Carmella Varone Member of the Catholic Women’s Club Carmella Varone of Winthrop Street, Winthrop died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on October 10 after a brief illness. She was 83 years old. Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter…
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Winthrop Resident Warm To Baker’s Campaign
Winthrop residents joined hundreds of supporters of Charlie Baker at a campaign reception for the Republican gubernatorial candidate Friday night at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston. The group, including Marty O’Brien, Marianne Cash, Kevin Cash, and Richard Honan,…
Registration deadline is Oct. 13; information is available on the clerk’s office, on the Web
Town Clerk Carla Vitale released some key dates and information about the upcoming election on November 2 during a chat with the Winthrop Sun-Transcript this week. Vitale announced that: The deadline to register to vote to be eligible for the…
Still In A Stalemate – Contract dispute must be resolved before Winthrop Public Schools can move forward
The town’s contract stalemate with the Winthrop Teachers Association (WTA) took some twists this week as the two sides met in a marathon 6 1/2-hour session last Wednesday. But the progress from those negotiations came to an abrupt and surprising…
To Be Or Not To Be? – Powers, duties of Ordinance Review Committee need to be spelled out
That was an interesting exchange at the Town Council meeting when Attorney Joseph Boncore, son of Councilor at Large Philip Boncore, addressed the council and said that the committee that he chairs, the Ordinance Review Committee, basically has been told…
Vandalism On The Rise – Perpetrators must be caught and dealt with
That was a startling, but eyebrow-raising moment, when Town Manager James McKenna said that incidents of vandalism are increasing dramatically in the town. We still feel Winthrop is a safe community (long-time residents will remember when Winthrop won an award…
Police Blotter 10-06-2010
September 27 2:07 p.m. — A caller from Wave Way Avenue reports a dispute with his neighbor concerning barking dogs. Caller is advised to contact the ACO. 2:15 p.m. — A caller reports that a car is “driving all over 
Obituaries 10-06-2010
Carol Sullivan Of Winthrop, formerly of Charlestown Carol (Macdonald) Sullivan of Winthrop, formerly of Charlestown, died at the Concord Health Care Center on October 4. She was 79 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late John D.…
Thanks, Norma Gobiel – Administrative assistant will be missed by all
Norma Gobiel has retired as the administrative assistant to the superintendent of schools, a position she has held for 35 years in the Winthrop School Department. Mrs. Gobiel served admirably and with distinction for six superintendents of schools, helping to…
Selection Time – Focus turns to general election
Tuesday’s preliminary elections, which featured very few contested races on the ballot, were just a warm-up to what shapes up as an interesting and exciting gubernatorial race. There are four candidates for the corner office at the State House, Governor…