Bring your bicycle to the Bicycle Rodeo on Saturday, June 27 from 10 am to 1 pm at Ingleside Park in Winthrop. Volunteers will be on hand to inspect bicycles, check helmets and hand out child safety information. Free food…
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T-Shirts Help Raise Funds
Fire Chief Paul Flanagan is seeking donations for the town of Winthrop fireworks. To help raise funds the fireworks committee will be selling t-shirts. The t-shirts can be purchased at the Winthrop Pro Shop, 72 Jefferson St. Cost of the…
Language Course Helps Parents Assimilate
Many people in the area remember hearing stories of how their parents came to this country. How they could not speak the new language. Often their children learned English faster and became interpreters for their parents. But that is difficult…
Police Blotter 06-11-2015
Monday, June 1 Party on Sargent Street requests EMS for her mother who has fallen. Call transferred to EMD and WFD for service. Caller at Governors Park reports property taken from apartment. Report of a motor vehicle crash into a…
Governor Charlie Baker at Dembowski Farewell
We had the opportunity to see how very popular Governor Charlie Baker is at the farewell party for outgoing Swampscott football coach Steve Dembowski that was held last week at the Danversport Yacht Club. The Governor and the First Lady…
Dave Guffey Always Has Vikings in Contention
We first knew Dave Guffey as a rugged football lineman and accomplished track and field athlete for Winthrop High, but it is in the sport of softball where Dave is making his most significant impact as a coach. Once again…
Tino Capobianco and Revere Mayor’s Race
There has been a lot happening next door in Revere, beginning with the news this week that former Revere Mayor Thomas Ambrosino was selected Monday as the new Chelsea city manager, succeeding Jay Ash, who left to become the Secretary…
Boncore’s Campaign Kickoff
What a tremendous turnout for Attorney Phil Boncore’s campaign kickoff fundraiser at the Winthrop Golf Club. It’s not surprising that so many people from different walks of life and of all age groups came out to support Phil as he…
Sports 06-11-2015
WHS softball team advances to semifinal The Winthrop High softball team has steamrollered past its first three opponents in the Division 3 North Sectional of the MIAA State Softball Tournament to advance to the sectional semifinals. The Lady Vikings were…
Nomination papers Available for November Election
Monday, June 1 was the first day that candidates for elected office in Winthrop were able to take out nomination papers for the November 3 election. As of press time Robert L. Driscoll Jr. has taken out papers for Town…