Precinct 4 Councilor Craig Mael’s idea — as described in his letter to the editor this week — to have A “Winthrop Studies Day” deserves consideration by Supt. of Schools John Macero and the Winthrop School Committee. Mael reasons that…
Month: March 2015
Deleo’s Wonderful Week
We saw the very best of our esteemed Speaker of the House over the past two weeks, representing our town on Beacon Hill, but also making us proud in his three high-profile television appearances. We saw Speaker DeLeo front and…
Letter to the Editor
Councilor proposes Winthrop Studies Day Dear Editor: As the winter of 2016 winds down, superintendents and districts around the State are beginning to consider the need for additional school days to make up for time lost this winter to snow. …
Sports 03-19-2015
WHS Sports through the years 20 years ago this week: WHS boys basketball team won Division 3 state championship It’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the Winthrop High boys basketball team won the Division III state…
Obituaries 03-19-2015
William Morgan Bagley, Jr. Retired Winthrop and East Boston pharmacist and former Chief of Staff for Head of State Administration Mass. House of Representatives William Morgan Bagley, Jr. or “Bill†as he was lovingly known, passed away suddenly and peacefully,…
Lady Vikings Fall in Semifinals at Garden
CAPTAIN CRUNCH:  Winthrop captains Niki Tsiotis (11) and Kristen Siscamanis sandwich Archbishop Williams gaurd Alana Gilmer in the Division 3 state semifinal, Tuesday at the TD Garden Winthrop fell to the Bishops, 47-34.
MWRA Visits Classroom at Fort Banks
WINTHROP – She’s affectionately known as “the toilet lady,†but Meg Tabacsko, the manager of the MWRAs school education program, makes learning about water and the MWRA fun. Last week, with her assistant Vicki Mucci, the two spent last week…
Friends of Belle Isle Marsh Plan Annual Meeting
The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh are holding their Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 15 from 2-4pm at the Episcopal Church Hall in Winthrop. The address is 222 Bowdoin Street in Winthrop. The featured speaker will be Dave Rimmer, who…
Concerns Over School Budget Raised at Meeting
The Winthrop School Committee held a public hearing Monday night to discuss the proposed $17,997,378 school budget for fiscal year 2016. Individuals voiced their concerns regarding salaries, three year trends on stipends paid, state budget cuts, and the breakdown of…
It’s Official: School is Out on June 26
Superintendent of Schools John Macero has said that Winthrop Public Schools will be in session until June 26. He said that despite the winter the school department only has to make up two snow days. The only other option involved…