The success and popularity of the first two years of ferry service to Boston from Winthrop Public Landing, has the town of Winthrop exploring the possibility of initiating year-round service, as well as the feasibility of procuring a town-owned vessel…
Month: April 2012
A Major Honor: Larsen Rink at the Mike Eruzione Center Will Be the New Name of Ice Hockey Rink
If ever a town deserved a day to celebrate the sport of ice hockey, it’s Winthrop. Decades of winning hockey in the high school program now led by a former Viking in Dale Dunbar. Winthrop Youth Hockey exploding with a…
A Fitting Honor
There was no better way to end a day celebrating Winthrop hockey than WHS hockey coach Dale Dunbar’s announcement at an event Saturday night that the Larsen Rink would be known from now on as Larsen Rink at the Mike…
A Great Night
We certainly want to join the committee for Saturday night’s hockey gala in extending its gratitude to Britney Rand, whose exceptional efforts in leading the event are to be commended. Rand has been a superlative booster of the Winthrop High…
A Good Move
We’ve said on other occasions that Town Manager James McKenna is a man of vision and his proposal announced at the last Council meeting that action on all votes taken by the Council will be readily available is another of…
Council Looks at Changing Codes
Winthrop residents considering an addition to their homes and local property developers may soon have a new set of building energy codes to contend with, as the Town Council considers a proposal to adopt the Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code, in…
Rebirth of Shirley Street is Becoming a Reality
For much of the last 20, years or more, the Shirley Street business district has often seemed like a forgotten and neglected collection of shops and restaurants that most people drove past on their way to other parts of town.…
Council Vote Tuesday
The Town Council is scheduled to vote on whether to continue voting at the Winthrop Senior Center or return that precinct’s voting to the O’Connell Hall on Golden Drive. It’s been a much discussed issue and the seniors have been…
Ferri Tosses No Hitter for WHS Softball Team
When WHS softball head coach Dave Guffey said two weeks that the best was still to come from his star pitcher, Alex Ferri, the veteran Lady Viking mentor knew what he was talking about. Ferri turned in a pair of…
Police Blotter 04-26-2012
Tuesday, April 17Â Alarm goes off in Winthrop Yacht Club. Manager on scene..all checked out okay. Walk in report that a pocketbook was stolen out of a car. Reporting party called back to report that she found her pocketbook. Caller…