One of our photographers grabbed this historic shot Thursday morning of Boston Bruins Captain Zdeno Chara exiting the charter plane at Logan Airport while hoisting the Stanley Cup into the air. A small group of fans were there to cheer…
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Home shopping – Chamber asks residents to buy locally this holiday season
Now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday have given way to the relative calm of the normal holiday shopping season, the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce is reminding local residents to think of their local retailers when heading out to do…
Loss leaders: Shape-Up Showdown is a big success; 23 participants lose 173 lbs.
Six weeks after starting the pilot weight loss challenge program, Winthrop Shape-Up Showdown, with 24 program participants, through the efforts of founders Michael Miccichi, Alyssa Foley, Michelle Bishop and with Marc Wallerce of the Winthrop Maket Place as an Advisor,…
Team effort will bring toys to deserving Winthrop families
The Winthrop Police Department is partnering with Bunker Hill Community College and Community Action Programs Inter City (CAPIC) on a toy donation and distribution program for Winthrop families. Police Chief Terence Delehanty said that Lee Nugent, domestic violence advocate for…
Hockey team opens Monday, boys hoop team Tuesday
The Winthrop High hockey team will get the winter sports season officially underway Monday evening when Coach Dale Dunbar and his Vikings host Wilmington in a non league encounter. Face off time is 6:10 at Larsen Rink. Winthrop is coming…
Private Thoughts – Although privatization provides food for thought, rink should remain ours
Town Councillor Jeanne Maggio’s suggestion that the town may want to look into the idea of privatizing Larsen Rink brought into focus the notion that there are pluses and minuses to everything in life. (For example, even going to jail…
A Positive Note – Interest in Council Clerk’s post is a good sign
It may be surprising to some that there has been so much interest in the vacant position for Clerk to the Town Council. The posting for the part time job drew 11 candidates (and two more who were too late…
Police Blotter 12-08-2010
November 29 11:45 a.m. — A driver cited for speeding at Pleasant and Main streets. 1:52 p.m. — A driver is cited for a stop sign violation at Delby’s Corner. 2:01 p.m. — Nelson Ramos-Diaz, 29, and Luis Santiago, 32,…
Obituaries 12-07-2010
Lorraine Pollard Retired Boston Teacher’s Aide Lorraine (Marmorale) Pollard of Winthrop died on December 7 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital. She was 81 years old. A retired Teacher’s Aide in the Boston School System, she was born in Boston, the…
Spectacular Slatt
Jaime Lynn Slatt of Winthrop, Andrew Potter of Winchester, Suzanne Keyes of Plymouth and Mark Linehan of Somerville are harried store clerks singing ’12 Days to Christmas’ during the Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston’s annual holiday spectacular ‘It’s ChristmasTime’…