By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Town Council voted by a 7-1 margin to table action on the zoning change for the Governor Winthrop Nursing Home property so that that the owners of the property can have additional time to discuss…
Month: March 2011
Hail To The Champs – Coach Dave Brown and the Vikings Complete Dream Season in the Garden
It was no secret at the start of this basketball season that almost all of the pundits had written off the Winthrop High basketball team. Winthrop had graduated Dino Mallios, Gavin Mahoney, Jake Connors, and a host of other players…
Thanks, Dick Dimes
Longtime official has given a lifetime of  dedicated service to Winthrop Long-time Planning Board member Dick Dimes’s decision to step down from that board brings to a conclusion more than 40 years of service to the Town of Winthrop. When…
Garden Variety Items
By Cary Shuman D’Amore stands tall  in the fourth quarter Joe D’Amore is a 6-feet-3-inch junior forward for the Winthrop High boys basketball team. He is also a pitcher for the Viking baseball team. But in eight thrilling minutes of…
Police Briefs 03-17-2011
Tuesday, March 8 9:19 a.m. – Alarm company called reporting a fire alarm sounding at an Upland Road address. Unit reports no answer at the home. Fire Department will force entry. No fire reported. 10:55 a.m. – The department assists…
Obituaries 03-17-2011
Dorothy Costigan Telephone Operator at former Winthrop Hospital Dorothy A. Costigan died March 15 at Lakes Region General Hospital in New Hampshire. She was 69 years old. Born in Everett, the daughter of S. Fred and Alice (Carroll) Grace, she…
How do You Spell Dominating? H-a-t-z-i-s-a-v-a-s
[email protected] Legends are born in the Massachusetts state basketball tournament. On any given night a student-athlete can produce something extraordinary, a performance that will be remembered for a long time and rehashed at every class reunion. Anthony Hatzisavas, a…
Tommy Butler: Classy, diplomatic and sure to be missed at Massport
-By John Lynds For the Transcript His job was to balance the needs of the Massachusetts Port Authority with the needs of the communities impacted by Logan Airport operations. At community meetings in Winthrop, East Boston, Revere, Chelsea and South…
WPD Searches for Information in BOA Robbery
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop police are continuing their investigation this week into a brazen bank robbery at the Bank of America branch on Bartlett Road last Friday morning, just shortly after the bank opened for the day.…
Pushing for Expanded Gaming makes Sense
-By Joshua Resnek It is the right time and we are in the right place to urge the Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo to make haste in bringing to the floor of the House a new version of the…