By Sue Ellen Woodcock He was a member of the Board of Selectmen years ago and now Robert Driscoll Jr. will become the President of the Town Council starting in January. When current council president Peter Gill announced he wouldn’t…
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Winthrop Voters Approve Changes to Town Charter
By Sue Ellen Woodcock In addition to voting for candidates, Winthrop voters had a chance to vote on four changes to the town’s charter. Question 1 addressed salaries for the Council President and members of the town council and when…
News Briefs
VETERAN’S DAY SERVICES FOR 2015 The 2015 Veteran’s Day services will be held Wednesday, November 11 at 11 a.m. on the Town Hall lawn. The opening greeting will be made by Veteran’s Agent Rose Mazzuchelli and Richard Gay, commander of…
Police Blotter 11-05-2015
Friday, October 23 Lifeline called from Walden Street stating a 98-year-old woman is requesting police as her caregiver is outside her apartment seeking entrance but she has a stranger with her and the woman is nervous. Officer reports that the…
For Our Students,Teachers want PARCC
On November 17, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will vote on whether to replace MCAS, the state’s 17-year-old testing system, with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) assessment, or something policymakers…
The People Have Spoken…
The 2015 town election is in the record books and we congratulate the candidates who emerged victorious and will now prepare to take office in the town. In the Council President’s race, Robert Driscoll Jr. won a hard-fought victory over…
Sports 11-05-2015
Vikings prove to be too much for the Generals By: Jim Lederman The Winthrop Vikings won their third consecutive game, defeating the Hamilton-Wenham ‘Generals’ (27-13) on Saturday at Miller Field. Matt Tarantino rushed for 123 yards on 12 carries and…
Obituaries 11-05-2015
Carmen Rauseo Caprio Member of staff at Christopher Columbus HS Carmen Rauseo Caprio of Juno Beach, Florida, passesd away on October 23 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida after a brief illness. She was 92 years young. Carmen was born in…
Nipmuc Indians Hold Traditional Row:Seek to Have Permanent Memorial Established on Deer Island
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Over 340 years ago, during the King Phillips war (1675-1676) the Nipmuc Indians were interned on Deer Island against their will by the Massachusetts Bay Colonists. October 30, 1675 the genocide of the Nipmucs began. Over…
Election Day is Tuesday
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Voters will face a choice of several candidates vying for Town Council President, School Committee and other council seats. They will also be asked to consider several ballot questions having to do with the Town Charter.…