The Daw Playground on Veterans Road has a new look and a community wide effort made it happen. Residents, town officials, Winthrop DPW representatives, and Pepsi-Cola employees gathered at the playground Saturday to lay wood chips on the ground and…
Month: May 2012
Macphail “Coach of Year,†Five Named to All Star Team
Winthrop High girls track coach Warren MacPhail was named the Coach of the Year of the South Division of the Northeastern Conference this week. For MacPhail, who has been at the helm of the Lady Viking track program for 15…
Delvento Talks About Being President of NE Region of MASC
Winthrop High School junior Alicia DelVento, daughter of Precinct 3 Councilor Nick DelVento and Executive Director of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Cathy DelVento, has taken up the family pastime of being involved, by getting herself elected as President…
21st Century Lists Summer Activities
The Winthrop 21st Century Community Learning Center’s after-school program is drawing to a close next week, but according to Executive Director Cathy DelVento, parents will continue to have access to an affordable after school option through the end of the…
Memorial Day: Let Us Remember Those Who Gave “the Last Full Measureâ€
In thinking what to write about Memorial Day, we first realized that it has special poignancy in 2012 because there still are thousands of American troops, brave men and women, who are risking their lives in Afghanistan to make America…
Memorial Day Parade Will Not Disappoint: Post 146 Steps Up to Provide Parade
Plans for this year’s Memorial Day Parade, which will take place on Monday, May 28 (Memorial Day observed) beginning at 2 p.m. when the parade steps off from the Metcalf Square area. Local veteran and supporter of our troops Richard…
Police Blotter 05-24-2012
Tuesday, May 15Â Party reports observing a drug transaction at Energy To Go and the parties are still in the parking lot. Officers located and interviewed subjects. Male party called from Shirley Street stating there is a female screaming at…
Well Deserved Honor: Susan Martucci Truly Has Been an Unsung Heroine
The presentation of the Unsung Heroine Award to local resident Susan Martucci is one of the most well-deserved plaudits that we have seen in many years. Susan thus becomes one of a select group of women who have been recognized…
Daw Playground Just Beautiful: Renovated Playground is a Testament to Community Spirit
What a great display of community spirit took place last Saturday when residents, town officials, and the Department of Public Works convened at Daw Playground to restore it and install the new playground equipment that will provide hours of enjoyment…
Obituaries 05-24-2012
Roberta Copeman Past President of Winthrop Emblem Club; Retired Secretary for Brooks Dental PC Roberta B. Copeman of Winthrop died at the Whidden Hospital in Everett on May 20. She was 79 years old. A member and Past President of…