It was a busy end to the week last week, as Winthrop police officers arrested three individuals for theft in two cases and opened a third investigation into damage done to a motor vehicle on Point Shirley. Local man steals…
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No small promise
State Treasurer Tim Cahill, Independent candidate for Governor, pledged his strong support of small businesses during an appearance at the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast meeting Tuesday at the Lodge of Elks. “At the end of the day, this…
Forward thinking – Winthrop’s Medical Reserve Corps sponsoring Emergency Preparedness Day
The Winthrop Medical Reserve Corps, a volunteer emergency response coalition designed to support and augment local professional emergency response units during a hazard situation, is busily preparing the town’s First Emergency Preparedness Day, to be held on Saturday, September 25…
Larsen Rink will open this weekend
Parks and Recreation Director Sean Driscoll said this week that preparations are underway to allow an unofficial opening or “dry run†at Larsen Rink this weekend, either Friday or Saturday, September 17 or 18, with the planned official opening of…
On this subject, no one was conserving energy
The Winthrop Town Council approved President Jeffrey Turco’s appointment of Christine Dow to the Conservation Commission following vehement opposition to the selection process expressed by the Commission’s long-time secretary, Marsha Allen. Dow gained a seat on the seven-member commission by…
DCR project will go a long way toward improving Short Beach
Officials marked the beginning of the long-anticipated Short Beach project, spanning Revere and Winthrop, at a recent ceremony on the site of the $3.5 million project. While the project began in earnest earlier this summer, officials had their official beginning…
Parks and Rec. relocates to the Winthrop Middle School
The Winthrop Parks and Recreation Department has a new home. Sean Driscoll, director, said the department began its move to the new location inside the Winthrop Middle School Tuesday. The site is the former technology and shop area inside the…
Wonderland Closed – After 75 years the Greyhound Park locks its doors with little fanfare
A simple sign hung on the front door Thursday morning at Wonderland Greyhound Park. There were no press conferences held or historic photos rolled out. For many years a recreational destination for many Winthrop residents and Revere’s largest employer for…
Local and state police investigating alleged stabbing
A brazen daylight attack of a local man, reportedly by two members of a motorcycle gang, is being investigated by Winthrop Police and the State Police Major Crimes Unit as a possible stabbing incident that erupted out of a dispute…
At long last, the end is near! – Putnam area roadway project to be completed in next two weeks
As the end of August draws nearer, many residents and businesses in the center business district of town have been frustrated at the pace of a major water-sewer and roadway replacement project that has dragged on almost two months longer…