WHS SPORTS ROUNDUP WHS girls basketball team wins two of three The Winthrop High girls basketball team cruised to a pair of runaway victories this past week, dispatching Swampscott, 42-22, and Lynn English, 48-22. Sandwiched between those twin wins was…
Obituaries 01-15-2015
Arthur Veilleux Retired Director of Production for Blue Cross Blue Shield Arthur G. Veilleux of Putnam Street, Winthrop passed away at the Chestnut Woods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Saugus on January 12. He was 85 years old. Born in…
High Falutin’ Blues: Winthrop Native Gracie Curran Wins Blues Artist of the Year
Gracie Curran, Winthrop native, and her High Falutin’ Band have been traveling across the country and along the east coast, and won the 2014 Blues Artist of the Year award by the Boston Music Awards on Dec. 14. “We are…
DeLeo Re-Elected as Speaker of the House
Representative Robert A. DeLeo was re-elected Speaker of teh House of Representatives by his colleagues on Wednesday. The following are his remarks. Thank you, Amanda and Emma. Your performance was beautiful. Your grandfather, who was very musically-inclined, would be proud.…
Town Census to be Mailed in Early January to Residents
The 2015 Annual Town Census will be mailed to all households in early January. Winthrop residents should verify or correct any information, sign, and return the census within 10 days of receipt. The data from the census is used to…
Hermon St.Residents Oppose Development
WINTHROP – If last night’s meeting of the town council was any indicator this coming Tuesday night’s joint meeting of the town’s Rules and Ordinance and Public Safety Committee could be lively one. Last night the town council voted to…