-By Cary Shuman [email protected] There is great news for Winthrop residents who used the ferry service at Winthrop Landing last August and September. Not only will the ferry be in operation soon, there will be an expansion of the schedule…
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Obituaries 04-14-2011
Charles O’Leary Graduate of Winthrop High School, Class of 2002 Charles P. O’Leary of Winthrop died suddenly at All Saints Medical Center in Lowell on March 31. He was 27 years old. Born in Boston, he was the beloved son…
One to One Carmen Tracy, the No.1 Ranked Student in the Class of ‘11, is Headed to Harvard University
-By Cary Shuman [email protected] Carmen Tracy, the No. 1-ranked student academically in the Winthrop High School Class of 2011, has been granted admission to Harvard University as a member of the incoming Class of 2015. Tracy first learned of her…
DelVento Apologizes for Outburst during Meeting
-By Cary Shuman [email protected] First he lost his temper. Then he lost his pen, all while calling out his colleagues on the Town Council for their support of moving forward a reorganization proposal by the town manager. But Town Councilor…
Well-being Check Leads to Discovery of a ‘Drug Den’
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop police responding to a request for a well-being check after a Crest Avenue man threatened suicide following a break-up with his girlfriend, subsequently arrested and charged the heartbroken Romeo on a variety of…
Governor’s Park Resident Charged with Drug Trafficking
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop police and their partners in the Revere-Winthrop-State Police drug task force concluded an investigation last week into the activities of Arthur Ciampa of 500 Governor’s Dr., apt. 28, in Winthrop on April 1,…
Petrucelli’s Compromise Calls for Three Casinos, One Racino
By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop’s State Senator, Anthony Petruccelli, has submitted a compromise casino gaming bill in the Senate, co-sponsored by Representative Carlo Basile that calls for three resort-style casinos and one racino in Massachusetts. If passed and…
Wired for Success – Computer Lab, New TV Donated by Local Families
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop Council on Aging/Senior Center Director Nancy Williams was positively ecstatic this week as she surveyed the new computer lab and 52†flat screen television that were donated to the Senior Center. Two local…
Winning Formula
Winthrop resident Gianna Famolare won top honors at the 16th annual Newton Country Day School Science Fair. Famolare took Second Place for her project “You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Effectsof Music on Exercise.†Her classmates were her test subjects.…
Decision Expected at April 7 Meeting
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript The Winthrop School Committee will vote to appoint a new superintendent at a special meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. on April 7 at the Cummings School, after site visits with the four finalist candidates…