For generations residents of Point Shirley have had to be aware of and concerned about the potential for flooding, especially during major storms such as the Blizzard of 1978 and the Hurricane of 1938, two events, which brought incredible damage…
Author: Joe Domelowicz
Town sees a decrease in cases of vandalism
According to Winthrop Police records and data vandalism crimes in Winthrop, including graffiti, are down over the last five years from a high of 329 in 2005-06 to 233 in 2009-10. After the question about vandalism and graffiti crimes was…
Putnam Street businesses welcome back customers
Businesses on Putnam Street are celebrating. The completion of a prolonged water and sewer replacement project in Winthrop Center is nearing completion. The construction often meant road closures and detours making it difficult for customers to get to their destinations.…
Break-in at Viking Pride Foundation – Thieves steal laptop with charity’s mailing list; reward offered
Winthrop Police and the leadership of the Viking Pride Foundation reported this week that sometime over last weekend the non-profit charitable organization’s office at Miller Field was broken into by thieves. A laptop computer, which was password protected and is…
Week Five Peabody 30, Winthrop 6
The Winthrop Vikings football team took one of it worst home losses in recent memory 30-6 last Friday night at Miller Field and dropped to 0-5 on the 2010 season. However, despite the Vikings’ continued inability to sustain their offense…
NEASC visit is pivotal to the accreditation of Winthrop High
Winthrop school officials are working overtime this week to re-schedule a visit to Winthrop High School by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), after the scheduled visit was cancelled. If the accreditation visit cannot be re-scheduled, the…
With inspector’s OK, repairs underway
Winthrop Building Inspector James Soper said this week that he is currently satisfied with the progress being made to address the state of disrepair at the Wadsworth Building on Winthrop Street and indicated that for now he has no intention…
When it rains… – Undermanned Vikings washed out by Rams
“It was a lousy night all around,†Winthrop head football coach Sean Driscoll said of last Friday’s 31-12 loss to Lynn Classical at Manning Field. “It was rainy and windy, and we were dealing with some injuries and some players…
Flanagan’s on the move – Winthrop native rises quickly through the ranks of town government
At 25 years old and just six years removed from his senior year at Winthrop High School, one could certainly make the case that Winthrop native son Andrew Flanagan has made an impressive jump from intern to top administrator and…
Silent beginning – Miscues and Salem’s defense doom the Vikings on opening night
The Winthrop Vikings offense never quite got untracked last Friday night at Bertram Field in Salem, as the host Witches grabbed a 14-0 victory behind some excellent linebacker play and a couples of Viking mistakes. “Salem is a good football…