The Winthrop Town Council met on Dec. 21, where it discussed what DPH Director Meredith Hurley called “a massive surge†in COVID-19. Cases of COVID jumped from 81 to 158 in the two weeks leading up to the meeting, bringing…
Month: December 2021
Santa in Winthrop
School Committee Recognizes Perrin for 12 Years of Service
On Dec. 20, School Committee Chair Brian Perrin received a special citation for his service on the board over the past 12 years. Perrin, who is a practicing attorney, chose not to run for another term and will instead be…
Preserving the Past: Hubbard Takes Historian’s Role to Incredible Heights
George David Hubbard II did not grow up in Winthrop. But once he arrived and fell in love with the town, he never left. Unless you count the time he returned briefly to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the very good reason…
2021 Year in Review
The old expression, “The more things change, the more they remain the same,†certainly seemed to sum up the year 2021 in Winthrop. The news at the beginning of the year was that COVID was devastating the Winthrop community with…
Police Blotter 12-30-2021
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates. The log is a public record and available for review. All persons who are arrested or charged with a crime are…
Yes, Let’s Ring Out the Old and Ring in the New
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells†when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But after reading the poem in its entirety, we are printing the whole thing, because it sums up —…
WHS Sports Roundup
Vikings Meet Peabody Today in David Green Finale The Winthrop High boys basketball team advanced to today’s (Thursday) championship game of the first annual David Green Memorial Tournament with a 66-47 victory over Pioneer Charter School in the preliminary round…
Obituaries 12-30-2021
Michael Gahan Metropolitan Meat Company Owner and Proprietor Michael K. Gahan of Winthrop passed away on December 26. He was 73 years old. Mike was the beloved husband of Elizabeth A. “Betsy†(Baker) Gahan. Mike was known as Metro Mike,…