By Cary Shuman [email protected] Skating runs, or should we say, skates, in Kim Merryman’s family. Kim’s grandmother, the late Carolyn Smith, was a professional figure skater. Her mother, Paula Merryman, was a skater, and in fact, taught Kim how to…
Month: April 2009
Dempsey wins prestigious Carlton Award – Bruins recognize Harvard-bound Winthrop resident at TD Banknorth Garden
Delaware North Companies and Boston Bruins Principal Charlie Jacobs announced recently that Winthrop’s Jillian Dempsey of the Rivers School and Wayne Simpson of the Lawrence Academy are the re cipients of the 2009 John Carlton Award. Named after the late…
At the DPW, things are heating up
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript With the major reconstruction of Pleasant Street now completed – after a water main break and sinkhole closed a section of the street earlier this winter – and the spring weather starting to…
WHS needs to comply with Disabilities Act
By Pete Legasey For the Transcript Last Tuesday, Superintendent of Schools Steven Jenkins and School Committee Chairperson Patricia Milano addressed the Town Council, hoping to call attention to renovations needed to Winthrop High to meet the requirements of the Americans…
New manager should be in place next month
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Winthrop should have its new town manager in place by the middle of next month. Town Council President Thomas Reilly said more than 40 candidates have applied for the position and the selection committee should be…
Vikings hit a triple – Team hits its way to a 3-0 start
The Winthrop High (WHS) softball team has started the 2009 season in fine style, winning all three of its contests thus far. The Lady Vikings have played well in all three aspects of the game, defense, pitching, and hitting, but…
WHS Roundup
Baseball team out-slugs Watertown, 10-9 The Winthrop High baseball team battled back tenaciously to overcome deficits on three separate occasions before pulling out a 10-9 win in the last inning over Watertown on the local diamond Tuesday afternoon. “It was…
Override Overdrive – Ballot questions are the talk of the town
To be sure, the Proposition 2 1/2 override election is the talk of the town. No doubt, residents in other communities facing similarly tough decisions will be closely watching the results from Winthrop voters on May 19. We’ve written about…
Terrier Pride – The BU-Winthrop connection
If you’re a college hockey fan, then you saw one of the most incredible comebacks in the sport’s history when Boston University scored two goals in the final minute to tie the game and then defeat Miami of Ohio in…
Spring Support – Go Vikings!
One of the things (among many things) we like about Winthrop is that the sports fields are situated in such a way that you can park your car near the high school and walk to either Miller Field for a…