WINTHROP – Right now 14-month old Drake is an easy-going cop. He enjoys playing with his rope bone in the chiefs office, shredding anything he can find, driving around Winthrop with his partner and meeting his fellow officers. He doesn’t…
Month: April 2015
Students Make Kansas Boy Honorary Viking
WINTHROP – When students at Winthrop High School heard about a boy with Down syndrome in Kansas who had been stripped of his varsity letter they didn’t hesitate to send them one of theirs. Jolinda Kelley, of Wichita, Kansas purchased…
Council Seeks yet Another Opinion On Hermon St. Housing Project
 WINTHROP – Developers of 60 Hermon St. were dealt another delay Tuesday night when the Town Council voted to seek yet another legal opinion, this time from the Attorney General. Two weeks ago the council sought the opinion of the…
Townwide Cleanup on Saturday
Please come out and clean up Winthrop on Saturday, April 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. Pick up around your house or around your neighborhood. Or you could go to any of the following locations and join a group. There…
Police Blotter 04-23-2015
Monday, April 13 Motorist on Main Street stopped for failing to stop at the stop sign. Citation was issued. Party on River Road reports a box truck went by and took down some wiring. WFD was contacted and will respond…
Anthony C. Fucillo
The passing this past week of Anthony C. Fucillo at the age of 96 marks the end of an era for long-time residents of this town who had the honor of knowing this wonderful man. Family was everything to Mr.…
Matt Crombie, New WHS Principal
We join the community in congratulating Matt Crombie on his appointment as the new principal at Winthrop High School. Matt is an excellent choice for the position, having served very well as an administrator in the school system and having…
Thank You, Pat Milano
If you’ve lived in Winthrop for the past 30 years, then you know Pat Milano and the tremendous impact she has made in our community in her various roles as a member of the Winthrop School Committee, co-founder of the…
Hockey Boosters Stand Tall
We had the honor of being present for the Winthrop High School boys hockey banquet Sunday at the Winthrop Yacht Club — and what an awards program it was. The Viking Hockey Boosters truly rolled out the red carpet for…
An Earth Day Appreciation of Our Partners
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the first Earth Day celebration – a day that many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement. More than 20 million people participated in that 1970 celebration and those efforts eventually lead to…