Bobbie Finocchio, principal of the Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School for the past three years, is resigning to accept a principal’s position at the Fort River Elementary School in Amherst, Mass. Finocchio informed Cummings School parents of her decision in…
Month: March 2014
Gill Holds the Gavel: Council President Will Determine Time Limits at Mohegan Meeting on April 1
Council President Peter Gill has been very fair about the five-minute time limit rule for speakers during the public comment period at Town Council meetings. In preparation for what should be a very well-attended meeting Tuesday (April 1) with representatives…
Winthrop Cheerleaders at Nationals
Pictured at the Nationals at Disney World in Florida are the Winthrop High cheerleaders. Left: Shanel Turransky, Kelty Stafford, senior Ashley Patti, assistant coach Steph Bono, senior Rachel Rogowicz, Haley Curtis, Jessica Vigliotta, Paige McGovern, Olivia Robson, coach Rachel Mustone,…
Holden Concerned about Modular Classroom Plan
As the Winthrop Public School Department (WPS) and School Building Assistance Committee (SBAC) prepares to reconfigure schools next year to begin the construction of a new Middle/High School facility, the School Department has yet to secure four modular classrooms for…
Driscoll Seeks Winthrop Players for Senior Baseball League
Sean Driscoll, director of Winthrop Parks and Recreation, said that signups for the Senior Baseball League, ages 13 to 15, will continue until April 1. Opening day is scheduled for the first week of May. Driscoll said signups for the…
Macero Set to Present Recommended Budget
On Monday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cummings School Superintendent of Schools, John Macero, and the Winthrop Public School Department (WPS) will present their recommended budget for the 2014-2015 school year. Macero said the WPS will ask for…
Our Opinions
WINTHROP’S LOSS…. Bobbie Finocchio leaving Winthrop for Amherst The news this week that Cummings School Principal Bobbie Finocchio has resigned to accept a similar position at an elementary school in Amherst at the end of this school year comes as…
Spring Cleaning Time
Clean up, clean up, Everybody everywhere Clean, clean up, Everybody do your share. For our readers with children, the above phrases will be recognized as coming from a song by Barney, the Purple Dinosaur.  But they are as apropos as anything else we can think of…
Letters to the Editor
Go back tot he table Dear Editor: I write to respond to the comments of two Town Councilors as referenced in your story, “Councilors Look for Answers from Mohegan Sun Casino†and editorial, “Councilors’ Criticism of Bob DeLeo Is Not…
WHS Sports Roundup
Winthrop cheerleaders finish as one of the top squads in the nation The Winthrop High School football cheerleading squad made its mark at the National Championships in Florida, finishing in 11th place out of 70 squads from across the country.…