-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop firefighter and paramedic Michael Lopez, who last year spearheaded a push to help promote physical fitness in Winthrop and raise money for the Viking Pride Foundation by running around Deer Island for 24…
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Sports 04-28-2011
WHS baseball team seeking winning edge The Winthrop High baseball team still is looking to find the winning formula after dropping both of its contests this past week to Saugus and Swampscott.       “We’re still struggling, especially at the plate,†said…
Parents Hope to Build on Town Appropriation for Playground
Manning, Parker lead fundraising effort By Cary Shuman [email protected] If all goes according to the plan, the William P. Gorman/Fort Banks School will have new playground equipment this fall that will meet the recreational needs for more students at…
Michael Mason: A Great Athlete and a Great Person
-By Cary Shuman [email protected] Friends, classmates, teammates, coaches, teachers, residents, and family members said a final farewell to Michael J. Mason, a former three-sport captain and Winthrop Hall of Fame inductee, during memorial observances last week. Mason, who is being…
Belle Isle Seafood Featured on Travel Channel
‘No Reservations’ crew finds local seafood eatery -By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript “Sometimes a thing becomes a cliché because it’s just so damn good, and this place in East Boston is that damn good,†so says Travel Channel host…
Police Issue Wanted Notice for Local Drug Dealer
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty released a wanted poster Tuesday for a suspected drug dealer and IV drug user. The suspect was arrested in Winthrop last Friday and charged with five counts of drug…
Macero Gets the Nod
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Winthrop resident John Macero has been selected as the new superintendent of the Winthrop Public Schools. The Winthrop School Committee voted by a 5-2 margin to elect Macero to the position at its meeting on April…
Highest Beam: Brown and Carter Win State Gymnastics Titles
-By Cary Shuman [email protected] They’re the best in the state at the age of eight. Two eight-year-old students at the Winthrop Gymnastics Academy captured individual state championships at the 2011 state meet held at Groton Middle School. Eliza Brown and…
Residents Plan a Benefit for Victims of Lightning Strike
By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript As often happens when tragedy strikes, Winthrop resident John Floyd and his family were front page news in February after a rare winter lightning strike set the family’s 120 year-old Hillside Avenue house on…
Winthrop Spring Arts Festival April 30 – May 1
–By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript The 42nd Annual Winthrop Art Association Spring Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 at the Winthrop Senior Center, featuring a juried arts competition and free viewings of…