Swimmers took part in the annual Five Sister Swim this past Saturday, Sept. 17, at noon. Swimmers from ages 12 to 75 swam the 1.2 mile loop around the breakwaters, with a few swimmers opting to swim the loop two or…
Month: September 2016
A Cup of Hockey Greatness
National Women’s Hockey League star Jillian Dempsey of the Boston Pride brought the Isobel Cup to the Cummings Elementary School to be viewed by the students in her fifth grade class. The Cummings School teacher from Winthrop excelled in ice…
Airport Committee Needs New Members
By Sue Ellen Woodcock They are the first to admit that they aren’t getting any younger, in fact they are literally the oldest members of any committee in Winthrop government. Members of the Air Pollution, Noise and Airport Hazards Committee…
Town’s Compost Pile is Maxxed Out
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The town’s compost pile behind the DPW yard on Kennedy Road is “beyond full†according to DPW head Steve Calla. He told the town council there are a couple of issues with the pile and it…
Massport Shares Info On Runway Work
By Sue Ellen Woodcock There’s a lot going on at Logan Airport, in fact there is runway paving going on and Massport wanted to make sure Winthrop knew about it. Flavio Leo, deputy director of aviation planning for Massport, told…
News Briefs
TED REINSTEIN RETURNS FOR LIBRARY TALK Ted Reinstein returns to the Winthrop Public Library on Tuesday, October 18 at 6:30 pm. Reinstein has been a reporter, producer, & anchor for WCVB’s Chronicle. He’s also an actor & author. Ted will…
Police Blotter 09-22-2016
Monday, September 12 Detail Officer reports a youth on a bicycle appears to have fallen down at Bowdoin and Ocean View Streets. Fire and Action will handle. School teacher will check the child out. Party on Amelia Avenue called to…
Things I Never Knew About Hillary Clinton
By Donna Segreti Reilly Before watching the Democratic National Convention (DNC), I knew that Hillary Rodham Clinton was the First Lady of Arkansas and the United States, and that she led the fight for universal health care but lost. I…
There Was Mike Eruzione Comedy Night
And speaking of hockey superstars, the Mike Eruzione/Winthrop Charities Comedy Night was a huge success with a large crowd attending the event Saturday night at the Winthrop Yacht Club. The comedians, Paul Gilligan, Graig Murphy, and Artie Januario — the…
The Great Debate
Is there anyone in Winthrop who will not be tuned in to the first Presidential Debate Monday night featuring Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton? NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt is the moderator for the first…