Month: May 2016

Sports 05-19-2016

WHS sports roundup WHS girls tennis team qualifies for state tourney The Winthrop High girls tennis team has qualified to boldly go where no Lady Viking squad has gone for 18 years. Monday’s 5-0 shutout of Saugus propelled first-year coach…

Obituaries 05-19-2016

Rose Cadden Of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston Rose Cadden of Enfield Road, Winthrop passed away at home on April 27 surrounded by her loving family. She was 81 years old. Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter of…

News Briefs

SOCIAL MEDIA, KIDS AND OPIATES The Winthrop Police and Health Department presents: Social Media, Kids and Opiates “What you think you know, but don’t” on Wednesday, May 18 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Winthrop High School Auditorium. Parents and community…

Police Blotter 05-12-2016

Monday, May 2 Third party information regarding a fight that occurred on April 28 in the late afternoon behind the library. Librarian reported witnessing a fight between two males that appeared to be of school age. She did not contact…

Letters to the Editor

We must divest now Dear Editor, Students at UMass, Harvard and Yale and all around the country have it right.  It’s time to demand action on divestment from fossil fuel companies – both for moral and financial reasons. As a…