That was great news for parents of kindergarten age students when the School Committee voted to bring free, all-day kindergarten to the town at the start of the coming school year (2010-11). The previous School Committee had been seeking to…
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Hight Marks For James McKenna – Town Manager has been a deft leader
May our schoolchildren get as good a year-end report card as Town Manager James McKenna received from the Town Council Tuesday night. Town Councillor Paul Varrone of the Town Manager Review Committee announced the town manager performance evaluations from the…
Police Blotter 08-18-2010
August 9 8:42 a.m. — A woman reported that her estranged husband had violated a restraining order by driving by her home on four different occasions starting at 6:30 a.m. 1:31 p.m. — Jennifer Bloch, 29, of Winthrop, was arrested…
Obituaries 08-18-2010
John Robert Nicolas Marine Biologist John Robert Nicolas of Cotuit, formerly of Winthrop, died suddenly on July 30 while at sea aboard the research vessel Marcus G. Langseth. He was 62 years old. Born in Winthrop on December 22, 1947…
All the right moves – Jenkins has no regrets about his arrival — or departure
Dr. Steve Jenkins is clearly leaving a job he enjoys in a town he loves. Jenkins, superintendent of Winthrop schools for six years, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position on December 31. “It’s just the…
Fourth annual Battle at the Beach Softball Tournament was best ever
The weather was perfect and competition was fierce as Winthrop Girls Softball hosted the fourth annual Battle at the Beach Softball Tournament. Winthrop’s Battle at the Beach saw its largest number of teams (20) roll into town to compete in…
He Gave It His All – Superintendent Jenkins worked under difficult financial conditions
Those are certainly some interesting comments in a Sun-Transcript interview by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Jenkins, who has announced that he will be stepping down after six years at the helm of the Winthrop schools on December 31, 2010.…
Options All Around – Moving seventh and eighth graders to a new high school makes some sense
Council President Jeffrey Turco threw out the idea at the last council meeting about combining the Winthrop Middle School and Winthrop High School into one building or complex and having students in grades 7-12 attend school under one roof. Many…
I’ll Effects Of Athletic User Fees – A bad practice for students and academics
Last week we noted that back in 2000, the athletic user fee at Winthrop High per sport was $75. In this week’s through the years column for 1990, the first user fee went into effect at $25 per sport. There…
Police Blotter 08-12-2010
August 2 1 a.m. — A noisy group of people on Shirley Street is sent home for the night. 11:15 a.m. — A caller reports that someone is using her debit card fraudulently online. She is told to report the…