Month: April 2017

News Briefs

Public Safety Day April 25 The Winthrop Police Department will hold a public safety day Tuesday, April 25 at the Winthrop Police Station from 4-7 p.m. There will be hamburgers and hot dogs, ice cream, balloon artist, face painting, exhibits…

A Truly Perilous Time

When President Obama left office, he made it clear to incoming President Trump that the most important foreign policy challenge that the new administration would face would be figuring out how to prevent North Korea from developing an intercontinental ballistic…

Sports 04-20-2017

WHS SPORTS roundup WHS girls lacrosse defeats Malden, 17-15 The Winthrop High girls lacrosse team broke into the winning column in a big way last week with a 17-15 victory over Malden, one of the four schools that have entered…

Obituaries 04-20-2017

Russell Pooler Former Winthrop DPW employee Russell D. Pooler of Golden Drive, Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on March 24. He was 67 years old. A life long resident of Winthrop, he was previously employed…

Easter Character Breakfast

Maxwell Martinez visits with SpongeBob SquarePants during the annual Easter Character Breakfast at the Gorman Fort Banks School on Saturday, April 8. Scores of children and families came out to visit the characters, and be there for a drop in…

St John’s Spring Craft Fair

Maria Mellone from Acquired Tastes holds up one of her homemade signs at the Spring Craft Fair hosted by St. John’s Episcopal Church. This year’s Craft Fair featured 23 vendors from near and far who brought items from pet accessories…