Monday, Dec. 4 Officer went to Cutler Street to serve probation warrant in hand. Male party was not home. Motor vehicle stop at Revere and Taylor Streets. Verbal warning for no registration sticker. Driver was advised to contact the RMV.…
Month: December 2017
Confusion Shouldn’t Stop Patients from Buying Health Insurance
By Janet Trautwein This year’s Affordable Care Act open enrollment period started Nov 1. Millions of Americans will soon visit HealthCare.gov or the online insurance exchange run by their state to shop for 2018 health plans. Many will be confused…
Letter to the Editor
The Ferry, Stop the Bleeding Dear Editor, I noted in Mr. McKenna’s exit article that he stated that the ferry “is almost breaking evenâ€. What does that mean exactly? My understanding is that the Town, as of last summer, has…
Get Your Ornament Before They’re Gone
The Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association once is again is offering for sale a commemorative holiday ornament. This year’s glass ornament features Graves Light, the black lighthouse on a rocky ledge a few miles off our coastline that was named…
Congratulations, Ron Vecchia
Amidst the commotion of the holiday season, we were a bit remiss in failing to offer our congratulations to Town Council President-elect Ron Vecchia, who was declared the official winner of the recent town election after a recount by a…
Happy Hanukkah
We want to wish our many friends in the Jewish community a Happy Hanukkah. The celebration began Tuesday night and continues for eight days. On each night of Hanukkah, a special blessing is said during the lighting of the candles…
Sports 12-14-2017
WHS sports roundup WHS girls track opens with win The Winthrop High girls indoor track team opened its season with a 63-23 victory over Lynn English last week at Danvers. Isabella Mahoney was a double-winner for the Lady Viking, capturing…
Obituaries 12-14-2017
Leonard ‘Lenny’ Delorey Retired teacher whose greatest love was spending time with his family Leonard A. “Lenny†Delorey of Winthrop passed away on Dec. 10. He was 88 years old. Lenny was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean…
Snowflake Fair at St John’s Episcopal Church
Liz Aguillo, Helen Honan, Donna Hanson, Danny Dalo, and Kathy Nelson at St John’s annual Snowflake Fair on Saturday, Dec. 2. The event was one of their most attended, with attendees able to choose from fresh baked goods, jewelry, crocheted…
Residents Give High Marks to EBNHC After First Year
By John Lynds Winthrop resident Maureen Gill had been going to the same doctor for over 40 years, but was curious of the new health center being built on Main Street a few doors up from Belle Isle Seafood. …