The Winthrop ferry service being operated by Boston Harbor Cruises will offer an introductory “Free Ferry Day†on Sunday, June 26. All scheduled ferry runs on that day will be free to the public on a first come-first serve basis.…
Month: June 2011
Elks’ Annual Poker Run to Benefit Soldiers’ Home
For the Transcript Planning is now underway for the Winthrop Elks Third Annual Poker Run benefiting the Chelsea Veterans Soldiers Home on Saturday, July 23 . The Poker Run is not a race – it is a fun filled afternoon-long…
DeLeo a Standout Speaker without a Hint of Scandal
The conviction of former Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi on seven out of nine counts last week in Federal District Court in Boston was a sorry moment in the life and times of our state government. When DiMasi left…
Police Blotter 06-23-2011
June 13 3:44 a.m. — Officers respond to a verbal domestic dispute on Irwin Street, and the female party is given a ride to another location in town. 7:14 a.m. — WPD receives a call about flyers with hate messages…
Compensation Increase is Merited
Winthrop lags far behind other cities, towns There is no doubt that the motion made by Town Councilor Linda Calla to increase the compensation of council members from $2,600 annually to $5,200 annually (and of the council president from $5,200…
The First Step: DeLeo, MSBA Director Tour the Middle School and High School
The news that House Speaker Bob DeLeo and Katherine Craven, executive director of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (the agency that considers and oversees new school construction in the state), recently toured Winthrop High School and Winthrop Middle School marks…
Staying Power: Bed and Breakfast Ordinance will be Good for the Town
The concept of having bed and breakfast residences in Winthrop moved forward Tuesday night as a result of action by the Town Council. Winthrop resident Maggie Morris has been working on this proposal for three years and it was great…
Obituaries 06-23-2011
Florence Fraga Lifelong Beachmont resident Florence C. Fraga, a lifelong resident of Beachmont, died on June 20 following a long confinement at the Saugus Care & Rehab Center. She was 86 years old. Miss Fraga was born in Boston and…
The Fourth Estate: Cummings School Fourth Grader Ava Bertino Wins Statewide Writing Contest
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Ava Bertino may have a future career as a writer because she certainly has a present and by present, we mean a gift for writing. Bertino, a fourth grader at the Cummings Elementary School, won the…
Superintendent’s First Pitch: Create a Comprehensive Athletic Director’s Post
–By Cary Shuman [email protected] Incoming Superintendent of Schools John Macero has created a new athletic director’s position that has been retooled as director of physical education (grades K-12), wellness/health education, and athletics, and transportation coordinator. Macero said advertising for the…