Monday, September 8 Alarm activation at CPYC with male on the scene without proper passcode. W92 reports speaking with manager who had accidently entered the incorrect code. Medical aid needed on Harbor View Avenue. Part transported to MGH. Off. Feeley…
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Happy Rosh Hashanah
We’d like to wish a Happy Rosh Hashanah to our friends of the Jewish faith in Winthrop. The Jewish New Year begins next Wednesday night. With the ongoing construction for a new senior residence on the Temple Tifereth Israel property…
Class of 1954 Reunion
It was great to see the Winthrop High School Class of 1954 gathering at the Winthrop Arms Sunday afternoon for its 60th Reunion. The reunion committee did a great job of organizing the event and everyone had a fantastic time…
House Passes Rep. Clark’s: Infant and Toddler Provisions
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to reauthorize the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program including provisions Congresswoman Katherine Clark introduced earlier this year. Clark’s bill, the Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act, enhances CCDBG by providing strategies…
New Steeple Set to be Installed at First Church of Winthrop
The wooden steeple on the First Church Winthrop United Methodist is being replaced with a new fiberglass steeple while the church bell inside the steeple will have a new home on the front lawn of the church that is located…
Capital Funds Available for Nonprofit Child Care Providers
The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) has released the application and guidelines for nonprofit child care providers interested in submitting applications to the newly-established Early Education and Out of School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund Program. The program…
Sports 09-18-2014
WHS golf team stays perfect with 8-0 mark The Winthrop High golf team remained unbeaten with four more victories this past week to raise its record to a perfect 8-0. “This is the best start we’ve had in recent memory,…
Obituaries 09-18-2014
Mary Gleason Longtime Personal Assistant to Stone & Webster Engineering Vice President Mary A. Gleason passed away peacefully with her two daughters by her side at the Putnam Farms at Danvers on September 11. She was 93 years old. Her…
WHS Graduate Aldana Receives Massport Scholarship
A Winthrop High School graduate was the recipient of a Massport Scholarship last week. Heaven E. Aguirre-Aldana, a Winthrop High School graduate who is attending University of Massachusetts Boston received one of two students to receive a $1,500 Diversity Science,…
Removing the Old Steeple
Steven Stoddard Sr., Lois Digirolamo, and Steven Stoddard Jr., of the First Church Winthrop United Methodist, 217 Winthrop Street, are pictured in front of the church steeple that has been removed and will be replaced with a brand new steeple.…