Speaking of David Hickey, what a wonderful and educational experience the DPW director provided students at the Cummings School on Friday during the annual observance of Arbor Day. Arbor Day has long been a day in which individuals plant trees…
Author: Cary Shuman
RE-VOKE? – Ferrino: Town should look into its relationship with Northeast Regional Vocational High School
Councillor-at-Large Joseph Ferrino certainly raised the eyebrows of townspeople when he suggested during the budget discussions Tuesday night that Winthrop seriously should look into its relationship with the Northeast Regional Vocational High School in Wakefield, perhaps even ending the policy…
Obituaries – 05/08/09
Raffaele Quarato East Boston resident Raffaele “Lalo” Quarato of East Boston died on April 23. He was the beloved son the late Matteo Quarato and is survived by his mother, Maria (Castriotta) Contrada, and his stepfather, Fiore, of East Boston.…
Making history? – Officials trying to place Metcalf Square on the National Register
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript There’s a long history to Metcalf Square and the area around it, which could be memorialized in a National Historic District designation very soon. It would be the first, official historic district in the…
Petruccelli talks to residents about statewide economic problems
By Cary Shuman [email protected] State Senator Anthony Petruccelli addressed residents about the economy and the state budget for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 on Tuesday night at Winthrop Senior Center. Petruccelli, speaking at a podium with Winthrop town councillors seated…
Sports
Vikings baseball team defeats Saugus, Matignon The Winthrop High (WHS) baseball team earned a pair of victories this past week, defeating Saugus and Matignon, before falling to Beverly on Monday. Matt Moore went the full seven inning distance for Winthrop…
DPW finishes up Pleasant St. repairs
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript The Winthrop Public Works Department (DPW) installed a new tide gate beneath Pleasant Street on Tuesday, April 28, near Donovan’s Beach, completing the final major piece of a reconstruction process that began four…
Sanford: ‘We really need this’
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Russell Sanford moved to Winthrop in 1982. He’s been a part of the fabric of the community every day since then, whether it be his work as a youth sports coach for his daughters’ teams, his…
She will be Missed – WMS Principal Zoe Haskell is retiring
Winthrop Middle School Principal Zoe Haskell has submitted her letter of retirement to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Jenkins and the members of the School Committee, signifying the end of an era in the school system. Haskell has been the…
The Override – The action is heating up, no question about it
Well, it’s three weeks and counting until Winthrop residents will make their choices known in the Proposition 2 1/2 override election on May 19. On Saturday, we saw several residents dropping informational pamphlets at homes throughout the town and, without…