Monday, July 20 Sen. Anthony Petruccelli and Speaker Robert DeLeo will host a legislative luncheon at 191 Washington Ave. sponsored by the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, Winthrop Lodge of Elks and the Belle Isle Rotary Club. Tickets are $25 a…
Month: July 2015
Family Day at the Beach
The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce is hosting “Family Day at the Beach†on Saturday, July 25 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Yirrell Beach, Point Shirley. Music, BBQ, games, giveaways. Raindate July 26.
Free Lunch for Kids
The Summer Food Service Program is serving free meals to all kids in Winthrop ages 2-18. The program runs from July 6-August 14 at Winthrop High School on Pauline Street. Breakfast is from 9-10 a.m. and lunch is from 12-1…
Register to Vote Online
Online voter registration is now available in Massachusetts. Citizens can apply online by visiting Secretary William Galvin’s website at www.sec.state.ma.us and clicking on “Massachusetts Register to Vote Online†button to access the online application system. Any Massachusetts citizen who has…
Police Blotter 07-09-2015
ARREST Report Nicholas Vaccaro, 21, 62 Temple Ave. #1, Winthrop charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on June 29. Christopher James Barbarisi, 20, 30 Broadsound Ave., Revere charged with assault by means of a dog on June…
Summer Is Here
The excitement and bustle of the Fourth of July weekend has come and gone, and now we can settle into our summer rhythm — whatever that may be for each of us and our families — for the remaining nine…
Thank You, James Cunningham
James Cunningham is a pioneer in the elder care industry, having overseen Massachusetts’ first home care agency that became the model for the rest of the state. It became a model because James Cunningham, who retired this past June 30,…
Football in July
Yes, the New England Patriots open practice in three weeks. Tom Brady will play football in July. Kudos to Fire Chief Paul Flanagan – the fireworks were awesome. Paul played football for the Vikings. He comes from the Flanagan football…
Obituaries 07-09-2015
Elma Mahoney Retired nurse’s assistant Elma J. Mahoney of Read Street, Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on July 7. She was 90 years old. Born in Bladenboro, North Carolina, she was the beloved daughter of…
I Want This Bike
On Saturday, June 27, the Winthrop Police Department and the Margaret Winthrop Rebekah Lodge sponsored the Bicycle Rodeo at Ingleside Park. Highland Real Estate donated two bicycles. In the above photo Joey sitting on a Police ATV