Pitcher Charlie Ferreira winds up to make his pitch during Opening Day Festivities for the Winthrop Little League. The Opening Day parade and celebration took place on Saturday morning, April 30.
Wounded Vet Ride Set for May 14,Woman Vet to be among Honorees
By John Lynds Over 6,000 motorcycles will roar through area Saturday as part of the 6th Annual ‘Wounded Vet Ride’ on Saturday May 14. The annual event raises money to for four local veterans wounded in combat overseas. The daylong…
Veterans Warned about Driving on Winthrop Beach:Cited While Putting American Flag on Breakwater
By Sue Ellen Woodcock It’s something Winthrop veterans have been doing since Sept. 13, 2001 – just two days after the worst terrorist attack in United States history. The local veterans have been placing an American flag on the breakwater…
Public Input Being Sought on Project Override
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Winthrop residents will have a chance on May 17 to voice their opinions and concerns about capping the debt exclusion override for the Miller Field/Lewis Lake project at $8 million in a public hearing. Tuesday night…
Senate Election is Tuesday
By Cary Shuman Winthrop’s registered voters can cast their ballots in the First Suffolk and Middlesex District State Senate general election Tuesday, May 12. Winthrop attorney Joseph Boncore, is the lone candidate on the ballot, having topped the ticket in…
McKenna Presents FY17 Budget
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Tuesday night Town Manager James McKenna presented the town council with the proposed general fund and operating budget fiscal year 2017, which begins July 1. The proposed budget is roughly $56.71 million. The budget is balanced…