-Heart with Mr Arthur Cummings
By Kate Anslinger Fourth grade teacher, Warren MacPhail (aka “Mr. Macâ€), will be the first to tell you that teaching and coaching go hand-in-hand. Having taught a combination of first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade over the past 27…
Vikings Take to New Miller Field
By: Jim Lederman The Winthrop-Revere Rivalry is game number 87 that dates back to 1913. The Vikings hold a commanding 56-29 advantage. Toss the records out at Revere beach. The Vikings are (2-8) the Patriots (2-8). A capacity crowd for…
Recount to Begin
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The recount in the race for Town Council President will commence Monday, Nov. 27, at 10 a.m. in the Harvey Hearing Room, lower level of Town Hall, where the ballots will be counted and stacked in…
Landscape Designs for CBD Shared
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Landscape designers plan on presenting their drawings of a redesigned French Square to the Town Council at a future date but last Thursday night a presentation was made on what they will see. The plans presented…
Parking Study to be Presented to Council
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Last Tuesday, Julia Prange Wallerce, chairman of the Transportation Advisory Committee, and committee member Mike DiLisio, town parking clerk, presented the findings of a center business district parking-study conducted by her committee to the Town Council…
News Briefs
Snowflake Fair at St John’s Episcopal Church Dec. 2 Topping off an activity-filled year, St John’s is once again in full gear, preparing for the no-holds-barred Annual Snowflake Fair, Winthrop’s one-stop holiday shopping destination. On Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. John’s Snowflake Staff will be exhibiting full…
26th Annual Holiday Lighting Festival, Friday after Thanksgiving
Ring in the season Friday, Nov. 24 in Winthrop Center for the Chamber of Commerce’s 26th annual Holiday Lighting Festival from 3-6 p.m. The Holiday Lighting Festival is also the kickoff of Winthrop Small Business Weekend. Spend Local. Eat Local.…
WIHA Presents the 2017 Winthrop Christmas Ornament
The Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association (WIHA) is excited to present its third edition of the Winthrop Christmas Ornament. This year the keepsake ornament features Graves Light Station, built in 1905 at the outer limits of Boston Harbor on the…