By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Economic Development Citizens Advisory Committee (EDCAC)has voted to advise the Town Council to go ahead and tear down the old middle school on Pauline Street and move forward with a proposal to redevelop the site.…
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FARMERS MARKET OPEN THIS SUNDAY Organizers of the Winthrop Farmer’s Market will be offering an array vendors this Sunday. The market will operate from the Larsen Ice Rink parking lot, 45 Pauline St. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The…
Residents Celebrate the Fourth with A Parade and Blueberry Pie
Jim and Jimmy DeLaney win the pie eating contest. For 135 years the Horribles Day Parade has been the source of summer memories for many Winthrop residents.
Numbers Person:Intern to Help Gather Data for Recovery Program Grants
By Sue Ellen Woodcock These days if you want to go after grant dollars you have to be armed with your information and your numbers to make your case. Gathering this information is key in keeping the nationally recognized Recovery…
Local Author Pens New Book
By Cary Shuman Winthrop resident Sue Chidlovski has written a poignant and colorful look back in time and in her life with the release of her debut book, “Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig.†The book is a memoir of…
News Briefs
Summer Concert Series TO START Tonight at Ingleside Park The Winthrop Parks and Reecreation Department will begin its summer concert series tonight (Thursday, July 6). The band, Soup Du Jour, will be performing at Ingleside Park, beginning at 7 p.m.…
John Ligotti, Former East Boston Clerk-Magistrate, Judge, Passes Away
The passing this past week of John C. Ligotti. known to his friends as Jack, who served for five decades as an assistant clerk and clerk-magistrate of the East Boston District Court and then was promoted to the District Court…
Honoring Chris Tsiotos
Winthrop basketball legend Chris Tsiotos was honored at the dedication ceremony for the “Chris Tsiotos Court†on June 22 at Winthrop High School. Members of the Tsiotos family are pictured above, from left, Nick Tsiotos, John “Max†Tsiotos, Constantino Tsiotos,…
114th Strawberry Festival
WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE? Domenico and Beth Caraglia enjoy some fresh strawberries during the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association’s (WIHA) 114th annual Strawberry Festival last Tuesday, June 20.
Shocker:Sanford Not to Seek Re-Election; To Retire from Town Council
By Sue Ellen Woodcock This election year has been full of surprises for Winthrop voters. And there seems no end to the shockers as Council President Russ Sanford has announced on Wednesday that he will not run in November for…