–By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Massachusetts Speaker of the House, Winthrop’s own Robert A. DeLeo, was honored as the Winthrop Lodge of Elks’ Citizen of the Year Wednesday night, during the organizations’ annual Flag Day Ceremonies at the Elks…
Month: June 2011
Summer Program is Ready for Take-off
–By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Parks and Recreation Director Sean Driscoll and his staff, with the help of a grant from Massport, are once again preparing to launch their successful summer park program at Ingleside Park, beginning June 27…
Strawberry Festival: Get Your Tickets Before Event Sells Out
One of the harbingers of the summer season for generations in Winthrop has been the annual Strawberry Festival sponsored by the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association. The festival is held each year on the grounds of the historic Deane Winthrop…
Police Blotter 06-16-2011
June 6 8:04 a.m. — A caller reports a woman is “pounding her fist and screaming near a moving truck†at Revere and Bayou streets, but the person left the area while units were en route. 8:52 a.m. — A…
Pan Cake Breakfast Annual event Supports WHS Football
And yet another harbinger of the summer season is the annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast in the high school cafeteria to support the Winthrop High football team. Coach Sean Driscoll and his crew of Vikings will be serving up all…
There’s Something About Good Food: Everyone Can Recall Their Favorite Spots
We have to admit that writing the above two editorials really made us think, not just about how much we’d love to have some pancakes and strawberry shortcake (right now!), but also about the degree to which our memories and…
Almost the One: St. Mary’s Tops Winthrop in Sectional Final, 2-1
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Winthrop High softball team made its deepest run in the State Tournament since the days when Lisa Monteleone-Ferrara and Lisa Gill Howard led the team to a state championship in 1983. Coach Dave Guffey and…
Obituaries 06-16-2011
Lawrence Sirois Retired Owner of Surf Cleaners in Winthrop Lawrence Sirois of Revere, formerly of Winthrop, Maine and Florida, died June 13 at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center, Revere after a long illness. He was 89 years old. Born in…
Graphic Boomer Tell All Memoir – The Evening News with Walter Cronkite
The Evening News with Walter Cronkite evokes a time, the years 1967-1971, and the shift in ideals and experience through the closely observed eyes of Jack Krivitsky. He goes off to college in 1967 straddling two worlds: the upper middle…
Lord Stanley, Meet Captain Chara
One of our photographers grabbed this historic shot Thursday morning of Boston Bruins Captain Zdeno Chara exiting the charter plane at Logan Airport while hoisting the Stanley Cup into the air. A small group of fans were there to cheer…