Although our winter season was a mild one, both in terms of cold and snow, giving us hopes for an early arrival of spring, our optimism proved illusory thanks to a near record-setting chilly and wet month of March that…
Happy Easter
It’s hard to believe that another Easter already is upon us. Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be here this week, and those of the Christian faith will begin the observance of the holiest days of their religion upon which…
Happy Passover
We want to wish our friends in the Jewish community a Happy Passover or Happy “Pesach†as this important holiday is known in Hebrew. The holiday begins with a special Passover dinner known as a Seder when the story is…
Sports 04-13-2017
Strong outing in opener by Wallace for WHS baseball Mother Nature finally relented and allowed the Winthrop High baseball team (among the other spring sports) to commence its season this past week. The Vikings opened their 2017 campaign Saturday against…
Obituaries 04-13-2017
Lawrence ‘Larry’ Sullivan Holmes Much loved man who wore many hats in the Town of Winthrop Lawrence “Larry†Sullivan Holmes of Edgehill Road, Winthrop passed away at the VA Hospital in Bedford on April 8 at the age of 71…
The End of An Era:Samuel’s Pharmacy to Close After Legendary History
Samuel’s Pharmacy, the historic family-run independent pharmacy located in Winthrop Center, will close its doors due to the retirement of Lloyd Lyons. Lloyd Lyons came to Winthrop’s Samuels Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Apprentice in 1951. After serving during the Korean…