Nisarg Patel said the full-scale renovation project at his Quick Food Mart on Shirley Street took two months to complete. It was definitely worth the wait, judging by the shiny, new, beautiful and spacious appearance – but more importantly, by…
Month: August 2012
Marie Turner: Winthrop’s Most Dedicated Public Servant
We often write tributes to town officials and civic leaders when they pass. But we will say this up front about the words you are about to read: There is no other person about whom we have written such a…
Police Arrest Two in Drug Sting
Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty reported that two suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Winthrop, after a successful surveillance operation that was initiated when residents on a street in Winthrop reported to police that they had noticed what they…
Moving On: Building Inspector Takes Job in Everett
Building Inspector Jim Soper was born and raised in town, watching his father, grandfather and others in his family give back to the community they called home. That is what made working as the town’s building inspector the last few…
Town Has Hired Collins Center to Help with Recruiting Employees
With the recent rash of employee departures from town government – in the past few months the Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Chief Financial Officer, Building Inspector and Grant Manager have all left town employ – it would be natural to…
Mosquitoes Test Postive for West Nile
Winthrop health and emergency management officials announced on Friday, that routine testing of mosquitoes caught in Winthrop traps had found mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus (WNV). As a result, a Code Red alert from the Winthrop Emergency Management department and…
Police Blotter 08-02-2012
Monday, July 23 Alarm company called reporting alarm sounding at the ATM machine at Simione Oil Co. Sgt. Hickey who is on a detail at that location reports no problem. Several motorists report erratic operator on Somerset Avenue. 93 reports…
Obituaries 08-02-2012
Claire Campbell Worked for Sears Roebuck Claire Y. Campbell of Exeter, NH, formerly of Seabrook, NH, died Friday, July 27 at Exeter on Hampton Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was 83 years old. Mrs. Campbell was born April 26 1929…