Bake Sale The Winthrop Band program will hold a bake sale in French Square from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 2. Breakfast with Santa Have breakfast with Santa and his elves on Saturday, Dec. 9, from…
Month: December 2017
Local Student Performs in Boston Ballet’s Celebrated Production of Mikko Nissinen’s ‘The Nutcracker’
Kayla Petruccelli, of Winthrop, is performing in Boston Ballet’s production of Mikko Nissinen’s “The Nutcracker” in the role of Baby Mouse. Petruccelli has been a student at Boston Ballet School for 4 years. “The Nutcracker” opens Nov. 24 at the…
EBSB Named as One of Top Places to Work
At the 2017 “Top Places to Work†reveal reception held at the Boston Design Center and hosted by The Boston Globe, East Boston Savings Bank was named one of Massachusetts’ 2017 “Top Places to Workâ€. The recognition as a “Top…
Celebrate Chanukah at Temple Tifereth on December 12
Chanukah is the 8-day Jewish holiday remembering the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem following the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids in the Second Century BCE. The festival lasts eight days, beginning on the 25th day of Kislev in…
Residents Question French Square Plans
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Town Council met last Tuesday evening before the pigskin could fly across the new Miller Field on Thanksgiving Day. Those interested in the center business district and surrounds presented the council with a presentation on…
Teacher Inspired by Heart-to-Heart with Mr Arthur Cummings
By Kate Anslinger Fourth grade teacher, Warren MacPhail (aka “Mr. Macâ€), will be the first to tell you that teaching and coaching go hand-in-hand. Having taught a combination of first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade over the past 27…
Police Blotter 11-30-2017
Monday, Nov. 20 Calling party on Sewall Avenue states that there is a vehicle in her neighbor’s side yard. There is no access to that area. The car would have had to drive through the backyard. Calling party could not…
Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU Dear Editor, Please accept this letter as a thank you to the citizens of Winthrop who placed their faith and confidence in me in the Nov. 7 town election with over 2,000 votes. Although the November election results…
GOP: Tax the Middle-Class And Give Cuts for the Richest
Although there still are many variations of the Republican tax plans in the House and Senate that eventually will need to be worked out, they all share a common theme: Raise taxes for the middle class and cut taxes for…
Sports 11-30-2017
Vikings lose heartbreaker to Revere 17-14 By: Jim Lederman The Winthrop Vikings were all excited to be able to play a home game at newly refurbished Miller Field for the first time in two years. A thrilling morning of football…