The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce held its 24th Annual Kickoff Dinner and Community Awards Night Jan. 23 at the Hyatt Harborside, Logan Airport. The executive board of is pictured above at the dinner. Front row, from left, are Jonathan Polino,…
Month: January 2015
Smokers Beware: Winthrop Officials Update Smoking Regulations
WINTHROP – If you are under 21 years of age and trying to buy tobacco products you’re going to have to go out of town. If you want to smoke on the beach or park, you can’t. The Board of…
Luberto’s Bakery Makes Seahawk Bet a Reality
Sheriff Steven Tompkins and Revere bakery owner Danny Luberto are betting their tail that the New England Patriots will prevail in this weekend’s Super Bowl – a lobster tail pastry, that is. Tompkins made an official appearance at Luberto’s Bakery…
Petruccelli Elevated to Majority Whip
State Senator Anthony Petruccelli was elevated to Majority Whip last Thursday by Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst)–the same position that catapulted another son of East Boston, Robert Travaglini, to the Senate Presidency in 2003. In U.S. politics, a whip’s role…
Police Blotter 01-29-2015
Winthrop police reported several minor car accidents this past week. At 1:26 pm on Jan. 23 a Ford Econovan collided with a Toyota Venza at Pauline Steet and Woodside Avenue. One person was transported to the hospital. Two tow trucks…
Just Another Blizzard
As we mentioned above, for those of us who have been around longer than we care to remember, the Blizzard of 2015 certainly rates as a whopper, but we have to say that it does not even come close to…
Congratulations,WHS Hockey Team
We offer our congratulations to the Winthrop High boys hockey team, which assured itself of at least a share of a Northeastern Conference North Division championship with an exciting 2-1 victory over Marblehead Saturday, a win that was doubly-enjoyable because…
Our Opinions: Peter Gill’s Decision
The announcement by Town Council President Peter Gill that he will not be seeking re-election to the post he has held for the past four years will bring to a conclusion what arguably has been one of the most productive…
Sports 01-29-2015
WHS SPORTS ROUNDUP WHS boys hockey shoots for NEC title tonight Larsen Rink should be rockin’ and rollin’ with the Viking Faithful this evening (Thursday) when the Winthrop High hockey team hosts Saugus and shoots for an undisputed Northeastern Conference…
Obituaries 01-29-2015
Leo Murphy Retired Winthrop Firefighter Leo J. Murphy of Winthrop passed away at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home on January 20. He was 80 years old. Leo retired from the Winthrop Fire Department after a long and distinguished career as…