More than 200 Winthrop youths participated in the Parks and Recreation Department’s summer parks program and there are a few people who have to be thanked for providing them with safe and fun activities each day. We have to start…
Sports 08-27-2015
From the Press Box Let the Games Begin By Jim Leaderman The road to the championship in the Northeastern Conference (NEC) opened on Monday. The defending NEC champions (the 2014) Winthrop Vikings are optimistic for another strong season. There are…
Obituaries 08-27-2015
Anne ‘Nancy’ McDermott Longtime Winthrop High School Teacher Coordinator Anne D. “Nancy†McDermott of Beverly, formerly of Winthrop, passed away at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Beverly on August 22 after a prolonged illness. She was 92…
Winthrop Lodge of Elks Hosts Family Day
Enjoying the water slide were Dean Kowalczuk, Jake Kowalczuk, Rachel Flynn, Rose Flynn, and Charlie Essenheimer.
Detectives Seek Deer Island Doe Identity
It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven weeks since the body of Deer Island Doe was discovered on a stone covered beach facing Boston. For the local detectives working to identify the little girl it is a daily challenge…
Winthrop Youths Visit the Boston Harbor Islands with Save the Harbor
Nearly 100 kids from Winthrop’s Kathy’s Place Youth Center and Winthrop Parks & Recreation visited the Boston Harbor Islands National Park in July as part of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s free All Access Boston Harbor program. More than 5,000…