Street Sweeping Schedule The Town of Winthrop conducts Street Sweeping operations on the last full week of the month (last week with a Friday) from April through October between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the day of a street’s…
Month: March 2018
Teacher Builds Lasting Winthrop Connections That Follow Her Through Life
Winthrop is known for being a tight-knit town, and once friendships among residents are made, they tend to last a lifetime. When Cheryl Barker moved to Winthrop in the seventh-grade, she met her husband as well as many best friends…
Winthrop Youth Lacrosse Founder Pushes for Miller Field
Founder and head coach of Winthrop Youth Lacrosse, Rich Cifuni, urged the School Committee to make quick progress with Miller Field, at the Monday night School Committee meeting. Expressing his concerns for the low enrollment in the program and the…
Coughlin Park Shoreline Fix Moving Forward
Plans for repair of the shoreline at Coughlin Park are moving forward. Last week officials from MEPA (the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Act) came to Winthrop to begin the permitting process to address the erosion that has happened at the park’s…
Have You Had Enough?
The Blizzard of 2018, also the third nor-easter of the year that hit Winthrop on Tuesday. Weather folks are predicting another storm for Tuesday into Wednesday next week, but the details aren’t firm yet. “Our DPW crews kept pace with…
Police Blotter 03-15-2018
Monday, March 5 Caller on Cliff Avenue states that his wife called him and told him that their dog got out. She is friendly, but can be timid around new people. Caller’s wife is out looking for her now but…
Let’s Not Even Think about Spring
Spring has sprung, The grass is riz. I wonder where, The flowers is? Springtime in eastern New England — now that’s an oxymoron if ever there was one. This Tuesday, March 20, will mark the official start of the…
Board of Health Did the Right Thing
When we were reading the article in last week’s Sun-Transcript regarding the decision by the Board of Health to raise the minimum age for the purchase of tobacco products from 18 to 21, we were hit by a sudden wave…
Sports 03-15-2018
WHS sports roundup Despite tourney loss, WHS girls hockey team enjoyed a superb season Although the Winthrop High girls hockey team came up on the short end of a 6-1 decision to Woburn in the MIAA Division 1 girls state…
Obituaries 03-15-2018
James Rogowicz Of Winthrop James J. Rogowicz of Winthrop, passed away on March 2. The beloved husband of the late Esther (Vieira) Rogowicz, he was the loving father of Christine Pizzicannella and her husband, Luigi of Winthrop, Gail Noel and…