Tis the Season on the corner of Crest Avenue and Revere Street. Governor’s Garden is all stocked with fresh Christmas trees, wreaths, kissing balls, swags and bows. Shown in photo are Carole Palmariello, Kim Abrams and Corey Abrams.
Month: December 2012
Planning Summit
Cynthia Wall and Mark Racicot of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council moderated a Winthrop planning and development forum Tuesday night at the Cummings School. The MAPC’s professional services and input were the result of a grant secured by the town. Pictured…
Twelve on 12-12-12: Julia Dalton Celebrates a Very Special Day
Julia Dalton celebrated a very special birthday Wednesday on a date that comes along once every century. Julia, daughter of Brian and Sharon Dalton of Ocean Avenue, turned 12 on December 12, and in this case, it was a numerologist’s…
Parks Committee is off to a Strong Start: Dawn Sullivan Leads Effort to Refurbish Pico Park
President Peter Gill had an idea and unveiled it publicly at a Council meeting: assemble a committee of Winthrop residents interested in helping to improve the parks. Dawn Sullivan jumped on board [the Parks Committee] immediately, became committee chairperson, and…
Farewell, Saugus: Long Time Rival Departing the NEC
Saugus High, a member of the Northeastern Conference since 1968, is leaving the NEC and joining the Cape Ann League. The next time Winthrop plays Saugus in football (and all other sports next year or 2014 if the Athletic Directors…
New Thinking: Planning Forum: a Great First Step
The town planning and development forum held Tuesday night was everything that Town Manager James McKenna, Assistant to the Town Manager Joseph Domelowicz Jr., and Planning Board Chairman Peter Roche could have hoped for: It was a well-attended event featuring…
This the Season: Colder Weather to Come Will Bring That Holiday Feeling
We’ve been blessed with some unseasonably warm weather so far in December, which certainly has been a blessing in terms of our home heating bills. But the weatherman says that a wintry blast will be here soon. With the holiday…
Winthrop High School Sports Briefs
WHS boys hockey opens season tonight The Winthrop High boys hockey team will open its 2012-13 season this evening (Thursday) at Mansfield in a non league encounter at 5:30. Winthrop faced Mansfield twice last season and split the two contests.…
Police Blotter 12-13-2012
Monday, December 3 Party near Massa Playground reports motor vehicle passed by a stopped school bus with its red lights illuminated and flashing. Message left with the owner of suspect vehicle’s wife who will speak with him when he returns…
Obituaries 12-13-2012
Rosamaria Zigrino Of Revere, formerly of Italy Rosamaria (Recchia) Zigrino of Revere, formerly of Locotondo, Bari Italy, died on December 9. She was in her 96th year. She was the loving mother of Vita Salvaggio and her husband, Charles of…