When Elizabeth Nolen enrolled in the Viking Longship class, she was unsure about what independent skill she wanted to learn, but she soon discovered that she had a knack for leadership. From the moment that Nolen entered the class, she…
Month: April 2019
Police Blotter 04-25-2019
Monday, April 15 Citizens at house on Shore Drive found a child running around without parents in sight. Unit requested medical. Unit is also going to a possible address. 93 is off on Seafoam Avenue and units are entering the…
The Curse of Social Media and the Internet
In the aftermath of the terrible coordinated attacks by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people and wounded about 500 in churches and hotels across the small nation, the Sri Lankan government took…
Letter to the Editor
Looking at the Health of Our Students Dear Editor, In the Thursday, April 11, 2019 edition of The Winthrop Sun Transcript, reporter Kate Anslinger provided a poignant snapshot of the behavioral health of Winthrop youth gleaned from data collected by…
Guest Op-ed: Grassley-Klobuchar Ushers in Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs
Sally C. Pipes Congress is poised to consider a bill that would allow Americans to import prescription drugs from Canada. The bill’s authors — Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — label their effort as a bipartisan push…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS boys lacrosse wins first five games The Winthrop High boys lacrosse team is off to the best start in the program’s history, sporting an undefeated 5-0 record in the opening weeks of the season. The Vikings’ most recent triumph…
WHS Boys Tennis Team Races to 3-1 Start
The Winthrop High School boys tennis team is off to a strong 3-1 start to the 2019 season. The Vikings have claimed impressive wins over Beverly (4-1), Gloucester (5-0), and Classical (5-0), but the match that has sent reverberations through…
Obituaries 04-25-2019
Roger Petruccelli Retired Systems Analyst; Boston College Double Eagle and member of Winthrop Elks Roger N. Petruccelli of River Road, Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on April 13. He was 77 years old. Born in…