WHS sports roundup WHS girls hockey team wins two contests The Winthrop High girls hockey team enjoyed a successful week with a pair of victories over Medford and Marblehead. In the Medford triumph, the Lady Vikings came out flying from…
Month: February 2018
Obituaries 02-15-2018
Frances Gunn Of Winthrop Frances G. (Farrell) Gunn of Winthrop passed away on Feb. 7 after a long and courageous battle with dementia. She was 89 years old. The beloved wife of 50 years to the late James P. Gunn,…
Annual Winthrop Chamber of Commerce Community Awards Reception
Youth Leadership Awards were presented to Ava Bertino and Cormac MacPhail of Winthrop High School by Principal Matt Crombie. Also shown is Winthrop Superintendent Lisa Howard. This award was one of the nine given to local people and organizations at…
DeLeo Focuses on the Next Six Months of the Legislative Session
Now in his 10th year as Speaker of the House and his 27th year as state representative for Winthrop and Revere, Robert A. DeLeo has a few things on his mind as the legislature moves through the next six months…
Ryan Barry Up for the Challenge at SAPC
It’s not often that someone finds themselves working in four communities at once but Ryan Barry is up for the challenge as the new youth coordinator for Winthrop, Chelsea, Revere and Saugus under the Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative (SAPC). As…
Be Prepared:EBNHC Encourages Residents to Get Flu Vaccine, says It’s Not Too Late
Cases of influenza, more commonly known as the flu, have more than doubled in Massachusetts this winter, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has called this flu season the worst in 10 years. At East Boston Neighborhood Health Center…
Flu Hits Winthrop Hard; 17 Cases So Far
The flu has hit Winthrop particularly hard this year with 17 cases being reported by the Department of Public Health to the Winthrop Public Health nurse. Two of the cases struck the senior center hard in December. Two employees came…
Council Will be Presented with Town’s Zoning Recap
Interim Town Manager Terence Delehanty will appear before the Town Council at its Tuesday meeting with a Center Business District zoning law history that will include the zoning law changes that have taken place over the years. “During several meetings…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
degrees, associate degree programs, as well as a robust schedule of part-time continuing and professional education credit and certificate programs throughout the calendar year. STUDENTS ON DEAN’S LIST AT WENTWORTH The following students have made the Dean’s List at…
From Turtles to Teaching
Eighth-grade science and social studies teacher Chris Farnsworth has a lot of real-life experience that he is able to share with his students. Chris was born and raised in the Maplewood section of Malden, and graduated from Malden Catholic High…