Well, we’ve been writing about Niki Tsiotos for years and about how she is not only one of the premier defensive basketball players in Massachusetts, but also one of the best all-around athletic guards in the state. Dowling College, an…
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Financial Literacy Is Not All That Scary
For too many people, personal financial maintenance is something it shouldn’t be: It’s scary.  According to a 2014 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey conducted by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, just 40 percent of American adults said they kept track…
Sports 05-07-2015
WhS sports Roundup WHS baseball team tops Salem, English The Winthrop High baseball team put it all together in two of their contests this past week to record victories against Salem and Lynn English, a pair of rivals from the…
Obituaries 05-07-2015
Steven Spinale Correction Officer; member of Winthrop Elks and Winthrop Police Auxiliary Steven F. Spinale of Nahant Avenue, Winthrop passed away suddenly at home on April 30. He was 48 years old. Born in Boston, the beloved son of Joan…
Volunteers Make Winthrop Shine in Cleanup
Rachel Stiglets, Maureen Keating, Chloe and Paula Robson cleaning the McKenna Basketball Courts during the April 25 Winthrop Beautification Day. Volunteer residents showed up in large numbers to clean up the parks, schoolyards and the Belle Isle Marsh.
Officials Hold Top-Off Ceremony At New WHS Site
WINTHROP – It has been like watching a puzzle be put together and Tuesday afternoon one of the significant pieces of the new high school/middle school was put in place in front of local officials, a few students and construction…
Celebration in Winthrop Center for Over-21 Crowd on Sunday
WINTHROP – The snow has melted in the town center and Sunday, May 3 the center will get even hotter with a Cinco de Mayo celebration geared for the over-21 crowd. The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce is hosting the celebration…
WCC Scholarship Now Accepting Applications
Applications are now available for the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce and Helen D’Alelio Family Foundation/Dunkin Donuts at the Bridge High School Scholarships. A $500 scholarship award will be given to the three top essay responses to the following question: “If…
Police Blotter 04-30-2015
Arrests 17-year old arrested on April 24 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless operation of a vehicle and speeding. Bobby Joseph Goguen, 43, 87 Shore Drive, apt. 12, Winthrop arrested on April 26 and charged with…
Excitement Builds for Topping off Ceremony
If you weren’t excited by that new $81 million school building rising quickly at 400 Main Street, where the old Winthrop High School once stood — then you have to be now after school officials and town leaders gathered for…