The many Winthrop High fans who made the trek to the Tsongas Center in Lowell saw a thrilling high school basketball game between our Lady Vikings and St. Mary’s High School of Lynn. Though St. Mary’s held on for the…
A Good Decision: Change in Forum Format Makes Sense
We commend Council President Peter Gill for his decision to alter the format of the Spring Forum that is scheduled for Tuesday night at the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center. Rather than put the focus on the various town department…
High Marks for Manager McKenna: Council’s Evaluation Is Well-deserved
May all of our Winthrop students receive a “report card” as outstanding as the one Town Manager James McKenna received from the Town Council in its annual evaluation of his performance. The Council gave McKenna strong commendations across all categories…
Chief Flanagan Was Pro-active
While other communities are beginning to see the benefits of having trained personnel in the administering of Narcan — which reverses the effects of a heroin overdose — Winthrop Fire Chief Paul Flanagan has had the personnel of his department…
Welcome Back, John Vitagliano
It was nice to see John Vitagliano back at the last Council Meeting looking fit and fully recovered from his recent heart valve surgery. Vitagliano is back in full stride working on various issues and you can rest assured that…
Police Blotter 03-13-2014
Monday, March 3 A call was received from Shirley Street regarding an alarm activation of a backdoor alarm. There is a cleaning person on site. Greater Boston Home Health Care called and reported a patient on Lincoln Terrace threatened to…