Lottie Goldkrand Worked in Chelsea Assessor’s Office, active in many clubs and organizations Lottie "Charlotte" Goldkrand of Chelsea, formerly of Revere, died on November 22. She was 98 years old. Born in Roxbury and raised in Chelsea, she attended Chelsea…
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WHS Students will take part in Flag football event at gillette stadium
The Winthrop High School Special Education program, under the direction of teacher Chris Donnelly, will field a football team and a cheerleading squad for the First Annual Special Olympics Flag Football State Games at Gillette Stadium. The New England Patriots…
Soccer teams compete in MIAA State Tournament
Boys shut out Lowell Catholic, fall to Rockport The Winthrop High boys soccer team won its opening round game in the Division 3 North Sectional of the MIAA State Tournament against Lowell Catholic on Saturday, 3-0, but then fell victim…
A Nice Precedent – Town Council’s recognition of Winthrop High School scholars is well-deserved
We applaud Councillor Nicholas DelVento’s motion to recognize the Winthrop High School students who were selected to receive John and Abigail Adams Scholarships as a result of their superior scores on the MCAS exams. These students are eligible to receive…
It’s About Time – Teachers, town close in on a new deal
We understand a tentative agreement has been reached between the town and the Winthrop Teachers Union on a new contract. The teachers reportedly were planning to meet to ratify the new agreement as the Sun Transcript was going to press.…
What Might Have Been – John F. Kennedy was elected President 50 years ago this week
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these, “It might have been.†Fifty years ago this week (November 8, 1960), Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th President of the United States. Although…
Police Blotter 11-10-2010
November 1 3:49 a.m. — Officers break up a party of approximately 20 people at a Shirley Street apartment. 5:32 a.m. — A caller reports a suspicious vehicle in front of his house on Summit Avenue. The driver was waiting…
Obituaries 11-10-2010
Frederick ‘Bunky’ Riley Retired Deer Island House of Corrections Deputy Master Frederick F. "Bunky" Riley of Quincy, formerly of Winthrop, died on November 8. He was the retired Suffolk County House of Corrections Deputy Master, Deer Island, for 27 years…
Deval Patrick – Can he govern as well as he campaigns?
About halfway through Gov. Deval Patrick’s first term in office, we wrote that he rated as one of the most ineffective governors in Massachusetts history. Not only had he committed some major political blunders when he first came intoz office…
Loud And Clear – Sanity prevails all across the state
The strong support shown by local voters, who mirrored voters across the state, for maintaining the current sales tax rate, was an affirmation that voters, as angry or as disillusioned as they may be, have not lost complete control of…