Month: August 2016

Police Blotter 08-04-2016

Monday, July 25 Caller on Crystal Cove Avenue states that she hears a male subject yelling for help. 91 responds and reports call unfounded. Detectives are off on a follow-up investigation on Woodside Avenue. Call of a wire down on…

Letters to the Editor

Tethering should be abolished Dear Editor: The German shepherd in Middleborough who chewed off part of his paw after reportedly being tethered for at least a day and becoming entangled is a reminder of the cruelty and danger of tethering…

The Speaker Comes Through Again

As expected, Speaker Robert A. DeLeo delivered on two valuable grants for this town: a $250,000 child safety grant and a $25,000 grant for the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce.Governor Charlie Baker had vetoed the grants, but the Speaker garnered the…

Sports 08-04-2016

From The Press Box Title Town USA By Jim Lederman The Northeastern Conference (NEC) was established in 1945. The original NEC was comprised of Winthrop, Swampscott, Marblehead, Danvers, Amesbury, Danvers, Newburyport and Woburn. Winthrop dominated the NEC from 1945 to…

Obituaries 08-04-2016

Sumner (Sonny) Monroe Brenner Educator, businessman and fitness enthusiast Sumner (Sonny) Monroe Brenner of Winthrop passed away at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home in Chelsea on July 21. He was 90 years old. Sumner graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School…