By Sandra Miller For the Transcript In an economy that’s seeing a lot of boarded-up storefronts, local wedding photographer Nikki Cole and her wedding-singer husband, Chris, decided to open a studio at 518 Shirley Street. After all, people don’t stop…
Month: March 2009
A shiny finish – Beautification Committee enhances town’s appearance
By Sandra Miller For the Transcript Winthrop is a pretty little community. When you come into town, there’s a happy little traffic island with flowers. In the center of town, French Square is a restful respite with benches and natural…
Bantam A’s win state title
By Pete Legasey For the Transcript The Winthrop Youth Hockey League’s Bantam A team has participated in three tournaments this season and won all of them. The most recent triumph earned them the right to call themselves state champions. The…
WSA skating show April 4 and 5 at the Larsen Rink
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript The Winthrop Skating Association, a locally based nonprofit skating school for young girls from Winthrop and the surrounding area, will present its annual skating recital, A Magical Moment, on April 4 and 5…
DeLeo helps broker a compromise
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript The clock was ticking on proposed increases to the tunnel tolls, and just about everyone, including new House Speaker Bob DeLeo (D-Winthrop), was sweating it out. March 30 was the day that new tolls…
Addition By Subtraction – Let’s eliminate the ‘R’ word
There is an interesting story in this week’s Sun Transcript about the efforts of Winthrop special education teacher Chris Donnelly and Winthrop students to eliminate the word “retarded†from reference to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This is not…
Familiar Faces – Turner and Dimes speak up
There were some good exchanges at the financial forum Tuesday night, but we enjoyed the moments when former Selectwoman and Town Clerk (among other offices) Marie Turner and former Selectman and current Planning Board Chairman Dick Dimes approached the microphone…
Disagreeing Agreeably – Debate must remain civil and courteous
Tuesday night’s Town Council financial forum provided a lively discussion about the town’s financial future and the Proposition 21/2 referendum election scheduled for May 19. The forum was a good start in a process that leads up to one of…
Forum generates heated debate, not a lot of good news
By Cary Shuman [email protected] If townspeople were looking for some optimistic news from the Winthrop Town Council’s annual public forum Tuesday night at the Senior Center, there wasn’t much. Near the end of the forum, Planning Board Chairman Dick Dimes…
Obituaries 03-26-09
Regina Brenner, 50 WGBH employee, active in Winthrop Community and St. John’s Episcopal Church Regina Brenner of Crest Avenue, Winthrop, died unexpectedly at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on March 21. She was 50 years old. Born in Oak…