Memorial Day is a time of the year where I do a lot of thinking. What is normally on my mind, is the men and women that gave their lives to defend this country and its beliefs; whether it be…
Sports 05-28-2015
Court TV Jenkins begins career as video scout for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets team By Cary Shuman Mark Jenkins remembers playing basketball at the age of three. He also remembers sitting on his father’s lap watching college and NBA games…
Cummings School Science Teacher Keeps Students Constantly Motivated
WINTHROP – His enthusiasm is infectious and it spreads easily to his seventh grade students at the Cummings School, something that didn’t go unrecognized when teacher Chris Farnsworth recently received an award from the North Shore Science Supervisors Association for…
Officials Look At Dispatch Center Opening in 2016
It’s been well over five years in the making, but the regional emergency dispatch center for Winthrop and Revere is coming along. If all goes well the center could be online in April 2016. Executive Director Julie Davie said the…
WPS Offer Free Class on English for Adults
Winthrop Public Schools is offering a six-week course, “Free English Class for Adults,†beginning May 19, to support parents who would like to learn the English language. Through a Title III Grant, Gorman Fort Banks Elementary School Parent Ambassadors created…
Anti-Bullying Programs Eyed for Schools
During the May 12 sub-committee meeting, the Winthrop School Committee and school principals discussed the establishment of anti-bullying programs throughout Winthrop Public Schools (WPS). Each of the school’s anti-bullying committees meets to discuss the implementation and reduction of bullying, and…